 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all, is cash still king or do most of you now take bank cards/credit cards - not been to VT before but I'm guessing banks cards in bars, supermarkets etc. are accepted across the board these days... no?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I just use card for everything in France, but I have a French bank account so am not getting a foreign currency fee added to each transaction. Check what your cards will charge you first.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yeah, pretty much everywhere takes cards. As FreeRider says, check what your card provider charges. Most charge a fee for using the card, some charge a conversion fee, some charge both. There are quite a few banks now that offer foreign currency transactions free. There is a good guide on the MoneySavingExpert website.
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Over the last 2 weeks in Les Arcs I used cash for payment exactly 3 times. Two were for the pool table and one in the bakery where there was a sign for a minumum card spend of 5€ and I wanted to spend 4. Apart from that everything was cards. I did see one or two other people use cash at various places, but mainly cards. At long last cheques seem to have fallen from fashion.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Chamonixsbust, i was in VT last easter (going again this easter), and paid by card everywhere i went, including mountain resto's etc, and must admit i do not remember seeing a minimum transaction required anywhere.
i didn't go to any of the weekly street markets, so that may be a different issue?
although i took some euros with me, i am not sure i used them at all!!
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Really no need to use cash, although I usually like some in a wallet (for old times sake). Apple Pay will work.
Get a credit card that does not charge fees such as Halifax Clarity Card. I also have a ‘Currensea’ card but recently upgraded my NatWest account to Platinum which offers the debit card fee free (and travel insurance including skiing).
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Really no need to use cash, although I usually like some in a wallet (for old times sake). Apple Pay will work.
Get a credit card that does not charge fees such as Halifax Clarity Card. I also have a ‘Currensea’ card but recently upgraded my NatWest account to Platinum which offers the debit card fee free (and travel insurance including skiing). |
We are VT regulars and use credit cards for all transactions, bar one. Supermarkets accept card payments regardless of the amount, as do the mountain restaurants and bars we visit. Only 1 bakers (in my experience, at least) insists on a €5 minimum (Sucre & Salé). I second the use of a Halifax Clarity Mastercard.
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If using Apple Pay on your phone there is a reluctance to provide a paper receipt - I guess the receipt is on your phone....
First Direct Debit Card is charge free and the rate is the normal bank rate. ie 1.16 last week and 1.15 this week.
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I think most places have happily taken card for years, but Covid put pay to those last few cash-only type places and now not only do most places take card, quite a few prefer it (I'm seeing more instances for card only places than cash only these days, at least in UK, maybe not France yet).
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Plenty of old and new banks offer fee-free foreign currency transactions now. Some even offer fully fledged Euro accounts e.g. Starling.
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