 Poster: A snowHead
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going over to canada end of feb , and looking at exchange rates . there is a big difference between changing money over here , uk to dollars , and exchanging english money while over there . travelex rates today are 1.62 in uk and 1.69 at calgary airport . make a difference of $200 cn when changing £2500 .
just wondering what everybody else does when changing currency on their hols
over here or over there ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Big wad of cash that to take out- I tend to take out around £500 or so depending on what I'm doing/where I'm going- order through Travelex and pick up at the airport before departure.
On £500 the differences in exchange rates from shopping around are fairly minimal- the sum you're talking, I guess makes more difference. Is there any fees for buying over there? Presume you won't carry £2500 in sterling cash so would be a card transaction.
Of course- theres always the gamble the rates will go the wrong way by the time you leave, so you might be better off buying now. Only mystic meg can tell you...
No right or wrong answer, in other words!
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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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f1l, Nationwide Cash Card - In europe no charges and rates are better than most of the cash transfer places..saved 7 or 8 quid a time every time I used it last season..
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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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f1l, For Europe, I always use my Nationwide debit card.
For North America, there is a charge for cash withdrawals using it, but the rate is still usually the best you can get and the fee is only 1%, so it will still usually be the best way.
The rate today would be 1.69 CAN to 1 GPB including the 1% fee. To buy $2500 would cost you £1503.33, or to take out the equivalent of £2500 would give you $4241.01. But I don't think you can take that much out of an ATM on one day.
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not got a nationwide account  , look like i,ll be taking uk cash . i have tried before buying through travelex with my debit card only to have transaction blocked by my bank , apparently buying foreign currency is limited to the same amount that you can withdraw from a atm machine .
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