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24-08-2009, 11:52 #1Moderator
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CURRENCY EXCHANGE - HIGH STREET OUTLETS
Thomas Cook/HSBC used to sell foreifgh currency commission free to Service personnel - I don't see that being offered anymore on their website.
Any advice if anyone else does this? I am looking to use a bank or high street outlet rather than having it delivered.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
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24-08-2009, 12:14 #2Senior Member
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Re: CURRENCY EXCHANGE - HIGH STREET OUTLETS
Try Marks and Spencers always get the best deal there, beats the others hands down
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24-08-2009, 12:15 #3Senior Member
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The Post Office are advertising 0% commission and competitive rates.
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24-08-2009, 12:37 #4Senior Member
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Re: CURRENCY EXCHANGE - HIGH STREET OUTLETS
Most places are 'commission free' these days.... However, all they then do is make the spread sodding ridiculous, so if the Euro is £1.15, they'll sell them to you at £1.10 and buy em back at £1.20, pocketing the difference, but it's ok, because they're not charging you to use they're service
I just use my cash card and the hole in the wall in dagolandBlackadder: A man may fight for many things. His country, his friends, his principles, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn.
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24-08-2009, 12:40 #5Moderator
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Re: CURRENCY EXCHANGE - HIGH STREET OUTLETS
What he says. Using cards in Greece for example gave me a better return for my money when paying for meals/cars/trips etc.
Originally Posted by Social_Handgrenade
Most places are 'commission free' these days.... However, all they then do is make the spread sodding ridiculous, so if the Euro is £1.15, they'll sell them to you at £1.10 and buy em back at £1.20, pocketing the difference, but it's ok, because they're not charging you to use they're service
I just use my cash card and the hole in the wall in dagolandSuccess is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts.
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24-08-2009, 16:08 #6Moderator
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Re: CURRENCY EXCHANGE - HIGH STREET OUTLETS
Thanks to all for the advice.
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24-08-2009, 17:13 #7Senior Member
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Re: CURRENCY EXCHANGE - HIGH STREET OUTLETS
I always draw cash from the ATM, but not at £10 a time because there is a fixed fee for withdrawals.
However I put most of my foreign spend on my Nationwide credit card. They don't charge commission and I have always found the rate to be fairly close to the market rate on the BBC website.
Only thing is to check their website before travelling because VISA charge a 0.84% fee in some places (not in the few EU countries I checked, but they do in the US)
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