UK v Canadian Credit Card When Travelling to US
Mar 27th 2015, 9:09 pm
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Re: UK v Canadian Credit Card When Travelling to US
what was the point in the post above 
Mar 27th 2015, 11:05 pm
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Re: UK v Canadian Credit Card When Travelling to US
What, you mean explaining the best option?
Makes no sense to use a CAD or GBP card in the US, just get a card in the local currency, the fee is peanuts and costs less than the exchange rate costs.
Makes no sense to use a CAD or GBP card in the US, just get a card in the local currency, the fee is peanuts and costs less than the exchange rate costs.
Mar 28th 2015, 3:30 am
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Re: UK v Canadian Credit Card When Travelling to US
Well the point is you will still have to change Canadian Currencey to USD to pay it into a US bank to pay Credit or Debit card bill and the Bank will still get there grubby little hands on 2 to 3%.
Now if you use one of the chase cards it avoids this fee as they change commercial bank rates and also you get a cash 1% rebate on top. Making your purchase 3 to 5 % cheaper and probably more convenient.
Now if you use one of the chase cards it avoids this fee as they change commercial bank rates and also you get a cash 1% rebate on top. Making your purchase 3 to 5 % cheaper and probably more convenient.
