US or Singapore Dollar
Jul 13th 2007, 7:55 pm
#1
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US or Singapore Dollar
We are stopping in singapore for 5 days on our way to australia and somebody has suggested we take US dollars rather than Singapore dollars...
Anyone got any advice?
Many thanks chris
Anyone got any advice?
Many thanks chris
Jul 13th 2007, 8:36 pm
#2
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Re: US or Singapore Dollar
Eeek, hadn't thought of that. Will be watching this one for the replies as I'm off to book our currency tomorrow.
Thanks
Gill
Jul 14th 2007, 12:05 am
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Re: US or Singapore Dollar
Singapore dollars. If you have USD, the exchage rate is not favourable at the shops or hotel when you buy or pay your hotel bills.
Mikail
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Jul 14th 2007, 12:09 am
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Re: US or Singapore Dollar
Just take plastic, hotels etc will take that no problem. In the airport you can use plastic everywhere, and they will take most kinds of notes, though your change will be in Singapore coins.
Jul 14th 2007, 1:10 am
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Re: US or Singapore Dollar
Hi,
you can compare the exchange rates in your home country and Singapore (http://www.mustafa.com.sg/forex.asp) and decide. It would be better to convert GBP or USD in singapore than in your home country as it would avoid loss due to double conversion. Using a credit card would give you an adverse rate by your bank plus 3.5% commission(Indian cards).
regards
Chandu
you can compare the exchange rates in your home country and Singapore (http://www.mustafa.com.sg/forex.asp) and decide. It would be better to convert GBP or USD in singapore than in your home country as it would avoid loss due to double conversion. Using a credit card would give you an adverse rate by your bank plus 3.5% commission(Indian cards).
regards
Chandu
Jul 14th 2007, 8:36 am
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Re: US or Singapore Dollar
Take singapore dollars - whoever advised US$ is taking the mickey. Singapore is a very modern metropolitan city singaporean dollars are the national currency thats what they will expect you to pay in.
Jul 14th 2007, 8:44 am
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Re: US or Singapore Dollar
we have a nationwide bank account and we just got money out from the atm
which is free and we got trading rates on the currency not the crap tourist rate so it was cheaper
which is free and we got trading rates on the currency not the crap tourist rate so it was cheaper
