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Old Jul 13th 2005 | 11:01 am
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Hi there

Heading to Toronto on Saturday for family holiday and reccie

Exchanged my well earned savings yesterday

What a crap rate !!!!!!

Tried about 5 different places

Ranged from as low as 1.99CAD to the UK pound and upwards to 2.01, 2.02 was about the highest until I tried the Post Office

I ended up going with the Post Office who gave me 2.046 CAD to the UK pound.

All I can say is bring back the rates of a few months ago, ever heard the old saying, I wish to **** we changed our money over when the rate was good

AHHH well you always learn the hard way, boy was we robbed !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking forward to 23 days in Canada

Eddie
 
Old Jul 13th 2005 | 9:43 pm
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Try Nationwide Credit cards they don’t charge you commission and you get Commercial exchange rates we used them in May last time that we were in Canada and they were nearly the same as those on HIFX web site every little helps Have a nice Holiday .
 
Old Jul 13th 2005 | 9:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Mike Gas
Try Nationwide Credit cards they don’t charge you commission and you get Commercial exchange rates we used them in May last time that we were in Canada and they were nearly the same as those on HIFX web site every little helps Have a nice Holiday .
I acn recommend those too ( also work for them ). Just a shame we dont advertise the facts more as even I didnt know it until someone told me

AND you dont get charged a conversion fee when the transactions hit your account !! I know for a fact that NatWest do ( worked for them too !! )
 
Old Jul 14th 2005 | 12:19 am
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Hi
This sounds interesting but I take it you need a credit card with them? We have literally a few working days left in the UK so probably a little late?

Darren and Sarah

Originally Posted by Tangram
I acn recommend those too ( also work for them ). Just a shame we dont advertise the facts more as even I didnt know it until someone told me

AND you dont get charged a conversion fee when the transactions hit your account !! I know for a fact that NatWest do ( worked for them too !! )
 

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