Actually, you usually get a poor rate in either place, although the credit
card people have gotten better recently. Before anyone goes through this
exercise, make sure you aren't running around for half a day just to save
$5. My experience is that it's just not worth the effort if your exchanging
under $500.
Daniel
-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch [SMTP:ulix@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 4:49 PM
Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
Subject: RE: Tidbit On UK Orders
On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> My experience has been that credit card companies give poor rates on
> foreign exchange. For a larger purchase, you might want to shop around
for
> the best deal.
In general this is not true. You usually get better rates when charging
on your card than exchanging cash in a bank.
Ulix __/__,__
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