Just my experience:
Two summers ago I spent some time in the UK, France, Spain, and Switzerland.
Most of my purchases
were financed through either my credit card or my ATM card. According to the
Chase rep I spoke to,
the exchange rate that I was charged was the closing rate of the day prior to
the transaction. I
don't remember which side she said, but she did say the rate was the same for
credits and debits
(on the same day, of course)
Mike
Ulix Goettsch wrote:
>
> 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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