best euro exchange rate?

sopplayer · 17 July 2007 at 11:15AM

Hi all,

Does anyone know where is the best place to buy euros at the best rate?

I would prefer to walk into a high street shop and purchase, but ordering online wouldn't be a problem.

I will be looking at buying £600 of euros

Thanks in advance

kelk72 · 17 July 2007 at 11:48AM

You'd be better opening a nationwide Flex account depositing your sterling in before you go on holiday then draw out your euros from an atm (showing the visa sign) as and when you need them on holiday you get an excellent rate way above exchange bureaus on our last trip a few weeks ago we were getting between 1.46-1.48 to the £ and that was over a 6 week period you can open a flex account online but at some point will have to go into your nearest branch with proof of iD etc .

ila · 17 July 2007 at 12:04PM

http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/

HTH

user051105 · 17 July 2007 at 12:50PM

Ring all travel agents,

1 - Ring 1st one and ask for there best rate
2 - Ring 2nd one and ask if they will beat it
3 - then keep trying others to see if they will beat it

We did this in June and got 1.45 to the pound.

robert_harper_2000 · 17 July 2007 at 1:11PM

Agree with Kelk72 I use Nationwide excellent infact the best for Currency and going abroad no fee brilliant exchange rates and you could withdraw little and often.
Also good low overdraft interest rate and good interest earnt

Bean_Counter · 17 July 2007 at 1:19PM

Try this link. Rate 1.434.

I was sceptical myself as they operate out of places such as Cash Converters, Cheque Centre etc, but when I went in to my local one, they had plenty of Euros to hand, no commission and the exchange rates were the best I could find on my particular high street.

If nothing else it gives a rate to benchmark with.

volume69 · 17 July 2007 at 1:19PM

http://www.travelex.co.uk/

I would recommend the above as an alternative, they also offer a cash conversion guarantee for £3.50 extra. this means any foreign cash you bring back they will convert back to £s at the same rate that they sold it to you for.

Today's Euro rate 1.427 to £1

Inactive · 17 July 2007 at 1:25PM

1.4297 at Saga, free delivery.

Have used lots of times, arrives the next day via Special Delivery.

Leanne200 · 17 July 2007 at 1:28PM

Someone told me this morning the Post Office is 1.47

Inactive · 17 July 2007 at 1:38PM

Leanne200 wrote: »

Someone told me this morning the Post Office is 1.47

I bet they are wrong, the Post Office always seems to offer less than others.

Indeed, I have just checked, the P.O. rate is 1.404. today

TuftyMatt · 17 July 2007 at 2:32PM

Apply for a Marks and Spencer card offering 0% to the end of January.

Buy your euro's from them with this and bank your cash and earn some interest. Their rates are near the top in most cases.

Free delivery on all orders over £500 so you don't even need to go out.

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