deals on euros anyone?

ayla261

hi, again hope i'm posting right place..have now booked everything for alicante holiday in fortnight but now need to change our money up...does anyone know anywhere (high street or internet) i can get a good exchange deal? i know last year when we went thomas cook gave us extra 250 euros for exchanging over £1000 and am hoping theres somewhere similar this time

alared

Don`t hold your breathe,the rate at the moment is absolute crap.
Hopefully it may rise after Thursday`s BoE rate meeting.
I always use https://www.travelex.co.uk and pick it up at the airport.

coraastbury

Hi, we always withdraw the money out of the hole in the wall in the country that we are in. We have always got a great exchange rate and just withdraw enough for a couple of days at a time so no need to worry about having loads of money at your apartment/hotel.

ayla261

i did think about that but i don't think i'm confident enough of 1. finding a cash machine and 2. using it properly!

stevescottlondon

i usually get about 30 Euros from https://www.travelex.co.uk and pick it up at the airport, this tides me over for any unexpected incident.
i then use my nationwide bank flex account debit card to withdraw cash from local cash machines abroad. Nationwide debit card does not charge withdrawel fees and ALWAYS gives me 5 - 10 percent better exchange rate than any foreign currency dealers. Can be worth opening a Nationwide Flex Account for free and loading it with cash to use on just your holiday.

viccig

Hi, we always withdraw the money out of the hole in the wall in the country that we are in. We have always got a great exchange rate and just withdraw enough for a couple of days at a time so no need to worry about having loads of money at your apartment/hotel.

be careful though, if your using switch (Maestro) a lot of banks will charge you a handling fee, usually around 2%? (please correct me if im wrong) so taking that into consideration it may not turn out to be such a good deal.

pin

Same as always:

Nationwide Debit card for ATM at destination
Thomas Exchange Global in London
Travelex Online
Marks and Sparks
Post Office

hammy_the_hammer

pin wrote:

Same as always:

Nationwide Debit card for ATM at destination
Thomas Exchange Global in London
Travelex Online
Marks and Sparks
Post Office

please, please,please make 'pins' post a 'sticky'

pin

hammy_the_hammer wrote:

please, please,please make 'pins' post a 'sticky'

I would love for that post to be sticky, I'm getting tired of having to repeat it!!

loates123

why is the euro so low last time i got some it was 1.55

Cumbrian_Male

loates123 wrote:

why is the euro so low last time i got some it was 1.55

Gordon Brown and Tony B Liar

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