FairFX card....any comments?

Baldur

mollymillions wrote: »

Are you aware what happens if it is stolen? Is it as easy to take money back off it as it is to put it on?

See http://www.fairfx.com/cardfaq/#dd-23

mollymillions

Baldur wrote: »

See http://www.fairfx.com/cardfaq/#dd-23

Fab, thank you x

Cumbrian_Male

I have 2 Euro cards, the idea being I load one and keep the other spare in my hotel safe then if I get mugged, pick pocketed or lose it anywhere then I report it missing and transfer the funds to the back up card. No need to wait for a replacement.

ferf1223

Cumbrian_Male wrote: »

I have 2 Euro cards, the idea being I load one and keep the other spare in my hotel safe then if I get mugged, pick pocketed or lose it anywhere then I report it missing and transfer the funds to the back up card. No need to wait for a replacement.

Us too, though 2 dollar cards - both are in my name (not sure how easy it is to transfer a balance from one card to another if different names?)

I'm still not 100% on board with them - we use our FairFx cards for part of our spending money, but as there's no protection for the funds if Newcastle Building Society goes bust...we just can't quite get ourselves to use the cards for the lot.

Of course next trip we've ordered 1/2 from the Crown Currency Exchange cancelled contracts section and the other 1/2 will be on FairFx..so effectively will have all our holiday spending money in unprotected forms...so we can't be that worried.

There is a $1000/day withdrawal limit on the FairFX card (also 3 withdrawals per day limit and 10 withdrawals in 4 days limit). Spending limits are different. I haven't checked to see if they have now made this more clear on their website. I agree that a lot of ATMs in a lot of cities wouldn't let you take that much anyway...but in Vegas they will, but the FairFx card won't...and when you don't know that, it can cause you to be a bit panicky when the ATM keeps rejecting your transaction.

mollymillions

Cumbrian_Male wrote: »

I have 2 Euro cards, the idea being I load one and keep the other spare in my hotel safe then if I get mugged, pick pocketed or lose it anywhere then I report it missing and transfer the funds to the back up card. No need to wait for a replacement.

Great idea!

Mr_Lahey

Iva had the FairFX card for 2 years now, in those 2 years ive loaded approx $16,000 across a few cards.

$16,000 going by today's rates is:

Travel Agent - £10,810.81
FairFX - £10,355.99

Thats a saving of £454.82, or just over $700.

As you can see, well worth getting.

silverhairgranny

Hi
I have two, one in euros one in sterling, frequent flyer with ryanair. A must have and very easy to load.

Gav86

If we dont have access to the internet on holiday, are we able to just check the balance at an ATM like any other card?
Also, is there a fee for withdrawing at an ATM?

Cheers!

bignred05

to ensure I had no problems when I came to use my card to book rynair flights, I used the card to pay for goods (£20) in M&S
having checked my fairfx account on line
I was surprised to find I'd been charged 30p

however on the plus side, I have just booked flights on Rynair, and checked my fairfx account, been charged £0.57p

that beats paying Rynair £20

niceday999

what happens then if you come home off hols and want to get the remaining amount of money off your card ? anyone ?