Prepaid Travel Card

davemchol

Hi there,

I am going on going on my honeymoon in a couple of weeks to Florida, and have ordered some dollars already. I still have more to get, but already have the majority. Someone has suggested a prepaid travel card is the best thing to do, but as we already have the money, I was wondering if there any good cards out there that I can load the dollars I already have onto them, and one where I can do it over the counter not online.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, Dave

Doshwaster

davemchol wrote: »

Hi there,

I am going on going on my honeymoon in a couple of weeks to Florida, and have ordered some dollars already. I still have more to get, but already have the majority. Someone has suggested a prepaid travel card is the best thing to do, but as we already have the money, I was wondering if there any good cards out there that I can load the dollars I already have onto them, and one where I can do it over the counter not online.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, Dave

Interesting question. I'm not sure which pre-paid cards can be topped up with cash in that currency. You could try the Thomas Cook card as you can get them over the counter in branches http://www.thomascookmoney.com/cash-passport

Otherwise get a card and keep the cash separate as a backup for places that don't take plastic.

stilltheone

Doshwaster wrote: »

Interesting question. I'm not sure which pre-paid cards can be topped up with cash in that currency. You could try the Thomas Cook card as you can get them over the counter in branches http://www.thomascookmoney.com/cash-passport

Otherwise get a card and keep the cash separate as a backup for places that don't take plastic.

Don't even think about it.

weeclick

I have this issue too where the exchange rate is better in other places apart from the thomsons shop I have my prepaid card with. I phoned up thomsons this morning and asked if I took euros in cash into the branch could I top up my card with euros and they said yes. I double checked that there would be no additional charge for topping up in the foreign currency and they said no - so maybe try taking your dollars to thomsons!

stilltheone

weeclick wrote: »

I have this issue too where the exchange rate is better in other places apart from the thomsons shop I have my prepaid card with. I phoned up thomsons this morning and asked if I took euros in cash into the branch could I top up my card with euros and they said yes. I double checked that there would be no additional charge for topping up in the foreign currency and they said no - so maybe try taking your dollars to thomsons!

Let us know how it goes.

Frankly it's better just to get a better Prepaid card, than to faff around buying Euros to put on a poor card.

dzug1

I wouldn't be surprised if Thomson change into ££ and back again when they actually come to do it. After all that's no additional charge over what you would normally incur.......

Interesting to know what really happens.

stilltheone

dzug1 wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if Thomson change into ££ and back again when they actually come to do it. After all that's no additional charge over what you would normally incur.......

Interesting to know what really happens.

That's what I thinking they would do....but let's give them the benefit....

A.Jones

stilltheone wrote: »

That's what I thinking they would do....but let's give them the benefit....

or maybe not ...

emmajt81

a lot of these pre paid cards charge you for taking money out of ATMS in America - even if they are Dollar Cards! I just got back from a roadtrip in the USA and can highly reccommend the Caxton FX card. Has a minimum load of $200 i think but there are NO charges for shops or ATMS and its easy to top up online or on the phone had no problems with it whatsoever!

nearlynewbie

I have set one of these up with my son as secondary card holder so that he can travel (inter-railing) but have now foundthat you CANNOT get a repalcement card for a secondaary card holder- whislt they are aborad (unliek eg travellers cheques)which is rather frustrating. Now we'll have to ge travellers cheques as back up which rather deafeats the point of the exercise! I had to phone to find this out as its not on the website. REplacement card for a primary card holder(couriered) is £50.

stilltheone

nearlynewbie wrote: »

I have set one of these up with my son as secondary card holder so that he can travel (inter-railing) but have now foundthat you CANNOT get a repalcement card for a secondaary card holder- whislt they are aborad (unliek eg travellers cheques)which is rather frustrating. Now we'll have to ge travellers cheques as back up which rather deafeats the point of the exercise! I had to phone to find this out as its not on the website. REplacement card for a primary card holder(couriered) is £50.

Actually you can send him a card yourself(and more cheaply) if you have an address for him.

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