Post Office Rates

pastybap

Hi, my sister went to the local Post Office last Friday to purchase £500's worth of Euro. Now, on the Post Office website it was advertising cash at a rate of about 1.095ish. However, not being au fait with forex rates she went ahead and exchanged at 1.06. Are the Post Office not obliged to sell Euro at the advertised rate or can they choose their own? Thanks in advance!

stilltheone

To get that rate you must order it online for pickup or delivery. It certainly didn't have 1.095 on the board at the Post Office.

budgetflyer

Who started this myth that the Post Office is good for changing money?

photome

From the first page of the PO fx website

Buy on-line2 for a better rate
on foreign currency

• 0% commission1
• Order currency or Travellers' Cheques
• NEW guaranteed Saturday delivery3
• FREE delivery for branch collections and orders over £500 Monday to Friday

• • Details and Additional information
• • Selling currency
• • Find your nearest branch
• • FAQs

1. Except UK Pounds Sterling Travellers' Cheques.
2. On-line rates may differ to branch rates.
3. Saturday delivery orders will incur a £1.50 fee.

Please note your credit/debit card provider may charge a cash advance fee for transactions



The clue is in the bold headline and again in note 2

dzug1

and I'm sure the final line of your quote goes unnoticed by many........

photome

Should be visible now, but I guess we wont see the Op again anyway