US ($) Currency Thread 1 (closed - use thread 2)

kimbers103

Hi all

I got back from Florida last week. I took around $800 in currency and my Abbey Zero card. Now I didn't plan very well and just used the card over there, forgetting I had the money too. Now I'm back with a card bill to pay and $700 I need to use to pay it!

What is the best way of exchanging it back to Sterling? I've asked everyone I know and no one is planning the US any time soon and won't buy it, and I've been stung by Ebay and others before so i'd prefer normal routes if possible - is it best just to take it back to ICE and M&S where I got it from originally?? I've been looking on the ICE site and they don't mention buying back, although M&S does, but they don't give a rate until you phone or visit a store. I could really do with a currency converter tool which works backwards too!!!! Help!

K

Froggitt

Try this http://www.currencyconverter.uk.com/jump/ggo.html

it has their fixed exchange rate.

700.00 US dollars = 381.95 British pounds sterling Exchange rate: 0.545643 Rate valid as of: 28/9/2008

Froggitt

Remember even though the rate was say 1.80 when you bought them, and may still be 1.80 for purchases, they will only buy them back at say 2.00. You wont get much more than £350 for $700.

Froggitt

Here you go.........

http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/foreignexchange?pageId=fex_main&catId=19300210&type=sell&showresults=true&_requestid=801

Calculation results

Post Office® exchange rate
1.9806

You will receive
£353.43

kimbers103

Wow thanks! Thats brilliant! just need to wait for tomorrow morning for the Post Office to open now. That is actually a bit more than I was expecting, which is always a bonus!:j

Baz_2

Baz wrote: »

Now people realise how poor the US economy really compared to the UK and the dollar has weakened again.

It depends where you think the next bad news will come from, over here or over there.

And today we even it up a bit and its dropped again. £1.80 nearly now.

kittykat23uk

Is the dollar likely to drop again against the pound do you think? I need to get about $US 500 and 3000 Botswana Pula by the end of the month. The only places I've found online that stocks both is Post office or nationwide and post office came out tops but their rates on both have got worse compared to last week..

jscalow

Off to the U.S on Monday and just ordered my $ today paid-
£311.11 for $560 delivered @ an exchange rate of US - Dollar Notes 1.8000. I just couldn't wait any longer to see if ther rate would change in my favour, I know it's only a few quid but we all want max value. I got the rate through - https://www.currency-express.com/currencyexpress/

babylonfree

kittykat23uk wrote: »

Is the dollar likely to drop again against the pound do you think? I need to get about $US 500 and 3000 Botswana Pula by the end of the month. The only places I've found online that stocks both is Post office or nationwide and post office came out tops but their rates on both have got worse compared to last week..

Congress just rejected the bail out... so who knows what's going to happen!!! I bought last week and got 1.84, it dropped the next day so I think I timed it just right.

gordylad

The pound dropped 3 cents against the dollar tonight