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

sturll

jiteshchohan wrote: »

With a week to go till the big day me and the mrs decided to take the plunge today and start getting a few quotes for $$$. Majority of places are trading at ~1.46 so i decided to be clever and tell the lady i've been quoted 1.52 elsewhere. :cool:
So she casually replied...well i will beat that quote by a cent :eek: so as a result just got mine today @ 1.53 ....£5000 = $7650. :money:

Im very happy, as since the drop it has alays been lingering around the mid one forties. If it helps anyone ask your local travel agents to price match against The Co-Op Travel in Shirley Birmingham (thats where i bought mine) ..... Seven days and counting!!

The rate per XE wasn't even 1.53 - You're full of it mate.

If you got £5k at 1.53 when the rate was ($7650) Then the TA essentially gave you out of the goodness of her heart $200.
That i find impossible to believe and if it were true the whole of the country would be decending on her agency.

Not only that by who the hell takes $7k+ in cash on holiday with them......?

Is your name Billy Shitter. ?

xtina87

any advice on where to buy my dollas, on the high street? where has the best prices?

jiteshchohan

sturll wrote: »

The rate per XE wasn't even 1.53 - You're full of it mate.

If you got £5k at 1.53 when the rate was ($7650) Then the TA essentially gave you out of the goodness of her heart $200.
That i find impossible to believe and if it were true the whole of the country would be decending on her agency.

Not only that by who the hell takes $7k+ in cash on holiday with them......?

Is your name Billy Shitter. ?

next time i will just think twice about posting stuff on here to ATTEMPT to benefit others.

DickyP_2

There's a lot of haters out there, if you did it then props to you. Remember you get nothing if you don't ask.

sturll

jiteshchohan wrote: »

next time i will just think twice about posting stuff on here to ATTEMPT to benefit others.

Any good advice is welcomed - but come on mate. Its like me going to my local garage and saying i know petrol is 85.9 but the garage down the road is doing it for 20p and the woman saying "go on, ill do it for 5p then"

Doesn't happen mate. It especially doesn't happen with foreign currency and especially when banks etc are in the mess they are.

jiteshchohan

sturll wrote: »

Any good advice is welcomed - but come on mate. Its like me going to my local garage and saying i know petrol is 85.9 but the garage down the road is doing it for 20p and the woman saying "go on, ill do it for 5p then"

Doesn't happen mate. It especially doesn't happen with foreign currency and especially when banks etc are in the mess they are.

When you got time from giving stupid comments/examples go to the Yell.com get the number and ask them a guy walked in on Saturday and exchanged 5k in two batches and what rate did u give him. then come back on here and apologise, i aint on here to cause no friction but just let people know how i got on.

shirtbuttons

After reading your post I tried to get a price match at Thomas Global Exchange - they were advertising $1.47. They wouldn't but we had an enjoyable bit of banter, although they said no way could they go to $1.53. They did give me $1.475 which I suppose is better than nothing!!

sturll

jiteshchohan wrote: »

When you got time from giving stupid comments/examples go to the Yell.com get the number and ask them a guy walked in on Saturday and exchanged 5k in two batches and what rate did u give him. then come back on here and apologise, i aint on here to cause no friction but just let people know how i got on.

Ill call them. What's the number?

And, since im going to the US next week, if they will give a rate 0.7 above the global exchange rate i will bung you $50 for your troubles.

bargaindoctor

The best I'm getting today is 1.439. This is in the Brighton area. Can anyone get past 1.5 on this? I'm not travelling until Jan but would like to see what's best... maybe if I order in advance?

bamblolo

Hi I am due to leave tomorrow for the USA i do not have a credit/debit card am i best to change money at the airport or wait till i get to the states? Also is it worth getting a cash passport instead of carrying all cash with me? Does anyone know if these are used in New York Shops? I know its last minute but would welcome your advice. Thanks