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bitgiggy

Hi there

I signed up for a FlexAccount to load my spending money on for Vegas next week! Only trouble is, I've been sent a lousy cash card instead of a debit card. I've e-mailed Nationide and they've said I have to go into a branch to upgrade and will take 10 working days to come through!!

I assume I can just use this card to make withdrawals abroad, it is still fee free but wondered what exchange rate would be used (its a cirrus card and not Visa), I've searched high and low on their website and all it seems to say is that the Visa exchange rate will be used, somehow this doesn't seem right, does anyone have any experience of this?

I signed up to a prepaid card in the meantime but their exchange rates seem really bad at the moment and I'm really stuck with how to arrange my currency now

Also, I was wondering if I could use this 'cash card' to make purchases abroad, it's not chip and pin but the last time I was there I don't think they had the technology anyway!

Thanks

stoneman

May

bitgiggy wrote: »

Hi there

I signed up for a FlexAccount to load my spending money on for Vegas next week! Only trouble is, I've been sent a lousy cash card instead of a debit card. I've e-mailed Nationide and they've said I have to go into a branch to upgrade and will take 10 working days to come through!!

I assume I can just use this card to make withdrawals abroad, it is still fee free but wondered what exchange rate would be used (its a cirrus card and not Visa), I've searched high and low on their website and all it seems to say is that the Visa exchange rate will be used, somehow this doesn't seem right, does anyone have any experience of this?

I signed up to a prepaid card in the meantime but their exchange rates seem really bad at the moment and I'm really stuck with how to arrange my currency now

Also, I was wondering if I could use this 'cash card' to make purchases abroad, it's not chip and pin but the last time I was there I don't think they had the technology anyway!

Thanks

You can use the NW cash card to withdrawl money fee free (except for the $2.00 or so you will be charged by the U.S. banks up to $500 a day) You can not use it to make purchases though. Don't attempt to upgrade it or they might cancel the one you got. Not sure about this but better to be safe and leave well alone IMHO
The exchange rate is still the same as with the NW debit card.

luci

May

Arrrgh! I have booked 4 nights at Paris in April and have now decided to book the 3 nights before that making it 7 nights.

Would I be better making a new booking for the 3 nights and asking them to link the bookings at check in? Or would I be better cancelling the existing booking and making a new one for 7 nights?

I am leaning towards cancelling the existing booking, but I'm worried that it may not let me book the same dates again, stating that I already have a booking, albeit cancelled.

Would appreciate any advice.

stoneman

May

luci wrote: »

Arrrgh! I have booked 4 nights at Paris in April and have now decided to book the 3 nights before that making it 7 nights.

Would I be better making a new booking for the 3 nights and asking them to link the bookings at check in? Or would I be better cancelling the existing booking and making a new one for 7 nights?

I am leaning towards cancelling the existing booking, but I'm worried that it may not let me book the same dates again, stating that I already have a booking, albeit cancelled.

Would appreciate any advice.

Tough call. If you try to add another few nights the system will not let you, I tried to add one more night to ours as you can only book 7 consecutive nights and we are staying for 8, and it wouldn't let me do it. I phoned them up and they just asked what rate I was quoted and they added the extra night, you can always try that, I found them very helpful and trusting when I told them i had been quoted $60 per night! If that doesn't work I would hope that if you cancel the booking, leave it a couple of days and then try and re-book, but of course the deal may change in that time

luci

May

Thanks for that. Sounds like phoning them may be a plan as I don't want to risk losing what I have at the moment.

stoneman

May

luci when are you going, we are trying to arrange a bit of a meet as there seems to be a few from here going in April

luci

May

We are there late on 24 April till 8 May so we miss ferf I think it is by a day.

photome

luci wrote: »

Arrrgh! I have booked 4 nights at Paris in April and have now decided to book the 3 nights before that making it 7 nights.

Would I be better making a new booking for the 3 nights and asking them to link the bookings at check in? Or would I be better cancelling the existing booking and making a new one for 7 nights?

I am leaning towards cancelling the existing booking, but I'm worried that it may not let me book the same dates again, stating that I already have a booking, albeit cancelled.

Would appreciate any advice.

I would cancel the original booking online and then rebook imediately, which is exactly what I did last night.

No need to worry about booking the same dates again, I have done it many times. if the original nights are cancelled it is fine and you do get an instant cancellation reference when cancelling online

photome

MORPH3US wrote: »

@ photome,

Are there any catches with these guys, i.e. extra for insurance, hidden costs etc etc

No catches. I always book the premium package to include a tank of fuel and additional drivers. Nothing else to pay on pick up

photome

I am in vegas 27th mar to 6th april. I think that is earlier than most on here