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  • purple_cat_2
    purple_cat_2 Posts: 59 Forumite
    rate today seems to be 1.20/1.21.
    but then last week I saw it at 1.22 at local travel agents but by time credit union had sorted our bank transfer it had dropped down to 1.17 I was gutted.
    we go a week monday so it's cutting it fine now.


    right we are going to buy with TRAVEL MONEY SERVICES as they offer the most for our spending money, questions are
    1. I have a natwest Debit card will I be charged for paying for the currency with it?

    2. Does anybody have experience with them

    3.Will it arrive in time? do they charge for rushed orders?

    Please please if you have any answers

    thank you
  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    purple_cat wrote: »
    rate today seems to be 1.20/1.21.
    but then last week I saw it at 1.22 at local travel agents but by time credit union had sorted our bank transfer it had dropped down to 1.17 I was gutted.
    we go a week monday so it's cutting it fine now.


    right we are going to buy with TRAVEL MONEY SERVICES as they offer the most for our spending money, questions are
    1. I have a natwest Debit card will I be charged for paying for the currency with it?

    2. Does anybody have experience with them

    3.Will it arrive in time? do they charge for rushed orders?

    Please please if you have any answers

    thank you

    1 Natwest don't charge
    2 no
    3 Delivery arrangements are explained on their website. For quicker delivery you have to pay by bank transfer, not card. They don't seem to charge. Bear in mind that you have to be in when it's delivered to sign for it
  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    exchange rate has increased a bit every day since thursday!
    Wins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.
  • jammin_2
    jammin_2 Posts: 2,461 Forumite
    emweaver wrote: »
    exchange rate has increased a bit every day since thursday!
    Yes. Our pound is coming back, bless her, slowly but surely. Rule Britannia!
  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    so glad i didnt buy my euros today went into travel agents they tried to sell me euros at a rate of 1.54! tried to panick me saying its dropping every day. luckily i saw the rate had increased yesterday so didnt panick buy like they were hoping. im off next monday so hope they pick up a bit more by friday
    Wins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.
  • jammin_2
    jammin_2 Posts: 2,461 Forumite
    emweaver wrote: »
    ..travel agents they tried to sell me euros at a rate of 1.54!
    That can't be right. If I had the opportunity to buy Euros at the rate of 1.54 to the Pound, I'd sell all my property and buy all the Euros I could! :p
  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    jammin wrote: »
    That can't be right. If I had the opportunity to buy Euros at the rate of 1.54 to the Pound, I'd sell all my property and buy all the Euros I could! :p


    :confused:
    Wins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.
  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    the rate has gone up again today :D
    Wins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.
  • jammin_2
    jammin_2 Posts: 2,461 Forumite
    emweaver wrote: »
    :confused:

    Where can you buy Euros at a rate of 1.54 to the Pound?
  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    thomson travel agents , the post office rate is 1.995
    Wins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.
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