Euro (€) Currency Thread

lfc4eva08

I'm off to Dublin on the 8th Nov. Does anyone have any idea what the exchange rate will be like for the Euro, also anyone know where the best place to get the money switched?

jammin_2

lfc4eva08 wrote: »

I'm off to Dublin on the 8th Nov. Does anyone have any idea what the exchange rate will be like for the Euro

Only Mystic Meg can answer that.

lfc4eva08 wrote: »

also anyone know where the best place to get the money switched?

Nationwide Debit Card used in any ATM in Ireland.

lfc4eva08

I don't have a Nationwide Debit Card.

Would it be cheaper just to get money out of the bank while we are there, would it work out better?

jammin_2

lfc4eva08 wrote: »

I don't have a Nationwide Debit Card.

Would it be cheaper just to get money out of the bank while we are there, would it work out better?

No, it would be a lot more expensive. It would be cheaper to open a Nationwide FlexAccount and place your intended spending money into it. Then take the debit card (or ATM card) that Nationwide give you, whenever you go on holiday.

Nationwide FlexAccount customers are able to withdraw foreign currency (at a foreign ATM), without being charged or fleeced by currency conversion rates (Nationwide converts at interbank rate, so I understand).

Since you're not going to Ireland until 8th November, you've plenty of time to open a Nationwide FlexAccount and receive the debit card / ATM card.

ChuckleVision_2

I'm off to Italy for a week soon.

Should I use just cash or plastic or both?

I have these cards:
CC: AMEX, Capital One,
DC: HSBC, NatWest, First Direct, Halifax.

Or should I just order a load of cash from Interchange FX 1.241 (as in the money maximiser votes the best)?

Tanks

Geoff_W

I'm off to Vienna next week and would like to ask which banks' atm's are commission-free in Austria? I'll be using a Nationwide debit card to withdraw cash.

Thanks...

FEvans

i returned recenetly from a trip to the Austrian alps and stayed in a small mountain village which had an ATM. There were no charges when using my nationwide debit card. also visited a few of the larger cities in Austria and again no charges with nationwide

purple_cat_2

Hi all we have come back with about 300 euros we need to change back to sterling am I right in thinking we want a lower exchange rate? any ideas on the best place to change it back, I googled buying back currency but couldn't make head nor tail of the results.

any help much appreciated.

cheers

ells888

Hey, i am a complete newby at this, i am going to Zante for 2 weeks and want to know what is the best to take with me, travellers cheques cash etc or would it be better opening a Nationwide account, any advice gratefully received, than q x

purple_cat_2

Hi did anybody have any ideas on changing currency back? somebody suggested to me changing my euros to dollars and holding on to them for a while?