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Any C.C's that DON'T charge you to buy in USD?

Hi,
I purchase quite a bit of stuff in USD, but don't want to get a USD bank account. are there any uk credit cards that don't charge to buy in USD from a GBP account? at the moment im paying about 2.75% extra which quickly adds up.

i also pay in a lot of usd cheques, so if anyone knows of any bank that doesn't charge to put cheques in, that would be great too (not a big issue though natwest doesn't charge too much for this)
thanks

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  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    nationwide CC

    dont know
  • Froggitt
    Froggitt Posts: 5,904 Forumite
    Also Post Office CC.....use Quidco for cashback (20 quid?) when setting account up.
    illegitimi non carborundum
  • dzug
    dzug Posts: 2,260 Forumite
    Auctionpix are good for low value USD cheques - 95p a batch in charges, plus an exchange rate loading.
  • genfink
    genfink Posts: 42 Forumite
    i tried to use Quidco when applying for my post office CC just now, and I got a message saying they couldn't authorise it online so would write to me - i guess that won't qualify for the cashback will it?
    unless it involves the 4 horsemen I'm sure it's not the end of the world....
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