euros- best time

becse82

hi i am due to go on holiday to greece 12th september (1 week after 6 wks hols) now im checking rate everyday and today has good rate, but unsure whether to buy now or wait? someone told me rate will get worse over 6 wks hol. what is best get them now or wait to see if euro picks up? anybody heard any news bout whether its due to get worse or better? thanks lots in advance

asandwhen

it will be better on 4th august at 09:13hrs.

curtlyb

i also heard the 4th August rumour but i'm sure it was after lunch ???

becse82

hi if u dont mind me asking what was said about 4th august?

dmg24

curtlyb wrote: »

i also heard the 4th August rumour but i'm sure it was after lunch ???

No, no, no!

It was the 8th. I swear it was the 8th! The pound will devalue against the Lira, so causing the price of butter to increase by 247%, leading to an increase in the elasticity of supply of sugar. Therefore it is just logical that it will be the 8th. Definitely the 8th.

mystic_trev

I'd hedge and buy half your holiday money in Zimbabwe dollars, the rates of exchange are really good at the moment!

barginunter

becse82 wrote: »

hi if u dont mind me asking what was said about 4th august?

It's a joke..

curtlyb

dmg24 wrote: »

No, no, no!

It was the 8th. I swear it was the 8th! The pound will devalue against the Lira, so causing the price of butter to increase by 247%, leading to an increase in the elasticity of supply of sugar. Therefore it is just logical that it will be the 8th. Definitely the 8th.

You need to get your facts right, someones pulling your leg, definitely the 4th because the 8th is a Friday...... it never ever happens on a Friday !!!

If you are going down the Mugabe route then I'd go for the Zimbabwian Euro rather than the Dollar, definitely easier to get rid of in Greece as they have a picture of Neil Kinnock on the back which goes down far better in Europe than a picture of Robert Mugabe grinning at you !!

Good luck

curtlyb

barginunter wrote: »

It's a joke..

ignore bargainunter, he/she is just bitter at buying their Euro's too early instead of waiting for the big day (they probably got a couple of stray Neil Kinnock notes in with their bundle as well).:cool:

becse82

ok i only post this incase anyone had heard generally whether the euro exchange will get better than it is now, not for some date. i was asking a general question

Incapuppy

becse82 wrote: »

i was asking a general question

...and its a question that gets asked over and over again (by people that don't bother to do a quick forum search or read the currency stickies at the top of this page)

The plain truth is - nobody knows what the exchange rate will do for sure - it may go up or it may go down. Why not buy half now and half just before you travel - that way whatever the exchange rate does you shouldn't lose out.