Blood typical....

[Nick M]

Hands up if you bought some currency last week and thought you'd got quite a good rate (114.5 with no commission) !!


And ooh look at what the FX rate is doing today....

Ho hum, at least petrol, beer and meat will be a tad cheaper if it stays like that or carries on going up.

[TonyHetherington]

Apologies, but......

I HAVENT BOUGHT MINE YET

[Poledriver]

Is it likely to change much in the next week? I'm working in Milan from tomorrow till Friday and was just going to buy a bundle of Euros this week!

[TonyHetherington]

The way I always look at it is that, for the amount I'll be getting - even if the rate changes a lot by currency standards, it will make, say, £10 difference to me either way - so it's not worth worrying too much over.

[RemaL]

Buying mine thurs

SO what is the rate now?

[Scott330ci]

TonyHetherington said:

The way I always look at it is that, for the amount I'll be getting - even if the rate changes a lot by currency standards, it will make, say, £10 difference to me either way - so it's not worth worrying too much over.

Agreed

I just looked and £500 would have got me 572 or todays rate 596. Nothing spectacular.

[Poledriver]

Any recommendations for the best place to get a good deal?
ATM with my bank card, bank, post office, money exchange, UK or abroad?

[TonyHetherington]

I've used M&S a fwe times before - they're not normally too bad (few quid in it perhaps).

[Nick M]

Poledriver said:

Any recommendations for the best place to get a good deal?
ATM with my bank card, bank, post office, money exchange, UK or abroad?

Travelex online, assuming you're going through somewhere that has a Travelex bureau where you can collect it.

Other than that, check the overseas charges on your debit / credit cards, because they can be OK, but occasionally have hidden surprises.

[Del 203]

https://www.thomasexchange.co.uk/currency.asp

http://www.thomasexchangeglobal.co.uk/

[icepop]

Off to get mine today, I think. Must admit, for the amount I get, £600, the extra money from fluctuations, can be wiped out on the first snack break.

Mind you that makes it a free snack break, I suppose .