A better exchange rate than advertised
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
May 5, 2016 9:23am CST
In preparation for my trip to Malta I acquired a few Euros today. Since I already have a few remaining from previous trips to the European Union, all I needed was £200 worth to top up.
As usual I checked the relative exchange rates offered and the best available was at Cash Generators. According to the currency exchange list displayed outside they were offering 1.232 Euros per British pound.
When I asked for the money inside the shop the conversion seemed a fraction better than I expected. This was confirmed by the receipt I received, which showed that I was given 1.24 Euros per British pound.
This is a negligible difference, but I was surprised that they had advertised a lower rate in the window.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
5 May 16
Glad it was workable for you. I have never traveled off of the continent so I don't know about the different conversions. I went to Canada but had no problem.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 May 16
@celticeagle We only take British pounds here, but I have Turkish lira, Tunisian Dinar and Euros. I use 3 of those when in Turkey.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
6 May 16
@Asylum .....I see. I'm we just have one here and don't take others.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
6 May 16
Nice to see you totally engrossed making all the arrangements for your forthcoming holiday. I have gone through all these pleasant activities and I know they are indeed pleasant Enjoy your holiday.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 May 16
@allknowing All the paperwork is now in a folder, so they cannot be forgotten. If anything does get overlooked I can simply buy another in Malta.
@allknowing (153544)
• India
6 May 16
@Asylum You must have made a chec list to so that you do not miss out on anything. It can be quite frustrating if you leave behind even a small thing that could mar your holiday. Do not forget your tickets
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@garymarsh6 (23979)
• United Kingdom
8 May 16
I buy mine in London at a much better rate than anywhere else. I just got E1,25 per pound!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
6 May 16
Like stamps, using new currency is fun. You have to do a lot of math when spending though to keep from overspending or (horrors) underspending!
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
5 May 16
It's another case of businesses being too lazy to make money.
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