Re: [81attendees] Exchanging money or using USD ?

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Sarah,

Yes, that charge - it looks like I haven't been to Canada in a few years.  It used to be that this fee didn't apply to US ATM cards.

Thanks,
--David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sarah Banks [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 2:20 PM
> To: Black, David
> Cc: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: [81attendees] Exchanging money or using USD ?
> 
> Hi David,
> 	Are you referring to the "This bank will add a charge of $1.50 to the amount, do you accept"
> fees? If so, canadian (and american) banks have been doing this for years, if you're using an ATM card
> in their machine and it's not their ATM/debit card. Royal Bank (RBC) charged me $1.50. I haven't yet
> looked to see how much my US bank took too, although i'm betting it's higher than $1.50... In any
> event, I find it cheaper to pull cash, rather than charge my Visa - provided your bank is charging you
> those pesky "currency conversion fees" at 4%.
> 
> HTH,
> Sarah
> 
> On Jul 21, 2011, at 8:03 AM, <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> > Last month when I was in Victoria, BC, some Canadian ATMs had started to impose transaction fees for
> Canadian $ withdrawals via US ATM cards (at that time, HSBC did not, but I believe RBC did).  Does
> anyone have an update?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --David
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Terry Davis
> >> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 10:15 AM
> >> To: Marc Blanchet; [e-mail]
> >> Subject: Re: [81attendees] Exchanging money or using USD ?
> >>
> >> I'm just down the road in Montreal with ICAO this week.  I tend not to worry about it and use my
> (US)
> >> bank and credit cards to draw cash directly from the ATMs when I need it; they are at the airports
> if
> >> you need taxi/shuttle cash.
> >>
> >> As Marc said, almost everywhere you go will accept Visa, Mastercard, or AMEX.  Or US$ if you don't
> >> mind the exchange rate.
> >>
> >> Take care
> >> Terry
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Marc Blanchet
> >> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 6:59 AM
> >> To: [e-mail]
> >> Subject: Re: [81attendees] Exchanging money or using USD ?
> >>
> >> Le 11-07-21 09:56, Carlos M. Martinez a écrit :
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> what are the best places to exchange USD dollars or,
> >>
> >> at the airport, there is a exchange booth where you can exchange various currencies. Just outside
> of
> >> luggage/customs, near the taxi stand. Not sure if the exchange rate is good.
> >>
> >>> on the other hand,
> >>> is it possible to find places which accept US currency ?
> >>
> >> since Québec is visited by a lot of US people, restaurants and other places in the tourist area
> >> usually accept US currency, but the exchange may be not that good. On the other hand, Visa and
> >> Mastercard (and bank
> >> cards) are accepted almost everywhere (except very small shops for small amounts).
> >>
> >> Marc.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> It's not been easy finding $CAD down south here :-)
> >>>
> >>> regards
> >>>
> >>> Carlos
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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