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

"John R. Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> Fri, 22 July 2011 22:00 UTC

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Subject: Re: [81attendees] Exchanging money or using USD ?
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> 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%.

Depends on your credit card.  Among US banks, Capital One is the only 
major one not to charge an international nuisance fee.  HSBC doesn't 
charge their premier customers, some credit unions and other high end 
cards don't charge.  The only way to be sure is to look at the small print 
in your bill or call them and ask.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly

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