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Old 04-05-2012, 17:12
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Shopped around in town today, best I could get was 1.1874, still better than we were getting last year, it was from The Moneyshop.
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1.21€ today at our local travel agents
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We got ours last weekend at 1.197 - wished we'd waited now
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Where was that Cath, was it cash for cash or online, we have only about one travel agent in town now anyway?
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sws97sdg - It was in The Travel House in Swansea also Ramsdens (I think they are a pawn brokers) were also affering the same rate.Cash Converters were 1.204
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Exchange places locally were giving 1.16 earlier in the week.
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ICE Waterloo station, 1.22 today strictly cash no questions asked.
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Travel FX 1.2295 today
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ICE Waterloo station up to 1.25, of cause this is only short term good news, it just means we are slipping closure to the abyss
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Good news and bad news for tourists, bad news, The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, has announced this Wednesday during his speech in the House of Congress that this Friday the general VAT rate will rise three points, up 21%, the reduced rate two points (from 8% to 10%) I think this is the IVA, this will affect prices everywhere, but at least the Euro is still trading higher. Good news, I got 1.21 just from Debenhams at the weekend, ICE are 1.24 and travelFX are the same. The Euro Visa rate, the rate all cash machines use for cash withdrawal rates is 1.264 today, so all in all I think we will find our money will buy the same after these tax rises, lets hope so!
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Thanks sws, holiday money is proving a bit of a conundrum. RBS charge 2.75% of the transaction value from ATM's so based on your figures there I am better off (only slightly) using an ATM as opposed to Debenhams........I think
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Smart currencies (who I use for my import euro payments) forcast that the £ will get to 1.25 buy the middle of the year and around 1.28 by the end of the year - but things can go down as well as up
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Indeed it does!
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If you live in London ICE waterloo station today at 1.26 up to 5K changed cash no questions asked,no commission.
It sounds as though I work for them ,I dont I just want people to get the best deal we get so ripped off at the airports.
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Thats the only problem isn't it, you actually have to go to the station to pick it up, is that right?
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