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I used a Nationwide Flexi Account debit card last year and hit the hole in the wall whenever I needed cash. I got whatever the official rate was that day (not the tourist rate) and there were no withdrawal charges or commissions. I worked out that I was getting at least 5% more than if I used an ordinary UK debit card and at least 6 cents more to the £ than I would have got at the currency exchangers in the port. It adds up over a fortnight.
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Mearsey - i'll go with you - what's the gomig rate for a bodyguard?
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Hi

Just wanted to ask has anyone used Crown before are they good?

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Mearsey - i'll go with you - what's the gomig rate for a bodyguard?
Last time I negotiated it was lots of freshly brewed coffee on offer along with the odd bacon sarnie thrown in.

Re the Nationwide card. It's my preferred currency for paying any hotel bills as has been said, it's commission and charge free. On that site I linked, there is a whole section on getting your holiday money to work for you the best way. It's well worth a read.
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Rangers: I've used Crown Currency (or at least their parallel company Travel Money Services) on numerous occasions. Money is delivered by Royal Mail, special delivery bang on the date they promise. Never had a problem. The more you buy in advance the better the rate you get. I just got 1.1845 for delivery first week in July but you can get 1.165 for first week in June.

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I can confirm that Crown Currency are great...........all my friends use them too and we have never had a problem.
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Evening All,
I just got some Euros this afternoon from Natwest, the exchange rate was 1.1085. Is that good? This is not for a PP holiday but for another destination. Not going to PP untill July. Hope the rate improves by then.

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Pollpott, In answer to your question. 1.1085 is pretty poor, it was 1.14 today in Glasgow and that was in the walk-in shops. These Money Shops(yellow ones) and even the glorified pawn shops (Cash Convertors) give the best walk-in rates, far better than the PO and Marks, they are also forcing the likes of Thos Cook, Thomsons, in the High Streets to compete.

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Thanks Smiddy, It was a bit of a rush, I didn't have a chance to have good look at the rates. I didn't think Natwest would be very good. Never mind, I hope things improve by the time I get my PP Euros.
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Some places giving 1.14 here today.
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Market rate currently 1.165 but it is all over the place - things should settle down a bit over the coming weeks now that we have a coalition in power and the euro seems to be falling apart!! I hope anyway
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It's gone over 1.20 this morning.
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Just bought at 1.15 for cash in the Port. Getting better!
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Steadily dropping all day today though
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Pollpot...best rate to be found in Swansea at the moment is the Travel House..they are always 1-2 cents higher than other agents or M&S (Monday it was 1.147

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