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Offline TONYNEW

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2010, 09:16:26 PM »
Just ordered mine from Crown Currency at 1.2236 so quite happy with that as we got 1.17 last year roll on 13th of August

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #16 on: June 29, 2010, 09:49:18 PM »
Crown have a cancelled contract for delivery end August,  at €1.26. I've just booked some for our September trip. While we were away in June our Nationwide cc was giving €1.19 to €1.21 which I thought was good.
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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #17 on: June 29, 2010, 10:41:08 PM »
Have never used crown are they reliable.As I work at a post office tend to get my money etc there.had a look and the rate is good.

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #18 on: June 29, 2010, 11:01:53 PM »
We've used them a few times without any problems at all.  It all arrives when it says it does.  At the moment I am procrastinating - will it go up any more before we go in 7 weeks time!  When do I order, now or later?!
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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #19 on: June 30, 2010, 12:34:26 AM »
Currency Kiosk in the centre where I work was 119.4 today
120.2 if you buy 450 euro

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #20 on: June 30, 2010, 01:25:07 AM »
I found Post Office was better if you order online and collect "in store"

BUT Crown Currency exchange rate usually better..

Does it matter? Not one iota - we afficionados will still go, no matter what!

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2010, 09:57:43 AM »
I'm really tempted tu use crown but am just terrified of sending all that money through cyberspace! Knowing us they would go bust or something.  My friend got 120.1 on our high street by ringing and tellin them what crown were offering so worth a try.

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #22 on: June 30, 2010, 04:46:34 PM »
personally we always take ponds sterling with us and change it at the rainbow, makes little difference to how many euro's we get on the whole and i would rather give my business to jimmy and spiros rather than mr natwestbarclaysmidlandslloyds



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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #23 on: June 30, 2010, 07:37:18 PM »
Hi Jo

I paid it via online banking, its eaxactly the  the same as paying a bill on line, so you would have a record of the money going out on your statement.

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2010, 08:03:54 PM »
Hi,

I have just got 1.20 exchange rate at the co-op travel agent and it does not matter how much you changea

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2010, 09:24:26 PM »
Went to Travelhouse agency today to get currency.  Got 1.16 rate, which is a hell of a lot better than  June 2009 when it was 1.07.
Will leave it a few weeks and see what it`s like then or maybe take sterling and change it in Corfu.

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Sterling or Euro travellers cheques
« Reply #26 on: September 24, 2011, 06:06:02 PM »
Off to Arillas on Monday, just been in to Thomas Cook and they advise taking Euro cheques not Sterling. Has anyone any thoughts. Today they were offering 1.11. Staying at the Rainbow where i know they offer currency exchange, so it might seem a silly question but im wondering if anyone has had experience of using both.Not flying till 6pm from Bristol so it will be a quick trip in to town Monday morning to sort the finances. Thanks

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #27 on: September 24, 2011, 06:32:01 PM »
There is little difference. We always take Sterling travellers cheques and change them with Olga Vigly (Olga's Travel.) In the balance we always seem to get a slightly better exchange rate after commission than we would have had in the UK. I can't understand why exchanging your pounds into euro cheques in the UK could be beneficial. Isn't there then a commission for turning them into cash when you're using them? To me it sounds like another ruse by the Tour Opertors - but then I'm already cynical about them.

Someone please shoot me down in flames if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that was good advice.

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #28 on: September 24, 2011, 06:46:44 PM »

If you bring Euro cheques home you can't pay them into your bank without changing them back to sterling and paying to do so.
We have never used them, but sterling t/cheques can be  paid in with no charge just like any cheque. (if you have any left).
We usually take euros in cash and use first, plus t/c to change when we need to.

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Re: euros, to buy or not to buy
« Reply #29 on: September 24, 2011, 08:02:59 PM »
Hi folks ,just read an interesting article regarding the Euro, I for one didn't realise that each country has its own identification letter and number
Heres the link
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-1693427/How-to-find-out-where-a-euro-note-is-from.html


 

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