Timeline for Why are two currency options available when paying via card at airports abroad?
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| Aug 7, 2017 at 7:28 | vote | accept | Dawny33 | ||
| Jul 30, 2017 at 5:54 | comment | added | Doc | Some of my personal examples of DCC offers, compared to using local currency - blog.docbert.org/dynamic-currency-conversion | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 14:56 | comment | added | Calchas | @gerrit There are quite a few UK cards that offer 0% spread on FX. The Lloyds Avios card also offers Avios on top, and at a better rate than my Amex Plat. (But this card is no good for cash withdrawals, just purchases.) | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 12:40 | comment | added | Strawberry | @FabioTurati The exception is wine lists, where people always choose the second wine on the list (because they don't want to appear cheap). Restaurants know this, so they always put the greatest mark up on the second wine. So, if you're going for a cheap bottle of wine, you should always choose the first one - at least until this information becomes more widely disseminated! | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:59 | answer | added | TheEspinosa | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 1:25 | comment | added | Fabio says Reinstate Monica | Not a serious answer, but let me say it: whenever people have to choose between two options that they don't really understand, most will choose the first one, just because... It's the first one. Interface designers know this, and they will make sure that it corresponds to the best choice for them - which happens to be the worst one for you. So, rule of thumb: if you are in doubt, go for the second one. Overly cynical? Maybe... | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 21:31 | comment | added | reirab | @gerrit Which, funnily enough, links back to this SE. | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 15:42 | comment | added | JonathanReez♦ | @gerrit it's free up to 200GBP/month withdrawals. Card transactions are unlimited. | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 13:15 | comment | added | gerrit | @JonathanReez Interesting, but Wikipedia tells me it's only free up to to 200 Euros/GBP per month. That's some very low-budget travel. | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 10:42 | comment | added | JonathanReez♦ | Get a card like Revolut and your worries would be gone. | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 10:07 | comment | added | gerrit | Cross-site duplicate: money.stackexchange.com/q/10837/9083 | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 10:06 | comment | added | gerrit | This has nothing to do with airports. | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 7:44 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/890115578421288960 | ||
| Jul 26, 2017 at 6:04 | answer | added | Burhan Khalid | timeline score: 12 | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 5:13 | comment | added | user29788 | In addition to both of the answers, see the following BBC article for supporting evidence on card payers being ripped off if they choose the non-local currency - bbc.com/news/business-40702496 | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 5:13 | answer | added | Gayot Fow | timeline score: 25 | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 5:06 | answer | added | sweber | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 5:01 | answer | added | Eugene O | timeline score: 39 | |
| Jul 26, 2017 at 4:42 | history | asked | Dawny33 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |