Anyone planning a trip to the States soon...?

[WWESTY]

Buy your dollars now!

Been going for years now and 2 to the £ is the best I've ever seen....

[David Godfrey]

Went a month ago and M&S gave me 1.94 strangely we did not purchase as much out there as we were expecing.....

[WWESTY]

Wish I could say the same......ever......!!

Swmbo even has "returns days" while we are there....!!!












For future reference, we can offer better rates than M&S!!

[cen]

Not the States but Barbados. Anyone know if the American dollar can be used there or whether it would be financially better to obtain the Barbados dollar

[WWESTY]

Barbados dollar is fixed to the USD.

USD accepted widely on the island, as are major c.cards and t. cheques.

$1USD = $1.98BBD or $2BBD on the streets

If you want USD I can supply from stock. Barbados dollars need to be ordered.

HTH

[cen]

Nice one Where are you based?

[WWESTY]

cen said:

Nice one Where are you based?

Blackwood, corner of High Street.

But would be happy to make other arrangements if required...

yhm!

[SwanJack]

Wwesty, I need to buy some dollar TC's maybe you can e-mail me about your current rates etc

[WWESTY]

SwanJack said:

Wwesty, I need to buy some dollar TC's maybe you can e-mail me about your current rates etc

yhm!

[LuS1fer]

Pays to book ahead. I ordered currency at 2.09 to the £ last month to deliver in April and it's going to pay off.

[WWESTY]

LuS1fer said:

Pays to book ahead. I ordered currency at 2.09 to the £ last month to deliver in April and it's going to pay off.

...you did exceptionally well there....fees?

[ae111sr]

Had $1.97 to the pound last September when I went to Florida - so it's been good for a while. Had the same rate way back in 1992 the first time I went to Florida. It's not been so good in the intervening years - one year it went down to $1.34 - not nice.

[LuS1fer]

WWESTY said:

LuS1fer said:

Pays to book ahead. I ordered currency at 2.09 to the £ last month to deliver in April and it's going to pay off.

...you did exceptionally well there....fees?

None over £500 and no postage costs either. Company called CCE Currency via the internet. The further ahead you book, the better rate you get. Even one month sooner and it would have been 1.98. I suspect it's dived now though. Should have bought my tickets too though. When you're spending £700 on theme park tickets, the exchange rate can make a big difference.

Edited by LuS1fer on Thursday 24th January 20:00

[WWESTY]

ae111sr said:

Had $1.97 to the pound last September when I went to Florida - so it's been good for a while. Had the same rate way back in 1992 the first time I went to Florida. It's not been so good in the intervening years - one year it went down to $1.34 - not nice.

- thats when this thread started!!