I'm after changing some money for US dollars. Anyone where has the best rates at the minute?

TIA

Google?

If it's for travel I just use by bank card in local ATMs. Seems to work out OK.

And for once I'd agree with you - although that might only be the case in Europe? In cowboy country I have no idea.

Unless you're changing tens of thousands, you'd spend hours of time fannying around just to save the price of a beer in a cheap bar.

Thats always my reaction to friends who go into frantic panic attacks if they think that I've got half a euro more than they did, in Corfu this year we were withdrawing 100 euros at a time using our debit cards and while we were stood at the cash machines people were asking us what the exchange rate was, I never even noticed and I certainly wasn't going to catch a bus to the next town to get one euro more on the transaction.

Last time I looked, Google don't change money. The OP is after something helpful.

Tell you what - lets all just answer "Google" every time someone asks a question, and soon, there wouldn't be any need for the sin bin.

but where would people bleat about the government and defend the fact that Labour f'd the country over?

I thought the Sin Bin was there for people to discuss topical issues not related to RL. I didn't realise it was a source of information for those who can't use a search engine.

This.

It's fine as long as you check your card works there. Mainstream UK bank cards will generally but ironically ones issues on US banks over here don't!

I thought this was going to be another thread about Greece.

I always go to [urlhttp://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/[/url will compare all providers and give you best price for collection or delivery

See the linkies on page 1 for card alternatives.

I always end up going to a big Tesco and getting the currency there as it has always been as cheap as makes no difference, and is convenient.

It's where we can exchange opinions, such as where in your opinion is the best place to get a good exchange rate.

I thought it was quite obvious, to be honest.

It is designed for pompous wannabe mods to pontificate about threads they think are stupid, having been too stupid to read the thread title and avoid it.

I'm sorry, but did you just call someone else pompous? You? Calling someone else pompous?

Feck me, I [imust[/i have imagined that.

What next? Dally admonishing someone for being a right-wing reactionary bigot?

And I'd have thought it was reasonable for Mintball to suggest that the OP do a Google search. We'll soon be at the stage where we have threads about whether the milk is cheaper at ASDA or Tesco.

Likewise. Hence my clicking on it in the first place.

I ran in to a bit of trouble with this on a recent trip to the US and Canada.

I had a couple of days left of my trip in New York and had run out of the money I took with me. I went to a couple of ATMs and they wouldn't let me draw out even though I'd informed my bank where I was going in advance. Now for some peculiar reason I was still able to use it to buy things with the same card so was able to carry on enjoying my trip. When I landed back in Manchester I went to the first ATM I could find, had plenty of money in my account and was able make a withdrawal.

What next? Maybe you missing the big fsck-off "

" symbol! Deary me today . . .

I didn't miss it, I just didn't realise there was a universally accepted definition of

that negates anything that has gone before it. I apologise unreservedly!

Exactly, rlfans is supposed to be a community, of people that have something in common (following rugby league) so it's a way where people feel they can ask questions and get answers / experiences from other people who are probably similar to them.

It's like that thread asking about advice on mens suits, if you ask that on a GQ forum or an investment banking/lawyers forum you will get a load of show offs going on about their extravagant tailoring, if you ask on rlfans at least you are likely to get some answers from other northern folk grounded in the real world.

I've used the foreign exchange at marks and spencers a few times, not much difference in the rates, but sometimes they offer some sort of shop incentive.

Whatever you do, do not change money at the airport.. total rip off.

Cobblers. I changed £10 at Heathrow once and got a £5 note and five £1 coins