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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by isostatic on Monday September 02, 2019 @11:08AM (#20859510)
An ATM gives the exchange rate my bank gives, which is better than pretty much any bureau d' change.
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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by ben_w on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:23PM (#20860532)
The ones in British airports give terrible rates for Swiss Francs. My bank also had a terrible rate at the time. I got a better bank-like-entity since then.
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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by isostatic on Monday September 02, 2019 @02:56PM (#20861114)
I'm sure they do, why would I use an ATM in the UK to get Swiss Francs? You get Swiss Francs in Switzerland, so use one at arrivals in Zurich!
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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by ben_w on Friday September 06, 2019 @11:02AM (#20896253)
On that occasion, I didn’t want to risk my (Halifax bank) card not working when I arrived — that particular card has been somewhat unreliable in the USA, and I still don’t know why, so I cannot be sure it won’t be denied elsewhere.

I have since gotten some better cards for international travels.

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