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Re:There's only one exchange rate by cmer on Thursday October 25, 2012 @09:48AM (#4697628)
I've been using Norbert's Gambit for a few years to avoid these hidden fees and I saved thousands. It's extremely easy to perform as well. Anybody converting money should look into it.

More information here: http://www.finiki.org/index.php?title=Norberts_Gambit

Re:There's only one exchange rate by mseebach on Thursday October 25, 2012 @10:07AM (#4697688)
Your link doesn't work, this one does: http://www.finiki.org/wiki/Norberts_Gambit

This might well be what someone like Travelwise is doing on the backend, especially if they have the volume to offset the commissions.

Re:There's only one exchange rate by minimax on Thursday October 25, 2012 @10:11AM (#4697703)
The HN markdown parser is stripping the apostrophe in both of your links. Try this: http://www.finiki.org/wiki/Norbert%27s_Gambit