corky441
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2008
As time draws near for our Viva Italia trip - 40 days and counting - I have been consumed with Euros and exchange rates and the how and where's and why's of it all.
I'm exhausted and I have a headache
I have come to the conclusion that no matter what I do ahead of time, will somehow be to either my advantage or disadvantage. Sometimes too much information is a bad thing...
All week-long I have been monitoring Euros. I've been checking the a.m. And p.m. Exchange rates for Wells Fargo, Travelex and eFX. All three are well respected online exchange companies. Wells Fargo seems to have the lowest exchange rate overall. The rates have roller coastered this week in line the stock market.
Unfortunately, shipping must be to the billing address on your credit card. This means that someone has to be home to sign for the money package. It can't be shipped to my office... Bummer
Travelex has locations in various parts of the country, sadly not here n Western NY
We do have two eFX exchanges here though. One at our Galleria Mall and another up in Niagara Falls
What I've decided to do, is watch the Euro market on Monday and Tuesday.
Then I'm going to go and purchase some Euros in person so we have funds to begin with.
Then I'm going to purchase a prepaid Euro card from Travelex and have it preloaded not with American funds but Euros. That way I won't have to be concerned with the exchange rates while traveling. The card is the Europe standard with a chip in it( no magnetic strip) and I'll also have a pin # to use with it. It will act as either a debit or credit card for purchases and ATM and there is NO FEE imposed by Travelex. Plus, if needed, I can reload the card online while traveling if I start to run short of spending $
Well, that's it for now --- time for another aspirin for my Euro-headache
I'm exhausted and I have a headache
I have come to the conclusion that no matter what I do ahead of time, will somehow be to either my advantage or disadvantage. Sometimes too much information is a bad thing...
All week-long I have been monitoring Euros. I've been checking the a.m. And p.m. Exchange rates for Wells Fargo, Travelex and eFX. All three are well respected online exchange companies. Wells Fargo seems to have the lowest exchange rate overall. The rates have roller coastered this week in line the stock market.
Unfortunately, shipping must be to the billing address on your credit card. This means that someone has to be home to sign for the money package. It can't be shipped to my office... Bummer
Travelex has locations in various parts of the country, sadly not here n Western NY
We do have two eFX exchanges here though. One at our Galleria Mall and another up in Niagara Falls
What I've decided to do, is watch the Euro market on Monday and Tuesday.
Then I'm going to go and purchase some Euros in person so we have funds to begin with.
Then I'm going to purchase a prepaid Euro card from Travelex and have it preloaded not with American funds but Euros. That way I won't have to be concerned with the exchange rates while traveling. The card is the Europe standard with a chip in it( no magnetic strip) and I'll also have a pin # to use with it. It will act as either a debit or credit card for purchases and ATM and there is NO FEE imposed by Travelex. Plus, if needed, I can reload the card online while traveling if I start to run short of spending $
Well, that's it for now --- time for another aspirin for my Euro-headache