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03-18-2008, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyrien View Post
Remember that just about any bank you do the exchange with you have to pay a % on top. It's never a direct conversion.

Example: Changing USD to CND or CND to USD it costs 4% of what you're exchanging.
Simple solution is to visit places like travelex (or the post office in UK) which have 0% commission rate...
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