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Glynis HT Admin

2012-07-02 00:55:21

There's some info here Lyn & Shirley:-

http://www.which.co.uk/money/credit-cards-and-loans/guides/prepaid-cards/euro-and-dollar-prepaid-cards-reviewed/

I'm not an expert on them as we just normally take the â‚¬'s in cash to pay for accommodation at the end of the holiday (hubby minds it not me

)

I just did a search as I wondered if there was some way you could put â‚¬'s on a card, save that cards â‚¬'s until the end of your holiday in order to pay for your accommodation.

Let me know what you both think as it might be useful in the future for those of us who pay on departure

lynwestie

2012-07-02 06:47:40

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Thanks Glynis , will have a good read through later when Im home from work . I suppose the most important question is how widely are they accepted ..

shirley h

2012-07-02 07:16:26

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That looks good Glynis- Thanks.

Lyn, it does say that most of the cards are issued by electron, visa, mastercard etc so should be widely accepted. I'm a bit worried though that I'd load my holiday accomodation payment onto one and then the hotel will turn round and say sorry we don't accept the card.

This year we have booked directly with an hotel that the TO's don't use and I don't think the owners will understand enough English to know what I'm talking aobut if I e-mail them with the question :think

Might start a new thread when I get in from work this evening to see if others have used them with success.

Thanks again Glynis.

Chivas69

2012-07-06 15:53:12

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Visa rate is hovering about 1.26 at the moment!

Glynis HT Admin

2012-07-06 17:16:54

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Lyn/Shirley had a thought - how about you put your accommodation money on the card then withdraw it in cash if you have any problems with them accepting it? You'll get a pin number surely? :think

shirley h

2012-07-06 18:51:28

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Now that's a really good idea Glynis as I'm a bit nervous about what sort of a rate we may get by the time it comes to paying for the accomodation on departure in the middle of August.

I will have to find out more and have a good think about it. Thanks for the idea :tup

luci HT Mod

2012-07-06 18:55:59

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Make sure you get one of the better pre-paid cards as they all have different fees and exchange rates. Not a recommendation, but have a look at Travelex and Fairfx

luci :wave

Glynis HT Admin

2012-07-06 18:57:21

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shirley h wrote:
Now that's a really good idea Glynis as I'm a bit nervous about what sort of a rate we may get by the time it comes to paying for the accomodation on departure in the middle of August.

I will have to find out more and have a good think about it. Thanks for the idea :tup

Yeah that's what I was trying to help out with, getting you both a good rate but not having to carry the cash. There maybe something I haven't taken into account as I'm just bouncing idea's around but I'm sure you'll check the details more thoroughly than I have. :cheers

shirley h

2012-07-06 19:52:54

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Just making a few queries to see if our hotel will accept the pre-paid card. If it gets the go ahead I'm going to apply for it

I wonder if all the ATM's abroad accept them as that would be another option if the hotel doesn't. I will keep you updated.

Thanks again Glynis

Helen T

2012-07-06 19:57:13

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Might need to have a look at this Shirley http://www.moneysupermarket.com/prepaidcards/?feature=PrePaid&cardtype=CreditCard&p=0&ef_id=QZFP90PZR4sAAE@i:20120706200025:s

shirley h

2012-07-06 20:40:25

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Been having a look around and I'm very tempted by it. Glynis' link is a good one Helen it tells you how much the fees are (if any) for the various cards.

Are you tempted or are you going to risk the exchange rate is ok when you pay with CC on checkout?

Helen T

2012-07-06 20:46:07

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With only a few weeks to go, I'm very tempted, especially as a work colleague has done this for the last couple of years :tup

vicjayhay

2012-07-06 20:49:04

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Thanks for the link Helen , very useful. My travel euro card is the same as Tesco. I am very tempted as there are no fees on that card for either ATMs or purchases.

shirley h

2012-07-06 21:00:18

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travel euro card is the same as Tesco

What do you mean Vic? I've just been to the Teso site and can only see the provision for foreign cash or travellers cheques. Have you got a Tesco pre-paid card?

vicjayhay

2012-07-06 21:07:18

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I just mean the exchange rate, but yes my local Tesco does offer a pre paid card. Though not sure which one or their rate.

shirley h

2012-07-06 21:15:49

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Thanks Vic.

Btw, thanks for your advice too Luci, I missed your post earlier. I'll be comparing carefully before deciding

Helen T

2012-07-06 21:18:12

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just lost another post!!!! Shirely - Tesco do have a pre paid Euro card!

Glynis HT Admin

2012-07-06 21:29:01

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Helen T wrote:
:que just lost another post!!!!

I posted the same time as Luci earlier but her post showed :que

Helen T

2012-07-06 21:35:30

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glynis- you posted at 7.55 pm - Luci posted at 7.57pm - It makes a difference!

Glynis HT Admin

2012-07-06 21:49:09

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Helen T wrote:
glynis- you posted at 7.55 pm - Luci posted at 7.57pm - It makes a difference!

It may have made a difference! because when I saw Luci's post mine was on preview and so I read Luci's first before checking my own!

I'm not sure if posting at the exact second alters things but you've mentioned this happened also in another thread so it's unusual that you would post at exactly the same time as someone else twice I would have thought. It's never happened to me - yet :que

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