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2018-01-13 22:14:04 UTC  

GBP should be fine

2018-01-13 22:14:14 UTC  

Don't you have cards just in case?

2018-01-13 22:14:34 UTC  

I have cards but my bank charges a fee for international transactions

2018-01-13 22:14:59 UTC  

so I'm going to carry some cash, then get the rest of my money from the ATM

2018-01-13 22:15:35 UTC  

Paying in foreign currencies will almost always be more expensive than international transaction fees

2018-01-13 22:15:55 UTC  

They always put a charge if you pay in foreign cash. Those charges can be very high

2018-01-13 22:16:04 UTC  

<:thonk:288060975775612929>

2018-01-13 22:16:35 UTC  

Can't you get a travel card or something like that? There are certain prepaid credit cards which are especially designed for travel

2018-01-13 22:17:52 UTC  

In Switzerland we have that one, it's great for travel. I bet there's something like that in the UK

2018-01-13 22:18:32 UTC  

It's much cheaper than using a regular credit card, and if it gets stolen abroad, there is no big loss since it was prepaid and you're not going to put a lot on it

2018-01-13 22:18:53 UTC  

monzo does the first £200 of foreign transactions without a fee, then it's 3% after

2018-01-13 22:19:16 UTC  

I believe there are similar cards like that so I'll need to have a look

2018-01-13 22:20:35 UTC  

For the record, 3% is likely much less than paying with foreign cash

2018-01-13 22:25:47 UTC  

cash > everything else

2018-01-13 23:12:46 UTC  

uh Uhh uh use bitcoinc ash!

2018-01-14 00:21:06 UTC  

I have a card that doesn't have foreign transaction fees. Comes in handy

2018-01-14 09:40:35 UTC  

Yes but such things just exist in the US

2018-01-14 09:47:36 UTC  

Exists here too on my shitty little island

2018-01-14 09:47:44 UTC  

28degrees

2018-01-14 09:49:36 UTC  

It's kinda shitty that if I want to be a tightarse here you need amex/0fee mc

2018-01-14 09:50:34 UTC  

>amex

2018-01-14 09:50:47 UTC  

pretty much useless around here

2018-01-14 09:50:53 UTC  

Amex has special offers like $100 off $400 at large big box stores

2018-01-14 09:50:56 UTC  

many places don't accept them

2018-01-14 09:50:58 UTC  

It's fucking worth

2018-01-14 09:51:01 UTC  

it's visa or mastercard

2018-01-14 09:51:14 UTC  

And as a backup I'd have MasterCard

2018-01-14 09:51:52 UTC  

not sure if you'd be able to get a decent reward credit card like that right off the bat though

2018-01-14 09:52:06 UTC  

It's to all amex members

2018-01-14 09:52:07 UTC  

you usually need an established credit history for that

2018-01-14 09:52:10 UTC  

Literally

2018-01-14 09:52:14 UTC  

Just go and sign up

2018-01-14 09:52:21 UTC  

And they come up in the offers panel

2018-01-14 09:52:23 UTC  

It's a meme

2018-01-14 09:53:04 UTC  

so even their most basic card with the worst interest rates gets you access to that?

2018-01-14 09:53:09 UTC  

yep

2018-01-14 09:53:17 UTC  

<:thonk:288060975775612929>

2018-01-14 10:04:06 UTC  

I get an Amex here with 1 star alliance mile for every dollar spent

2018-01-14 10:04:12 UTC  

But no one accepts amex

2018-01-14 10:19:52 UTC  

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