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Originally Posted by kitty1499  OK ... yeh you are right ... Ive just done the math again (never really was much good at math) The setup fee is 1.1% so if you load it with $3000 the fee will be $33 ... so all in all I guess thats not a bad price to pay for peace of mind ... so ... maybe I will now consider it. You reckon you can use it pretty much ev erywhere in Thailand??? And do you just withdraw so much baht at a time at an atm??? And youve obviously never had any probs with it or else you wouldnt be recommending it. Wd you say I would be wise to take say $1000 in AUD and load up a travelex with $2000???  |
my maths good either
I ,ve had same travelex card for past few years , forgot about set up fee, i just leave a few dollars in there to keep it active , & when i travel again (yearly) i top up then , yes i normally withdraw so much baht (sometimes 10,000baht) to keep me going for a while , its $3.75 aust. per transaction , so up to you how much u want to get out per time.
Yes i would take $1000.00 in aussie dollars, u get a better rate when exchanging with dollars.
Yes u can use card at i reckon 99% of atm's , "a tip" just use ones at banks & official money exchanges attached to banks, DONT USE atms at "holes in walls" in shops, 7/11's etc, if it eats yr card takes long time for bank ppl to turn up to get it back, at bank they can retrieve it straight away if in bank hrs. same as here in Aust.
just look for atm's with Visa logo, - i have used it all over Thailand , Cambodia & Vietnam without any probs.
also DONT change money at airport here in aust. really poor rates, wait till u get to thailand , change when u arrive at airport ,if u changing cash just do a small amount enough for 1st nite to get taxi/meals/drinks etc, then change more next day in town wher better rates are away from airports,
or if u use yr card, it doesnt matter where u withdraw
hope this helps
Cheers Gary