[Idyllchat] No fee ATM usage - really

[TSchlingel at aol.com]

This is slightly off subject but thought I would pass it on.  Several  weeks 
ago someone on the list spoke of buying Euros here in the US before they  left 
for Europe.  I answered that email with the statement that only   one bank in 
St. Louis sold Euros and that they charged a pretty hefty premium  for the 
privilege.  Today while conducting other busness, I visited  U.S.Bank who is the 
one I spoke of before.  Their rate today for 100 Euros  was $168 plus $5.00 
if you are not a bank customer. I looked at the official  rate of exchange 
today, April 9, and saw that 100 Euros was pricing out at  $157.35 US.  
I might add that the company mentioned in one of the Idyll emails earlier  
this week as selling Euros was also using a rate of about $168.  
If I were leaving today for Europe, I would head to the nearest ATM upon  
landing and I suspect my exchange rate would be closer to the $157+.  
I'll let someone else do the math but I usually draw out 300 Euros each  time 
I use a foreign ATM.  If I save about $30 each time I withdraw  Euros, that 
will buy me a few extra dinners during my trips.
The bottom line is all of our methods work.  There are just some of us  doing 
it a little more cheaply.
Tom Erdman, St. Louis



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