On May 19, 6:11*am, Janet Baraclough >
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> > > > On Mon, 17 May 2010 10:35:09 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> > > > > Next time use American Express travelers checks.
> > > > The last time I tried to use AMEX travellers checks it was a bitch.
> > > > And that was 6 years ago.
> > > > Never again will I do that.
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> > > *If you travel in more remote backwoods areas, you can't * rely on
> > > finding a hole in the wall machine, or *traders that accept card
> > > payments; but almost any
> > > tiny bar, garage or bazaar trader will cash an American Express TC (or
> > > find someone who will) . I've used them all over the world and never had
> > > a problem.
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> > > * *Janet
> > Around here, fake traveler;s checks have gotten so bad that we cannot
> > accept them without management approval, And any over $20 must be
> > called in and verified before accepting them. That is at a large chain
> > grocery store in a big city. We are pickier about those than regular
> > personal checks.
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> I would never expect a *supermarket in another country to accept TC's in
> payment for goods, any more than I expect them to accept my own bank's
> cheques
> drawn on my personal accounts; or my home currency. *I take American
> Express TC's in smallish denominations *to cash them in for local
> currency, and (IME) * so many places offer that service it has never
> been a problem.

I'm glad for this thread because my wife and son are going on vacation
out of the country, and we need to figure out the most economical way
to exchange currency, and we need to figure it out soon.
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> * * Janet

--Bryan