"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>i think that is what bothered me about this, i just don't see how one
>>could be so sure of this sort of thing. As an interesting aside, he
>>advised the caller to make sure he had an ATM he could use for daily cash
>>as exchange rates are so high, and the callers major cc charged three
>>percent for exchange, and he was going to soon, or maybe too soon to find
>>a card with no exchange charges...
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> The exchange is a profit center for CC companies. My bank charges 1% for
> an ATM transaction

My bank (Canadian) has arrangements with banks in other countires so that
one can use their ATMs without charge.
Graham