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butterfly20 Posted: Jun 14, 2003 01:37 PM+

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Posted: Jun 14, 2003 01:37 PM

travelers cheques?

anyone know about these?
is there a charge to buy them?

yabbobay Posted: Jun 14, 2003 04:14 PM+

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Posted: Jun 14, 2003 04:14 PM

Re: travelers cheques?

you can get them at some banks...but what is it for?

if you are going to Europe or some other westernized nation...I would suggest that you just bring your atm and cc...banks will have the best exchange rate...travelers checks have the worst...

I, myself, would bring cash before TCs...only b/c of the exchange rate

Marcela1654 Posted: Jun 14, 2003 04:25 PM+

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Posted: Jun 14, 2003 04:25 PM

Re: travelers cheques?

My bank gives them to me for free. But I think there is usally a charge for them. Don't know how much though.

pschica Posted: Jun 14, 2003 04:43 PM+

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Posted: Jun 14, 2003 04:43 PM

Re: travelers cheques?

most places charge for them - i know credit unions usually don't though (so if you have an account there...)

(i used them when i went to europe too!)

butterfly20 Posted: Jun 14, 2003 04:52 PM+

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Posted: Jun 14, 2003 04:52 PM

Re: travelers cheques?

ok, we got them no charge at AAA...
fiance is going to Illinois and he still has not gotten a credit card and didnt want to carry money//

Julybaby Posted: Jun 14, 2003 07:06 PM+

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Posted: Jun 14, 2003 07:06 PM

Re: travelers cheques?

I was never charged for travelers cheques. However, I never use them. If you have an ATM or debit card, use that instead, but make sure your pin # is 4 digits long and has the cirrus logo on the back. In the last three years, I've been to 6 countries and never used a traveler's cheque. If anything, travelers cheques are more inconvenient than using an ATM card.