Originally Posted by
biggestbopper
IMHO, Visa cash advance charges vary with the card issuing bank and are often very high (3-5% of advance amount). Then there is the foreign exchange charge which can also be 3-5%.
And, you will likely start getting charged an additional interest charge at a very high interest rate until the balance advanced is paid off.
Cash advances are to be avoided.
This is a legitimate way to access CASH in one transaction.
The topic is addressing how to access your own CASH while in Thailand, and avoid the 150 ATM fee. There are no interest charges if you pay the balance off immediately.
A cash advance on my visa costs 78THB per transaction and I can withdraw a whole lot in one transaction. Much better than the 150THB per 20,000THB.
just my 2 cents...