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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 12:25 am
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Originally Posted by jiejie
United Airlines office in Beijing--No DCC. Ticket I was purchasing was RMB 10367 or USD 1643.52, told me my choice. Using my calculator to come up with a conversion of 6.3078, and knowing today's spot rate was about 6.2985, I used Old Trusty Capital One Visa and locked in that USD rate directly. Transaction performed using computer software not a terminal, no slip generated. Amount is on the e-ticket receipt itself.
The non-DCC scam actually gives you a choice, good to hear it worked out.^
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