Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Earth (PIT)
Programs: Airline/TSA Avoidance Platinum, Hotel Disloyalty Silver, Hertz 1.7*
Posts: 5,277
I can't explain the problem, but be thankful you ended up using the MBNA card. MBNA won't hit you with any surcharges for foreign exchange. That would not have been the case with Bank One.