Originally Posted by
mikesaidyes
Would love everyone's opinion. Typically, I just withdraw from my Korean bank account at a local ATM in Thailand when I need cash. OR I go to the bank in Korea and directly convert to THB here.
BUT everyone, including Korean bloggers, say to change to dollars FIRST, then get THB. But it seems that, for, say, 700,000W (644 USD), that the fees would not really be worth it overall? You know, splitting hairs.
Luckily, here in KR I can exchange to USD with like 90% discount on fees thanks to bank coupons.
What would you do?
I'm guessing that the rates aren't quite as good for some other currencies as they are for US$, EU and maybe the British Pound. I'll try to take a pic of the board today at SR Orange at Asok BTS so you can check and decide for yourself.
I know I once changed some Filipino PHP there and the exchange rates were not nearly as good as they were for the US$. Still, I wanted to get rid of the PHP so I did it. (It wasn't that much in PHP).
-David