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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 9:32 am
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Originally Posted by fun888
To avoid the 3 to 6 % surcharge by Citi and BofA, I used the Charles Shwab visa card, there is no surcharge in China, Hong Kong and Japan.
Is this the Schwab Visa debit card? I plan to use mine next month as my bank has gotten on the surcharge bandwagon. Schwab told me there was a 1% fee plus a $1 withdrawal fee but it looks like the 1% may not apply everywhere. Have you used it in the UK, Israel or Australia?
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