FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Avoiding FX conversion scams at checkout
View Single Post
Old Feb 12, 2008 | 7:35 am
  #14  
pteron
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, Star Gold, KLM Gold
Posts: 302
Originally Posted by AAaLot
So what's the answer?

I was at a very reputable large store in Spain (Corte Ingles).

I got the option to pay in Euro's or Dollars.

Which should I have taken? I can see the logic of Dollars if there are purely no other fees.

I tried to do the math at home, but was confused by it.
As a rule of thumb, always pay in the local currency on your card. The other party is most unlikely to give you a better exchange rate than your card (otherwise you need to be looking for a new card).
pteron is offline