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Old Apr 17, 2008, 12:29 pm
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SirJman
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: BKK/SEL/YQG
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I usually get money from the ATM. HSBC in Canada charges 0-2% depending on which currency you are withdrawing, but it is not documented which is charged which. They also state that you should be charged a 3$ fee for every tranaction in an overseas ATM, but I find I am only charged that fee mabe 1/5 ATM's I use (I find overseas HSBC are the least likely to get hit by the 3$ charge, so I try to find them)

Once flying into TPE I found that the currency exchange for CAD was pretty much the interbank rate, so I thought I would swap some CAD for NT$. I was in the queue and an american family of 4 came up and the kid said 'dad, should we change money?'. The father walked up to the exchange board, did a cursory look and said "I have no idea what the exchange rate should be. How do we know if its any good?" This was after immigration, so they were entering Taiwan, but they had no idea what the exchange rate should be? Great planning!
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