DaveOKC Posted July 15, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I need to purchase some CAD for my upcoming trip. I was considering just getting some from my local bank, but need to know what is a fair rate currently (from a bank of course)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted July 15, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 15, 2018 depending on the port you are visiting, the common ports will accept both USD and CAD and some will give back USD as change. CAD is not really needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillie43 Posted July 15, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I just purchased CAD and it received 1.32 CAD for $1.00 US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted July 16, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I just purchased CAD and it received 1.32 CAD for $1.00 US. Was that at your US bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted July 16, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2018 $1.32 is a fair and current exchange. You can double-check here, Dave: https://xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=CAD To make things easier, though, you can just use a bank ATM when you're in Canada and you'll get a fair exchange rate from there also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillie43 Posted July 16, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) Was that at your US bank? Yes, at my credit union. The exchange rate fluctuates constantly. Call me frugal (yea, cheap works also) but I don’t like dealing with foreign transactions fees or ATM charges. Edited July 16, 2018 by Tillie43 Error in post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted July 16, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Yes, at my credit union. The exchange rate fluctuates constantly. Call me frugal (yea, cheap works also) but I don’t like dealing with foreign transactions fees or ATM charges. Thanks! I do not like ATM's either, plus we are getting in very late and do not want to mess with it either - just want to jump into a taxi and go to hotel (having the CAD in my pocket ready to go). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffymom Posted July 17, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I just installed a app on my iPhone. Got it from the app,store it’s called “ Curency Converter “ easy and fun to use . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moatenote Posted July 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I just installed a app on my iPhone. Got it from the app,store it’s called “ Curency Converter “ easy and fun to use . Thanks for that app information!! Just put it on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerelmx Posted July 19, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1.3282 investing dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsthatsail Posted July 19, 2018 #11 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Pleased to see Americans want to travel with Canadian money. My Canadian bank today is showing that for me to purchase US I will pay $1.35 for $1.00 US dollar. We always travel with US whatever the exchange rate. You might be surprised that our $1. and $2. are coins and we no longer use pennies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted July 20, 2018 Author #12 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Pleased to see Americans want to travel with Canadian money. My Canadian bank today is showing that for me to purchase US I will pay $1.35 for $1.00 US dollar. We always travel with US whatever the exchange rate. You might be surprised that our $1. and $2. are coins and we no longer use pennies. Yes, I was aware of the $1 and $2 coins and the lack of pennies. I grew up in Detroit and Canadian money was common there, but then it was near equal value and really not a major problem to swap. Here in Oklahoma it is quite different!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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