fstuff1 Posted December 13, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) The currency booths at airports are a ripoff. I thought my bank (Capital one) would have a better rate. Nope I had 200 Singapore dollars. The official exchange rate would give me $149 USD. The capital one near my house only gave me $139. I said the official exchange rate would give me $149 but she said that's what the computer says. $10/149 is 6.7% fee Edited December 13, 2023 by fstuff1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted December 13, 2023 Author #2 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) My receipt. Official exchange rate is $0.745 for 1 Singapore dollar. I thought Capital one would have a better rate than the airport booths because capital one credit card doesn't charge foreign exchange fees and gives the market exchange price when I buy in a foreign currency. Edited December 13, 2023 by fstuff1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted December 13, 2023 #3 Share Posted December 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, fstuff1 said: $10/149 is 6.7% fee Not so bad. If I were to do the same thing at my local currency exchange (which is pretty good), the fee would be about 5%. I guess if I had a couple million SGD, I'd spend a little more time and effort but for small amounts it's hardly worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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