Dear Cuz's, After reading Cuz Gary and Cuz Mary Alice's e-mails it sounds like what Mayor Phillip said about use the ATM at the airport and other places would be the way to go on getting our money in pounds. Also Cuz Sharon who is out of pocket right now had said that is what they did. They got theirs from a ATM at the airport when they landed. Thanks for the input Cuz Mary Alice and Cuz Gary! Hugs Cuz B ttg-inc@comcast.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance !" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Alice" <maryalice@frontiernet.net> To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [WGS] Wales - Money Issues, please read > The airport exchanges frequently have a charge per transaction, as > opposed to a percentage fee. If this is the case, then when I am > traveling, I normally buddy up with several others and pool our money and > make 1 transaction incurring only 1 fee and dividing the money equally > (presuming we each put in US$100 or whatever). Of course, the fee is not > that much either. But I rarely choose to pay more than I need to if I > don't have to! > > The only need I can think of for GBPounds in advance of Manchester > arrival is if you need one of their carts to carry your luggage to > customs and immigration -- about a pound. > > And definitely the best and easiest exchange rate is MC or VISA, so use > it wherever allowed. The receipt you sign at the store/restaurant/hotel > is in GBPounds, but the MC/Visa bill is in US$ with no fee. > > Cuz Mary Alice