Post by WillTravel on Aug 3, 2005 18:20:40 GMT -5
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One important point - watch out for merchants who try to charge you in your home currency, instead of Euros or pounds. They will tell you they are doing you a favor by converting to dollars, but in fact they are usually adding several extra percent for themselves. This practice has become much more common in the past few months.
One important point - watch out for merchants who try to charge you in your home currency, instead of Euros or pounds. They will tell you they are doing you a favor by converting to dollars, but in fact they are usually adding several extra percent for themselves. This practice has become much more common in the past few months.