Rip off Bureau de Change at Airports

actually criminal imo.

Belfast was offering 6 rmb to the pound.. Rate was 10.5..

screwing the poor chinese going home for Chinese New Year..

makes me want to attack them.

When I am travelling for work I dont want wife to see what I am taking.. their bad rates in terminal three HTR are fine by me at that stage.. also the over priced condoms in the Boots

2 weeks ago they were selling it at 0.98 and buying it at 1.1999.....and some of the crap the cashiers were spouting " The best deal you will get in UK "

If you can't be arsed sorting some cash out beforehand then you pay the price.

It's like not having anything to eat before going on a long motorway journey.

Always someone making money out of lazy idle fekkers

1.08 today tourist rate....euro.

oh come on! I travel a lot and if you are dumb enough to wait till you get to the airport you desrve to be ripped off.The airports throughout the world charge exorbitant rents and its a monopoly situation.The best way to get money these days when travelling is to use a 'CIRRUS' card.Its usally connected to any debit card associated with a savings account.They give you an excellent exchange rates then charge you 'foeign currency fee" It usually works out to the same as exchanging cash at the best rate around wherever you are.

Also why should idiots be protected from their own stupidity? Those whinging about this triviality probably overpaid for their house as well.Its just their mentality.

i dont think you can beat n/wide credit card for the euro,also good bureau in london have 3-4 spread for cash and no comm.

as far as i know nobody is forced to buy money at the airport (at least in this country anyway)

Did anybody say they were forced to buy ?

lol Mr Ben. You are SO right.

But the days of personal responsibilty for your actions are over - for the moment.

The best way to get travel money is a nationwide flex account.
They have started passing on fees to customers (it used to be completely free), however there are very few places where you will have to pay any fees. The exchange rate is excellent, and in most countries there is no fee.

No fee in the eurozone.
When I went to Costa Rica and Nicaragua there was no fee either.
For a nationwide credit card there are no fees on worldwide spending and you get the same exchange rate which differs very little from the interbank rate. I think the post office offer a credit card like that too.

It's true that when I go on trips with friends, they do sometimes get their foreign currency at the airport. It can easily leave you £100 out of pocket if you get a horrible deal.

some people dont think they will need euros....when they arrive at an airport......then kids want drinks ;food...then theres paying for a taxi.......alicante not in town centre........so euros needed for the bus...