During my travels since my last trip to the LoS I have noticed the sudden appearance of rip-off ATMs at airports.
Essentially what is happening is that the regular bank ATMs are getting removed from the arrival facilities at airports to be replaced by 'specialist' ones that offer a really lousy exchange rate - one I found in Portugal charged more than £1 for a euro.
- Has this scam reached BKK yet?
Rip off ATMs at airports
Rip off ATMs at airports
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly...
Re: Rip off ATMs at airports
Certainly the ATMs from the main banks are hard to find, I have an account with Bangkok Bank and all theirs are actually outside where you get the bus or taxi.
Re: Rip off ATMs at airports
Interesting (I also use BB) - in the absence of a 'proper' ATM at BKK I was toying with the idea of getting my first tranche of Baht from these people:I have an account with Bangkok Bank and all theirs are actually outside where you get the bus or taxi.
www.thecurrencyclub.co.uk
- But have never used this type of service before..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly...
Re: Rip off ATMs at airports
I mostly use TransferWise. Same sort of thing
Re: Rip off ATMs at airports
Not quite.. - TransferWise (I use SAT Worldwide..) looks like one of the outfits that moves money from your home A/C into your Thai one without taking the sort of cut the banks rake off.I mostly use TransferWise. Same sort of thing
CurrencyClub delivers actual currency to your home address before you depart - but I've not tried this before..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly...