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Hi,

Am flying out to Vegas at end of next week, anyone know the best place to buy a reasonably large amount of dollars?  Is it possible to negotiate with the travel agents about the rate at all?  Like trying to agree a better rate for selling the dollars back when i get back (i hope i have some left lol)?

Travelex at the airports will buy back at the same rate for a small fee i.e. a few quid. I bought about 10k in $ last time I went and they didn't bat an eyelid at that, dunno what the max is though. If you come back with more than u went with you'd have to go to your bank/travel agent with the extra if your ok with that?

if you buy from travelex, CHECK OUT THEIR ONLINE RATE!!!!

its much better than the walkup airport rate...

wait while you get out there im sure foxy will do you a good deal.

U can only buy $5k max online though and you have to do it in 2 seperate $2.5k purchases.

Good point about Foxy, I've never met him though, anyone know if he's willing to swop for Sterling at a mid-rate?

Knowing Stu , if they paid him in cash, there wont be much left!! lolol

tescos and marks are usually much better rates than the travel agents

The United States of America.

I have used both www.travelex.co.uk and www.onlinefx.co.uk

Travelex you can collect at the airport
OnlineFX wiill deliver by post at a small fee.

If you are in London, try www.Change-Link.com. You can't order online but if you can get to their offices in Victoria, they are currently offering 1.965.

Martyn Lewis on his Money Saving Expert website in the www.moneysavingexpert.com/cards/cheaper-spending-overseas (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cards/cheaper-spending-overseas) article reckons a Nationwide debit card is the best option but also gives some info on the best way to buy foreign currency here - www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money)

I'll give you 20 dollars if I can hide in your suitcase.

Good luck in Vegas George.

You and Mark doing a blog again? If so, Id love to have the address.

I think the Post Office have a good rate, they sell FOC and buy back FOC.....

Worth checking a few out.....Also a good idea as someone pointed out earlier... You may get a better rate for your £££ in USA....

i know the best place in glasgow for getting foreign currecny over the counter are those yellow Cheque Centre shops that do the payday loans for poor peoples.

today they were selling for $1.93.3 for the £, which isn't amazing but much better than any of these ripoff major banks will give you.

Cheers Dale, I'll try the cheque centre I think, i phoned a few places today but the cheque centre sounds best.

S'Funny, I was walking past there earlier this evening just thinking about this thread.....

There is one on the trongate, just along that Glasgow Institution of young mens fashion, Dees....

I was looking at the Euro rate, and it was also very good...

http://www.cityforex.co.uk give pretty good rates. Free next day delivery on orders over £500.

I usually use City Forex, they're very good and are usually the best with rates. Ask for Lee Mallin and tell him Karl sent you ;o)

You could check out the rate at your bank if you wire money direct to the casino cage.  Make sure that the casino knows that the money is for the WSOP though as sometimes they will only pay out in their chips.