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From: Dillon Pyron on 28 Jul 2010 23:38 [Default] Thus spake Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com>: >On 24 Jul 2010 03:42:48 GMT, Patty Winter <patty1(a)wintertime.com> >wrote: > >> >>In article <i2dh5n$1gvf$1(a)adenine.netfront.net>, HD_3 <MN_SMC(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>We have always purchased American Express travelers cheques to use on all >>>our vacations. I like the fact I am protected, but they are also like cash. >>> >>>However, I heard someone say that a lot of places will no longer accept >>>TC's. Has anyone ran into that at WDW? >>> >>>I have my CC or debit card to use just in case, but for spending money and >>>to be able to get some cash (I.e.: cash a TC at the hotel) , I'd rather use >>>TC's. I don't want to have to find an ATM (I don't use them at home) to be >>>able to get cash. >> >>You don't mention whether your use of travelers' checks will involve >>currency conversion, although I'm guessing that from your spelling of >>"cheques" that it will. In that case, you might want to find out what >>the conversion rate is compared to what your credit card company offers. >>Don't forget to figure in any fees involved in the latter. You also need >>to include in your calculations any fees for buying the checks in the >>first place, if you don't get them free. >> >>I have some travelers' checks I got years ago that I keep taking with >>me on trips, but haven't actually used any for a long time. I use a >>combination of credit cards and cash. For example, on my recent trip >>to Canada I got a couple hundred Canadian dollars from an ATM when I >>arrived in Stratford, and that lasted me until we got back to Michigan. >>For the most part, I used a credit card. >> >> >>Patty > >Unless HD_3 has moved lately, she's from Minnesota. >You really need to learn how to stalk people better. ;-) > >I agree with most others, ditch the TC's and use a credit card. >If it's lost/stolen, you can stop any transaction with it immediately, >and get it replaced pretty quickly. You'll be surprised how little >cash you can get away with. > >(I have a traveler's check in my wallet in case of emergency. >It was a left over check from one of my business trips, when I >used to travel a lot on business. So it's been in my wallet for >some 22 years without being used... I hope that by the time >I have to use it, it won't break into little pieces when I try to >unfold it...) You know that 1988 $20 is worth something like $33 today. I have to find it, but there's a site that will do this for you. It's where I originally got my "1956 2 cents, corrected for inflation" comment. > >Keane -- - dillon I am not invalid Toby (Tri-Umph That's the Sweet Truth) March 1998 - June 2010 What a dog. What a dog!
From: Dillon Pyron on 28 Jul 2010 23:39 [Default] Thus spake Lisa Cubbon <cubbon(a)bellsouth.net>: >On 7/28/2010 6:09 AM, Keane wrote: >> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:39:33 -0500, Rudeney<rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On 7/27/2010 8:11 AM, Keane wrote: >> <snip> >>>> Unless HD_3 has moved lately, she's from Minnesota. >>>> You really need to learn how to stalk people better. ;-) >>> >>> Minnesota? Well, I guess Patty was right, HD_3 *will* need currency >>> conversion! ;-) >> >> Ever been to the Arrowhead? Bob and Doug McKenzie-land South >> of the border. >> >>>> I agree with most others, ditch the TC's and use a credit card. >>>> If it's lost/stolen, you can stop any transaction with it immediately, >>>> and get it replaced pretty quickly. You'll be surprised how little >>>> cash you can get away with. >>> >>> And you will also be surprised at how much "cash" you will have to have >>> to pay off the credit card! That, in fact, may be one of the compelling >>> reasons one might have to use traveler's checks - you can't overspend them. >> >> I get more disparaged when I use cash and watch how fast it >> disappears. I'm on vacation. Out of sight, out of mind... :-) >> >>>> So it's been in my wallet for >>>> some 22 years without being used... I hope that by the time >>>> I have to use it, it won't break into little pieces when I try to >>>> unfold it...) >>> >>> You know, if I cutout the part about it being a traveler's check... ;-) >> >> Good god, you mean I didn't get any for *22* years? >> >> Inconceivable! > >On the cruise, one of the movies that played over and over was Princess >Bride.... I do not think that word means what you think it means. > >Lisa >> >> Keane, who tries to climb out of the gutter every once in a while... -- - dillon I am not invalid Toby (Tri-Umph That's the Sweet Truth) March 1998 - June 2010 What a dog. What a dog!
From: lenniemc on 29 Jul 2010 04:28 In article <i2dh5n$1gvf$1(a)adenine.netfront.net>, HD_3 says... > >We are going to the world next month and I just wondered what everyone else >uses for currency at the world. > >We have always purchased American Express travelers cheques to use on all >our vacations. I like the fact I am protected, but they are also like cash. > >However, I heard someone say that a lot of places will no longer accept >TC's. Has anyone ran into that at WDW? > >I have my CC or debit card to use just in case, but for spending money and >to be able to get some cash (I.e.: cash a TC at the hotel) , I'd rather use >TC's. I don't want to have to find an ATM (I don't use them at home) to be >able to get cash. > >Has anyone had problems using TC's at the World or what do you use while on >vacation? > > > > > >--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- I carry enough cash to cover Housekeeping tips, and other little incidentials - but it's mainly a CC that's tied into my room key so I don't have to carry a bunch of cards. I leave the cash at home to pay off the CC bill when it arrives. I haven't used TC in years. Seems like the clerks don't know what to do with them anymore. Linda
From: Rudeney on 29 Jul 2010 11:31 On 7/28/2010 5:09 AM, Keane wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:39:33 -0500, Rudeney<rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> > wrote: > >> On 7/27/2010 8:11 AM, Keane wrote: > <snip> > >>> So it's been in my wallet for >>> some 22 years without being used... I hope that by the time >>> I have to use it, it won't break into little pieces when I try to >>> unfold it...) >> >> You know, if I cutout the part about it being a traveler's check... ;-) > > Good god, you mean I didn't get any for *22* years? > > Inconceivable! OK, despite the long setup, this has to be about the best pun in RADP history! -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: lilith on 29 Jul 2010 16:35 On 29 Jul 2010 01:28:28 -0700, lenniemc <lenniemc_member(a)newsguy.com> wrote: >In article <i2dh5n$1gvf$1(a)adenine.netfront.net>, HD_3 says... >> >>We are going to the world next month and I just wondered what everyone else >>uses for currency at the world. >> >>We have always purchased American Express travelers cheques to use on all >>our vacations. I like the fact I am protected, but they are also like cash. >> >>However, I heard someone say that a lot of places will no longer accept >>TC's. Has anyone ran into that at WDW? >> >>I have my CC or debit card to use just in case, but for spending money and >>to be able to get some cash (I.e.: cash a TC at the hotel) , I'd rather use >>TC's. I don't want to have to find an ATM (I don't use them at home) to be >>able to get cash. >> >>Has anyone had problems using TC's at the World or what do you use while on >>vacation? >> >> >> >> >> >>--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- > >I carry enough cash to cover Housekeeping tips, and other little incidentials - >but it's mainly a CC that's tied into my room key so I don't have to carry a >bunch of cards. I leave the cash at home to pay off the CC bill when it >arrives. I haven't used TC in years. Seems like the clerks don't know what to >do with them anymore. I know what I DON'T have to do with them anymore. Sign each and every one of them before I leave the bank. >Linda -- Lilith
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