What happened to Sterling?

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BlasterBates replied

28 June 2011, 11:14
Even rates in top investment banks are trash compared to basically anyone working in Euroland or Switzerland.
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TimberWolf replied

28 June 2011, 09:52
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Everybody knows not to change currency at the airport. Dont they?

Or to buy anything at airports.
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MarillionFan replied

28 June 2011, 09:29
Everybody knows not to change currency at the airport. Dont they?
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DimPrawn replied

28 June 2011, 09:29
It's called trashing your own currency to reduce your debt in real terms. A great time for anyone with a million pound mortgage in Sterling.
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oracleslave replied

28 June 2011, 09:25
Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post

I'm sure at Gatwick, a few weeks ago, the brokers in the terminal were actually offering less than Euro 1 for a £1. Rip off merchants.

Not just Gatwick, I've had the same in Vienna, Hannover, Dusseldorf etc recently.
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MarillionFan replied

28 June 2011, 09:22
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

Airports charge to change Monopoly notes to English.

ftfy
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minestrone replied

28 June 2011, 09:17
Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post

I'm sure at Gatwick, a few weeks ago, the brokers in the terminal were actually offering less than Euro 1 for a £1. Rip off merchants.

Airports charge to change Scottish notes to English.
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minestrone replied

28 June 2011, 09:13
I went to get some money out of a cash machine in Geneva airport to buy some chocolate before the flight back, pressed the wrong button and got 500 Swiss francs by mistake. The best currency trade I have ever made.
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Fred Bloggs replied

28 June 2011, 09:01
I'm sure at Gatwick, a few weeks ago, the brokers in the terminal were actually offering less than Euro 1 for a £1. Rip off merchants.
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MarillionFan replied

28 June 2011, 08:06
Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post

I was in Ireland at the weekend.

At the airport in Dublin I changed £50 (I know not the best place, but it was 23.00 and needed a taxi)

I got 50.67 Euro FFS

This thread should read

What happened to Alreadypacked?

And the answer is, you got ripped off.

£1 = 1.12 Euros
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alreadypacked started a topic What happened to Sterling?

28 June 2011, 07:58
What happened to Sterling?

I was in Ireland at the weekend.

At the airport in Dublin I changed £50 (I know not the best place, but it was 23.00 and needed a taxi)

I got 50.67 Euro FFS
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