best exchange rate, Calis & Fethiye

[number2]

Just had a text from a mate in England, asking me what the rate is at the mo,therate on here says 2.71tl, the shop next to burger 24 says 2.5tl, the gold and silver shops across from Josephs both say 2.55tl and my son says the nil bar are offering 2.4tl, has anyone changed money in Fethiye lately, if so what was the best rate anyone received, and not that clothes shop on the main street, the cheating swine. Alan

[stoop]

Banks usually give the best rate but you might have to queue a while. Ohterwise I understand a Nationwide card is a good bet. They don't charge to withdraw your money abroad.

Stoop

[Ian]

We have a Nationwide card and as Stoop says they do not change for using it abroad. Rate today is 2.49 so I suspect that is not as good as the bank?

See: https://nationwide.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nationwide.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=KImkgZJi&p_lva=43&p_faqid=325&p_created=1078828439&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTE2NyZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PWV4Y2hhbmdlIHJhdGUmcF9wYWdlPTE*&p_li=1

Ian  

[lindacarl]

Ian, that's the rate for ordered cash. I think you'll find that you get FAR more on a Nationwide debit card - should be more like the 2.70 on the bottom of the screen.
I was misled by the cash rate on the Nationwide site & checked out as soon as I could the rate I got with the card against the cash rate - there was no comparison. The debit card gave me lots more.
I think they might possibly use the Travelux? rate on the site - which is always pretty abysmal.

[Ian]

Linda - cheers - hope you are right - we are over in 7 days so I will check it out.

I have to say that normally I would go into Finansbank and queue but whilst over in July I did look at transactions that I had made on my card when I came home and they were about 2.59 - when advertised rate on CBF was 2.68.

Ian

[tel]

I think CBF rates are the buyers rate they charge you. You need the sellers rate which is usually recently within one or two kurus less.  I changed and got 2.70 recently with Finans Bank online.  You are more likely to get 2.65 at present.

[sominekebap]

That makes 2.40 look pretty dismal. We change at 2.70 when customers pay in sterling yesterday.

[doll]

on calis front they were all offering 2.55 on wednesday
in fethiye on 22nd they gave a rate of 2.62 at ozyer exchange

[doll]

nationwide gave a rate of 2.74 for cash on 18 th

[lindacarl]

I just looked at historical rates - the average rate on 18th was 2.7387 on 24th 2.6701 on Oanda. (on 17th was 2.77) I'd expect there to be a few Kurus difference as to what you'd get with Nationwide.

Doll - you got a very good rate there!

Ian - in my experience (having sometimes screwed up the amount of cash I have taken out & been forced to do 2 transactions within minutes) the rates can change by a few Kurus in minutes. I've always got a better rate with Nationwide than exchanging at the bank.

Of course you could always sit outside the booth with a wireless laptop & hope no-one is in the booth when the realtime rate goes up. - Just joking :-)