Re: Useless and dangerous American Express traveller's checks ... outcome

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Re: Useless and dangerous American Express traveller's checks ... outcome

Posted on: 04 Jul 2003 19:27:16 GMT

I get free AmEx checks through my bank, and always take them along as a backup.

When I got ripped off in Thailand, it was a breeze to replace my AmEx TCs. I'm
not sure how long it would've taken to replace my ATM card (which fortunately
stayed with me).

And when I was in Antigua, Guatemala a couple of years ago, the ATM network in
the whole town was down for a full day. Small denonimination TCs are a whole
lot easier to use than non-functioning ATMs.

When I landed in Colombo last year, there were plenty of change places at the
airport giving good rates for TCs, but not a single ATM that accepted foreign
banks' cards.

Etc.

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