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Subject: Re: travellers cheque in Belgium Posted on: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:37:18 -0700

On 4/1/2007 4:53 AM joydeep jumped down, turned around, and wrote:

> We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying
> travellers cheques.

So someone is still using those things? FFS, why?

> Wondering, what is commission free option to
> encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp?

The best commission-free option is not to use the things at all, and
use your ATM card to withdraw cash instead. In Belgium, this can be a
bit dodgier than elsewhere; some ATMs are for local client use only, but
there are plenty around that can be used by people from elsewhere.

Travellers' cheques are a relic of the 20th century.
--
dgs

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