Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re:: AMEX or VISA ?
From: mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura)
Date: Sun Sep 5 08:20:34 2004
References: <200409041755.i84HooW6069157@server1.waverley.reid.org> <6.0.1.1.0.20040905062136.03fe0230@pacific.net.sg>

>Friends
>
>I am wondering whether AMEX or VISA gives a better foreign exchange 
>deal. This is of course important if one were to buy gear from 
>abroad and pay by credit card.

Both Amex and my VISA/MC* cards (United Airlines / Northwest 
Airlines) are charging me 2% for the conversion fee in Japan. I'm 
finding it's better to withdraw money from an ATM and pay in cash.

Karen

* Each member bank in the VISA and MC system gets to determine how 
much to charge for foreign purchases. If you call them up, they'll 
tell you.


-- 
Karen Nakamura
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/

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