Message from discussion exchanging USA-Canadian money

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Subject: Re: exchanging USA-Canadian money
From: "garycarson" <garycar...@alumni.northwestern.edu>
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On Jul 3 2009 7:52 PM, MZB wrote:

> We will be spending a couple of days in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Years ago, 
> I used to exchange some American dollars for Canadian at our local bank. I 
> would also use my credit cards in Canada and I'd get a good exchange rate. 
> Is this still true? I know credit card companies are scrounging for funds, 
> so I wonder if they screw you on the exchange rate. Another possibility is 
> to exchange American dollars for Canadian at a bank in Windsor (as opposed 
> to my local bank).
> 
> So, my question: is there a best way to do this to get the best return and 
> should I still use credit cards in Canada (I could just use cash if that 
> would work better). Also, what about exchanging funds in the Windsor Casino?
> 
> Mel

If you aren't exchanging in million dollar bundles you'll get screwed.

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