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Originally Posted by jscott
True, it's up to the person. Many ATM's are 10k max tho.
If you are withdrawing 10k per time for a 100k baht trip, that would come out to approx 600 baht per 1 withdaw (with 200 baht thai bank fee, 1% visa fee, own bank fee 200-300 fee, etc) which comes out to 6000 baht in fee after 10 times at ATM.
And you know how easy it can be to spend $2,777 (100k baht) in 1 week vacation on food , that's not including the entertainment, hotel, flights, tours, etc etc.
I just advise exchange cash so strongly because i HATE to see how much BIG BANKS, VISA international, small banks, etc all just make SO MUCH money from our laziness.
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i dont know any atms in the country that are 10k max withdrawal. they are all 20k max per session or the max daily limit of your atm. my daily limit from my US atm is $500/day. you can also go to the counter and withdraw as much as your bank will allow. we had a client visit us from the US and he was able to pull a couple grand from his ATM card at the bank counter.
i think your advice puts people at risk of robbery. 10 years ago that was pretty rare, but its pretty common now in bkk and the beaches. there's more pickpockets and bag snatchers on the street than ever before.