Canadian webmasters...whats a good place to exchange currency - GoFuckYourself.com

flashfire · 10-05-2004, 04:03 PM

With the exchange rates so low and the banks exchange even lower does anyone know of a good place to do USD-CND exchange?

Thanx

flashfire · 10-05-2004, 04:09 PM

bump...just incase you missed it

Nicky · 10-05-2004, 04:16 PM

Forex ?

quiet · 10-05-2004, 04:18 PM

i just use my bank *shrug*

webgurl · 10-05-2004, 04:19 PM

yeah i wouldn't go to bank if you had the cash , those exchange places gives you better rates not like "money mart or money tree " places but look for those tourists foreign exchange currency stores , instead of getting 1.246 you can get about 1.252 , bit more

flashfire · 10-05-2004, 04:19 PM

I found one place called custom house...I will look at forex...the bank is a huge rip-off as usual

mkx · 10-05-2004, 04:21 PM

1.26129? What the fuck????????? As a Canadian I should be happy, but not when 99% of my money is in US Dollars. Is it going to keep going down?

doober · 10-05-2004, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by raulph
1.26129? What the fuck????????? As a Canadian I should be happy, but not when 99% of my money is in US Dollars. Is it going to keep going down?

watch the US dollar tank....
85cents by next summer economists are predicting......if bush stays in im sure it will get there quite easily aswell

flashfire · 10-05-2004, 04:28 PM

On a side note Vote Kerry

JFK · 10-05-2004, 04:29 PM

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Originally posted by webgurl
yeah i wouldn't go to bank if you had the cash , those exchange places gives you better rates not like "money mart or money tree " places but look for those tourists foreign exchange currency stores , instead of getting 1.246 you can get about 1.252 , bit more

beware some of places display high rates then charge you a fee which negates the deal you are getting

I find the best consistent rates are @ TD Canada trust, open a "borderless account"

quiet · 10-05-2004, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by doober
watch the US dollar tank....
85cents by next summer economists are predicting......if bush stays in im sure it will get there quite easily aswell

yep, just keeps going down.

mkx · 10-05-2004, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JFK
beware some of places display high rates then charge you a fee which negates the deal you are getting

I find the best consistent rates are @ TD Canada trust, open a "borderless account"

Td canada trust is the freindly neighborhood bank of canada. Toronto atleast. They are everywhere and they are the most sane. CHARTER ONE BANK SUCKS Just for the record, they are charging me $35 every 4 days for an overdraft they created. They allow overdrafts to come into the account and then charge me fees and they won't let me take overdraft protection off

bogo · 10-05-2004, 06:37 PM

Royal Bank

Converting 1000.00 U.S. Dollars to Canadian Dollars will yield 1244.00 Canadian Dollars.
(Derived rate = 1.2440)

http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/cgi-bin/travel/fxconvert.pl

Steen2 · 10-05-2004, 06:38 PM

XE Trade?

wyldblyss · 10-05-2004, 06:47 PM

I usually just go to the bank. You could try the tourist exchange centers though, if memory serves me correctly the rate is a little bit better there.

WiredGuy · 10-05-2004, 07:11 PM

I use Custom House. They guarantee they'll beat all 5 national banks on your exchange rates. Last time I exchanged $40k into Canadian, I did the math with Royal Bank and Custom House and I ended up saving nearly $200 US. Great company to deal with and they have offices in all major cities in Canada.

WG

psyko514 · 10-05-2004, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JFK
beware some of places display high rates then charge you a fee which negates the deal you are getting

I find the best consistent rates are @ TD Canada trust, open a "borderless account"

A borderless account is a good option. At TD right now, if you're selling, you'll get 1.2375 with a regular account, 1.2441 with a borderless.

webgurl · 10-05-2004, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JFK

I find the best consistent rates are @ TD Canada trust, open a "borderless account"

Thats the Account I have as well its the best US Account .

quiet · 10-05-2004, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WiredGuy
I use Custom House. They guarantee they'll beat all 5 national banks on your exchange rates. Last time I exchanged $40k into Canadian, I did the math with Royal Bank and Custom House and I ended up saving nearly $200 US. Great company to deal with and they have offices in all major cities in Canada.

WG

that's who i used to use, before i started getting wires.

psyko514 · 10-05-2004, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by webgurl
Thats the Account I have as well its the best US Account .

http://www.tdcanadatrust.com/usbanking/checking.jsp

that one is better.

Phoenix · 10-05-2004, 07:40 PM

you can sometimes get a good rate from strip clubs

WiredGuy · 10-05-2004, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
that's who i used to use, before i started getting wires.

Your wires come in CDN $ from iBill?
WG

FlyingIguana · 10-05-2004, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by raulph
1.26129? What the fuck????????? As a Canadian I should be happy, but not when 99% of my money is in US Dollars. Is it going to keep going down?

a squirrel told me it could drop to 1.15

Arm123 · 10-05-2004, 08:11 PM

I remember when i could take out $1000 USD get $1600 CND pay off my monthly bills and have spending money for the week.

Sadly, i am making more money now... which equals less money when you think about it...

God hates me... and it looks like the US is in big trouble with all the BS happening at home and over seas.

Its only gonna get worse. I wish they would just nuke everyone and get it over with. Ether that, or i have to move to Mexico.

I dont think id fit in there.

psyko514 · 10-05-2004, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arm123
I remember when i could take out $1000 USD get $1600 CND pay off my monthly bills and have spending money for the week.

Yeah, I remember that too. I was so happy

daveylapoo · 10-05-2004, 08:26 PM

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

anybody try this yet? It seems about 1-15% better than CIBC.

flashfire · 10-06-2004, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by daveylapoo
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

anybody try this yet? It seems about 1-15% better than CIBC.

cool, thanx

mkx · 10-06-2004, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by daveylapoo
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

anybody try this yet? It seems about 1-15% better than CIBC.

I think you have to sign up and be approved and stuff, like fax them over your id, etc. At least it was like that when they first introduced the program

mkx · 10-06-2004, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arm123
I remember when i could take out $1000 USD get $1600 CND pay off my monthly bills and have spending money for the week.

Sadly, i am making more money now... which equals less money when you think about it...

God hates me... and it looks like the US is in big trouble with all the BS happening at home and over seas.

Its only gonna get worse. I wish they would just nuke everyone and get it over with. Ether that, or i have to move to Mexico.

I dont think id fit in there.

Mmmmmm 1.6, those were the days. Do you have ICQ? Add me 690981

notjoe · 10-06-2004, 03:56 AM

For me, driving to one of those exchange places would actually cost me more in gas than i would get back from that 1% difference. If you're planning on exchanging large, like 5k+ banks will generally give you a slightly higher rate than their posted rates..Even at 5k you're only getting an extra $50 which isnt a whole lot.

Mrs F.U.B.A.R. · 10-06-2004, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by psyko514
http://www.tdcanadatrust.com/usbanking/checking.jsp

that one is better.

I use both the TD Waterhouse account with the TD Canada Trust borderless acount and find that having the 2 works best. The TD Waterhouse account allows me to have US funds available on a debit card for when I'm in the states or making purchases online and need the funds to be US without converting and use TD Canada Trust for the rest making the conversion to canadian when needed. And you can have the funds transfered same day between the 2 accounts (Waterhouse and CT) with a phone call.

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flashfire ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,098	Canadian webmasters...whats a good place to exchange currency With the exchange rates so low and the banks exchange even lower does anyone know of a good place to do USD-CND exchange? Thanx

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WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,482	I use Custom House. They guarantee they'll beat all 5 national banks on your exchange rates. Last time I exchanged $40k into Canadian, I did the math with Royal Bank and Custom House and I ended up saving nearly $200 US. Great company to deal with and they have offices in all major cities in Canada. WG __________________ I play with Google.

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10-05-2004, 04:09 PM	#2
flashfire ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,098	bump...just incase you missed it

10-05-2004, 04:18 PM	#4
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	i just use my bank shrug

10-05-2004, 04:19 PM	#5
webgurl Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Clouds with Carebears Posts: 7,954	yeah i wouldn't go to bank if you had the cash , those exchange places gives you better rates not like "money mart or money tree " places but look for those tourists foreign exchange currency stores , instead of getting 1.246 you can get about 1.252 , bit more

10-05-2004, 04:21 PM	#7
mkx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	1.26129? What the fuck????????? As a Canadian I should be happy, but not when 99% of my money is in US Dollars. Is it going to keep going down?

10-05-2004, 04:28 PM	#9
flashfire ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,098	On a side note Vote Kerry

10-05-2004, 06:37 PM	#13
bogo Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,982	Royal Bank Converting 1000.00 U.S. Dollars to Canadian Dollars will yield 1244.00 Canadian Dollars. (Derived rate = 1.2440) http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/cgi-bin/travel/fxconvert.pl

10-05-2004, 06:47 PM	#15
wyldblyss Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Buck Starts Here Posts: 5,779	I usually just go to the bank. You could try the tourist exchange centers though, if memory serves me correctly the rate is a little bit better there.

10-05-2004, 08:11 PM	#24
Arm123 Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 169	I remember when i could take out $1000 USD get $1600 CND pay off my monthly bills and have spending money for the week. Sadly, i am making more money now... which equals less money when you think about it... God hates me... and it looks like the US is in big trouble with all the BS happening at home and over seas. Its only gonna get worse. I wish they would just nuke everyone and get it over with. Ether that, or i have to move to Mexico. I dont think id fit in there.

10-05-2004, 08:26 PM	#26
daveylapoo Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 423	http://www.xe.com/ucc/ anybody try this yet? It seems about 1-15% better than CIBC.

10-06-2004, 03:56 AM	#30
notjoe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,599	For me, driving to one of those exchange places would actually cost me more in gas than i would get back from that 1% difference. If you're planning on exchanging large, like 5k+ banks will generally give you a slightly higher rate than their posted rates..Even at 5k you're only getting an extra $50 which isnt a whole lot.