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I recently made a trip to the US, to Anaheim CA. (If you're ever thinking of going there, don't!).
Anyway, I tried to plan exactly how much money I would need - didn't want to run out and no point in bringing a load of worthless dollars home after all.
So I get to my hotel and they ask for a $100 deposit! What's that all about, no one mentioned that. I ended up having to go and withdraw an extra $100 and on the last day of my trip the hotel clerk gave me $100 dollars in cash.
What am I supposed to with this? Wipe my arse on it. After the crappy exchange rate and commision it was practically worthless.
Stupid dollar.

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Originally posted by Varg
What am I supposed to with this?
Send it to me?

I have much the same problem every month on a much larger scale, as you can probably imagine.

Luckily, I pay most bills in USD too, so there is a saving there, but I would be much happier if the dollar was to make a staggering comeback.

-Russ

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Originally posted by Varg
What am I supposed to with this?
put it on red😀

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Originally posted by Russ
Send it to me?

I have much the same problem every month on a much larger scale, as you can probably imagine.

-Russ
I am under whelmed by your anguish. If only I had the problem of too many dollars. If you want to send me lots so that I can truly empathise with you, that'd be OK?

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lol!

I may have been misunderstood there - I don't have too many of them, but being in the UK and dealing in dollars is painful because of the exchange rate.

-Russ

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Originally posted by Russ
lol!

I may have been misunderstood there - I don't have too many of them, but being in the UK and dealing in dollars is painful because of the exchange rate.

-Russ
Couldn't you start a dollar account in the Cayman's or something?

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Originally posted by Varg
I recently made a trip to the US, to Anaheim CA. (If you're ever thinking of going there, don't!).
Anyway, I tried to plan exactly how much money I would need - didn't want to run out and no point in bringing a load of worthless dollars home after all.
So I get to my hotel and they ask for a $100 deposit! What's that all about, no one mentioned that. I en ...[text shortened]... n it. After the crappy exchange rate and commision it was practically worthless.
Stupid dollar.
Why did you not just spend it in duty free?

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Originally posted by Russ
Send it to me?
Okay, £50 is £50 but it was more like £70 when I first parted with it. Apparently if I'd had a credit card I could have put the deposit on that and not have lost anything, but I don't have one.

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Originally posted by Varg
Apparently if I'd had a credit card I could have put the deposit on that and not have lost anything, but I don't have one.
You made a trip to a foreign country and booked a hotel room without a credit card? I didn't even know they let you book hotel rooms without one these days.

How do you function without a credit card?😛

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Why in the world did you go to Anaheim of all places? The U.S. is a huge country and you chose to go to the armpit of California.

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Originally posted by CliffLandin
Why in the world did you go to Anaheim of all places? The U.S. is a huge country and you chose to go to the armpit of California.
My thoughts exactly!

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Originally posted by CliffLandin
Why in the world did you go to Anaheim of all places? The U.S. is a huge country and you chose to go to the armpit of California.
Yeah, he should have gone to Flint, Michigan.

: D

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Yeah, the dollar sucks. I remember last year when I was in Europe and I got off the plane with $3000 in my pocket, only to have it cut in half, once I converted to Euros.

Friggin bull, man.

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Originally posted by CliffLandin
Why in the world did you go to Anaheim of all places? The U.S. is a huge country and you chose to go to the armpit of California.
Well, it was work. Anaheim Convention Centre.
Usually I pick the conferences in good places. San Francisco was a good one.

And, yes, not having a credit card is tough in the US. Here in the UK I never need one. I always pay debit card or cash.
In the US you really need one, but I only visit once a year or so.

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Originally posted by Varg
Well, it was work. Anaheim Convention Centre.
Usually I pick the conferences in good places. San Francisco was a good one.

And, yes, not having a credit card is tough in the US. Here in the UK I never need one. I always pay debit card or cash.
In the US you really need one, but I only visit once a year or so.
I just checked the statistics ... credit card penetration rate is almost 80% in the USA and about 40% in Europe.