tomO Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Is it worth stopping at the border to convert my american money into canadian. If I'm reading the currency converter right american's worth about 5 cents more than canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 My .02 here is to put whatever you can on credit card, you get the best rate of exchange that way. Or alternatively get Canadian cash from the bank machines here, there are lots of them. I would try to avoid using American $ as your exchange rate at most places will be non existent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennesseeGuy Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 mudd, where are you going and when? Should be nice up there right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxcowboy Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 dont change at the border, they will rip you off, in august, it was less for american. i would recomend the credit card way or atm, even some of the banks charge a fee, which makes it even money. on xm converter it is always higher than what they will give. jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 I exchanged $500.00 Canadian for American today. Cost me $35.00. Tomorrow it might cost you $34.00 or $36.00. It's not worth worrying about IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Credit card is almost the best way but surely the most convenient way to go. My credit card company charges 1% to convert my money as do most other credit cards. If you really want to go with cash the BEST by far is stopping at Fort Erie Race Track and going into the CASINO part. They ALWAYS give the best exchange rate and they are only 2 minutes from the Peace Bridge with easy in and out off the QEW. I have done this several times and if the wife is with me I let her play the slots for 5-10 minutes. A couple times she hit enough to pay for our fishing licenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Unless you're changing thousands of dollars don't worry about it. If you wait till you get to Canada and need to use cash most tourist areas will allow reasonable exchange and if you feel better about it, go to a bank and exchange some. There's always a little premium for exchange wherever you do it. As DanC said, for a few hundred bucks it'll cost you a couple of bucks each way. It's not worth worrying about. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomO Posted September 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Ok thx guy's -Tennesee guy where leaving this coming friday just in time for a cool down or so says the weather networks long forcast. hope the weathers not too bad. We're goin to big gull lake it's about an hour or so north of bellville on 41 I think. Small towns of northbrook and cloyne near by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 I fished Big Gull Lake several times. Stayed at Kirk's Kove. The walleye and pike fishing was always good with smallmouth bass being on the small side. But I was always there in July. Good Luck and give a report on how you do. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomO Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 We've been goin to this lake for years usually the 1st of june and 1st of july we've caught some nice large mouth also. Never been up this late so should be interesting. Staying at hyatts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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