Currency rates (added every week or two).

[DELTAprime]

- US$ - 0.7104 (down 2c since October, which was 2c up on the August rate)

I think the Comm Bank is ripping me off, the other day the exchange rate they gave me was around 67c, that's rather low when the normal rate is over 70c.

[Megatran]

I think the Comm Bank is ripping me off, the other day the exchange rate they gave me was around 67c, that's rather low when the normal rate is over 70c.

They are the most profiable of the Big 4 for a reason.

[griffin]

Considering the AU$ has been at 72 US cents for a couple weeks now, and 73 since yesterday, they shouldn't be charging a 5 cent difference.

[TAAUBlaster]

The banks always have a lower rate than market rate. Same way Paypal does.
Still, 5 cents is a bit much.

Buying cash there is a fairly big discrepancy between market rate and the sale rate.

[jazzcomp]

Use 28degMC, better rates than paypal and no foreign transaction fees.

[DELTAprime]

Use 28degMC, better rates than paypal and no foreign transaction fees.

Where do you get a 28 degrees card from? I've seen people on Whirlpool mention using it to buy games from the foreign versions of the Xbox store.

[TAAUBlaster]

http://www.28degreescard.com.au/ is probably the best place to start.

I've been meaning to get one, but I don't know if my wallet can hold another card