Comment by spwa4

2 hours ago

People did that? I took one look at the fees and ... "no thank you", and took cash.

Yeah, if I wanted to pay the crazy spread on currency exchange, I’d use my credit card instead.

10 years ago I was still traveling with a bunch of $100 banknotes and reading blogs to find the most honest shady currency exchange place with good rates wherever I went. Fun times!

I even paid for two! iPhones in cash back then!

Today? I just stop by an ATM and withdraw some cash, everything else goes contactless on Wise.