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Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
David of Broadway typed


(scratches head) What valuables am I keeping insecure by using a credit
card?

The credit card itself, and possibly the wallet in which you keep it,
which may contain other valuables.

I keep my CCs well out of reach when on the Tube, but keep my
tickets handy.

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

I Have 6 pounds in cash I dont want to exchange money i need 2 pounds
for the bus to Heathrow and will prolly use the other 4 pounds for
restaurant tips my transfer to the qe2 is paid so credit card is best
way especially since ill get air miles on it

BTW how are you feeling ?

Very well. Just not very mobile any more. I have a Freedom Pass and
Taxicard so wouldn't need credit cards to tour London...

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
David of Broadway typed

(scratches head) What valuables am I keeping insecure by using a credit
card?

The credit card itself, and possibly the wallet in which you keep it,
which may contain other valuables.

The credit card itself can be replaced if it's stolen, unlike cash.

As for whatever else is in the wallet, that issue is independent of what
I'm pulling out of the wallet. Except that if I usually use credit
cards, there probably isn't much cash in my wallet to begin with.

If I don't want to pull my wallet out, I keep my credit card in a
separate pocket.

I keep my CCs well out of reach when on the Tube, but keep my tickets handy.

Although London seemed quite safe to me, if I'm worried about losing
anything on the Tube, it's cash, not credit cards. (Oh, and a black
cotton jacket. I managed to lose that too. Last I saw it, it was
traveling on the Piccadilly line, a bit over a month ago.)
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David of Broadway
New York, NY, USA

Jim wrote:
"David of Broadway" wrote in message
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Also, some people may face smaller fees with credit cards than with ATM
cards. (Not I -- neither my credit cards nor my ATM card charge fees.)


So the actual exchange rates on your credit card statement are no higher
than the interbank rates for that day? You can check he

http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxhistory

Very nice resource! Thanks.

They're not identical, but they're very close. Some days they're a
teensy weensy bit higher; other days they're a teensy weensy bit lower.

But I also get a rebate (I think it's 1%, and to my surprise it appears
to include overseas transactions), so I undoubtedly come out ahead with
the credit card.
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David of Broadway
New York, NY, USA