Foreign Currency at Thompsons - warning.

[Bird Legs]

Just a warning. I bought some Egyptian Pounds at Thompsons as they had arranged the holiday and we were in there picking up the tickets. I really do not quibble at the exchange rate, just cannot be bothered shopping around, after all it`s holiday time so just paid what they asked.

It was only later, when looking at the print-out that I realised that I had been charged �3.50 for a buy-back service. They undertake to pay the same rate for the unused foreign currency that you take back!. But who has anything substantial left after a holiday. I certainly don`t. And of course, what happens if the rate shifts in my favour?

Needless to same I warned the rest of family to say they didn`t need the service.

[legend006]

They are dodgey at thomsons .Wait till you get to a thomsons hotel and get ripped off for excursions.They bleed you dry.


Btw for a minute i thoiught you were called legs bird .

And i dont have one so it kinda threw me .

DID THIS HELP?

[Bird Legs]

I`ve seen elsewhere that Thompsons were asking �30. for a trip in Sharm whereas going direct was only �4. - some difference!. Anyway thanks for the reminder, I don`t mind spending money on holiday but hate being ripped off.