Paying In Foreign Currency

[TheMacDonaldMan]

I wanted to send a gift to my girlfriend, however she lives in the US and I live in the UK. Said gift is a bunch of flowers, and obviously sending them from here isn't possible without they being lost, stolen, or ending up dead before they arrive. There is a Walmart store close to her that I can get them from, but obviously they work in Dollars and not GBP. If I were to order them online would the banks over here just take the exchange rate into account or is there something else I have to do ? Help would be hugely appreciated

[tamborine]

Use your credit card

http://www.iflorist.co.uk/flowers-usa/?gclid=CIafwuK908cCFRQUGwodUr0I3Q

[woofgang]

paypal also works across currencies. I often but things from the US by using my credit card or paypal, it works fine. You don't get any choice over the exchange rate of course but i have never found it to be unreasonable.

[Buenchico]

I've often bought things (usually books) from US websites and simply paid using my debit card. The exchange rate used is normally better than the tourist rate that I'd get if I actually got hold of some US dollars in cash, so it's a perfectly sensible way to make a payment to a US business.

[SirOracle]

Can't you use someone like Interflora. Plenty on the net.

[dance2trance]

Send flowers inter flora and pay with credit card/paypal.

[Retrochic]

Interflora is hugely expensive. There should be no problem paying with a card online and have them delivered other than when you fill in your card details you will not be able to put your 'zip code' in. If you pay by Paypal that's the easiest way. I have a grand daughter in Canada and often buy gifts for her from stores within Canada and pay with PayPal. The Card companies use InterBank rates which are usually much better rates than tourist rates.