think_too_mut Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 ATM fees for foreign ATM card holders. Just found AEON in my area, only if it can save me 4-5 times 180THB...because: to really compare you need 2 ATMs, 1 that charges the fee and AEON. Do identical transacion for 10K baht on each and...you may find that AEON runs different exchange rate that may even overdo the fee charged by the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Aha, there is one AEON ATM at Market Village at Hua Hin (3rd floor next to Body Shape shop), that will be handy while there. When I saw the logo, realized AEON in Thai is actually a Japanese company. In Japan, they are everywhere, most shopping malls are theirs (like Tesco in Thai). The biggest retailer in Asia, 80,000 employees and 50 bil US$ a year revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 ttm, sorry to say you are wrong the exchange rate & further fees apart from your chosen withdrawal ATM direct fee (thai 150-180bt fee) is dictated by your card issuer so whether you chose a,b,x bank in a given country matters shite as the exchange conversion fee % (if any) is dictated by visa/master/etc typically a 1-4% offset to the mean exchange rate on the day of transaction/filing in your home bank... e.g. visa atm card with no home fees will have the exchange rate to thailand determined by visa international see full info http://www.visaeurop...ange_rates.aspx (europe/uk site) however to note is when purchasing in shops with your visa/master card these days in LOS its increasingly popular to offer to charge you in your home currency instead of thai baat which used to be maybe an OK deal (prior to the 150/180bt atm fee into), but these days it will add several % to your costs say 3-5% where your typical home bank only adds 0-3% say...so vote with your feet refuse to have baht converted by the thai bank "to really compare you need 2 ATMs, 1 that charges the fee and AEON. Do identical transacion for 10K baht on each and...you may find that AEON runs different exchange rate that may even overdo the fee charged by the other one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I'm still being charged B150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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