N
noah
Guest
I must admit I am miffed as I thought with all this publicity about banks they would be a bit more careful in dealing with customers but boy was I WRONG!!
I needed a 1000 swiss franks for a trip abroad this Saturday and ordered same from BOI last week and got them today. I was surprised with the difference in the rate I was quoted by xcom on the net and the actual amount I was charged. €650.00 on net but BOI stung me for €681.34. I was not alone when I collected same so could not complain but did go to the local NIB and was quoted €666.00. Now I can live with an extra €16.00 but €31.34 is taking the P. My transaction was at €1.4815 rate and €6.34 commision. NIB was €1.50 rate and €2.54 commission. I rang bank of Ireland and was offered the commission back but not the better rate. I am gutted as normally quite careful. As it is so close to Saturday I cant get currency elsewhere this time. Rest assured I will never use BOI again and I am a customer as well. Morale of the story SHOP AROUND and can someone put the best place to get FE on this site? Anyway it has given me the incentive to move my House Insurance from BOI and I will no doubt save more than the €15.31 I lost. I thought they would have refunded the difference at least. I got a basd exchnage rate and got stung for commission as well.
BE WARNED.
NOAH
I needed a 1000 swiss franks for a trip abroad this Saturday and ordered same from BOI last week and got them today. I was surprised with the difference in the rate I was quoted by xcom on the net and the actual amount I was charged. €650.00 on net but BOI stung me for €681.34. I was not alone when I collected same so could not complain but did go to the local NIB and was quoted €666.00. Now I can live with an extra €16.00 but €31.34 is taking the P. My transaction was at €1.4815 rate and €6.34 commision. NIB was €1.50 rate and €2.54 commission. I rang bank of Ireland and was offered the commission back but not the better rate. I am gutted as normally quite careful. As it is so close to Saturday I cant get currency elsewhere this time. Rest assured I will never use BOI again and I am a customer as well. Morale of the story SHOP AROUND and can someone put the best place to get FE on this site? Anyway it has given me the incentive to move my House Insurance from BOI and I will no doubt save more than the €15.31 I lost. I thought they would have refunded the difference at least. I got a basd exchnage rate and got stung for commission as well.
BE WARNED.
NOAH