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Fofazoju
Joined: 09 May 2006
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 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: Changing Korean won to Canadian $$ here |
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This may be a dumb question, so FORGIVE ME in advance....
Im heading to Canada soon, and was wondering if it makes ANY difference at all with the rate etc. how I get Canadian money.
Example...Does it make sense to change my Won to US here and then once I get to Canada change the American to Canadian??? Im clueless when it comes to stuff like this.
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JungMin
Joined: 18 May 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Why buy American dollars first? Just buy Canadian dollars here. |
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DaeguKid
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| no, that is a bad idea. Buy Canadian. If you buy Yank and convert again to Canuck then you just paid two service charges. |
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Kimbop
Joined: 31 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Convert to US dollars here, then take them to Canada, then convert to Canadian $. While in Canada, re-convert to WOn, and you'll have more than when you started! Repeat the process several times, and you'll soon have kabillions of dollars!
Option B would be to exchange your Won for USD in Namdaemoon from the gangster money-changing Grandmas. You'll get a better exchange rate and conceal your paper trail. I also urge you to grab one of their sacks and run. Let me know what happens. |
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KAMAKAZI
Joined: 14 Mar 2008
Location: Jamshil
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Kimbop wrote: |
Convert to US dollars here, then take them to Canada, then convert to Canadian $. While in Canada, re-convert to WOn, and you'll have more than when you started! Repeat the process several times, and you'll soon have kabillions of dollars!
Option B would be to exchange your Won for USD in Namdaemoon from the gangster money-changing Grandmas. You'll get a better exchange rate and conceal your paper trail. I also urge you to grab one of their sacks and run. Let me know what happens. |
Where can one find these "gangster money-changing Grandmas" in Namdaemoon? Worth a shot to check out their rates  |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:08 am Post subject: |
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| Why not just do a bank transfer to your Cdn account a few days before you fly out? |
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yupkime
Joined: 03 Nov 2004
Location: Somewhere far away from Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:42 am Post subject: |
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| didn't know they were gangster related but they do indeed have the best rates in town and quick service too ... |
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Kimbop
Joined: 31 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| KAMAKAZI wrote: |
Where can one find these "gangster money-changing Grandmas" in Namdaemoon? Worth a shot to check out their rates |
Keep walking through the labyrinthian cockles of Namdaemoon's streets. You'll find 5-10 halmonies (depending on the day) furthest away from Seoul yuck.
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| Why not just do a bank transfer to your Cdn account a few days before you fly out? |
When most of your income is made illegally and is then given a paper trail for authorities to follow, red flags may arise; usually from the Korean end.*
*Then again, maybe not. But I'm a conspiracy theorist. And I hate paying taxes. |
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