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Aquaricorndos
Joined: 29 Apr 2011
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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:40 pm Post subject: Exchange USD in the US or Korea? |
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I'm arriving in Korea this Thursday, and while I'll open up an account with KEB pretty soon after I get there I'll need some money for the bus from the airport and petty cash. Is it better to exchange a few $100s in a US airport into won, or do it at Incheon?
Ordering money from a US bank is not feasible now given the time contraints, so it's really do it in the US airport or Incheon. |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:21 am Post subject: |
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| Change it when you get here. It's never worth it to buy or sell ₩ outside the country. |
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Modernist
Joined: 23 Mar 2011
Location: The 90s
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| It literally could not be easier to change money at Incheon. You've got at least 10 or 15 banks there set up for exactly that, and they all speak excellent English. I was worried about this but it is one of the many, many exceptional aspects of airport design and structure at Incheon that will blow anything you've seen in the West out of the water. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| Yep, piece of cake. Do it on arrival. Standard bank rates, nothing chancy, & cute friendly tellers. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| Modernist wrote: |
| It literally could not be easier to change money at Incheon. You've got at least 10 or 15 banks there set up for exactly that, and they all speak excellent English. I was worried about this but it is one of the many, many exceptional aspects of airport design and structure at Incheon that will blow anything you've seen in the West out of the water. |
I love the fact that I can go to either of my banks and withdraw directly from my account into whatever currency I please. |
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