US/Can Exchange
 

I got $1.41 Canadian for $1 US from my bank.<BR>I know it's a moot point, did I get overcharged? I thought I saw 1.52 somewhere.

You got a good screwing! You should get at least 1.50$, including commissions and service charges.

Were you in Canada or the United States at the time?<BR><BR>I use, in Canada, one dollar US bills to buy newspapers that, with tax, cost $1.50 Cdn quite often.<BR><BR>Inthe last little while, the US dollar has dropped in value cf the Candian dollar, but the $1.41 rate seems low to me, too.<BR><BR>Are you discussing cash money, or travelller's checks or some other form of currency?<BR><BR>And, normally, selling gets you a different price than buying, but the straight rate today is about $1.515<BR>BAK<BR><BR>BAK

I knew I should have shopped around. Got the rate at Chase in New York. Oh well.

I'm not so sure you would have done much better shopping around in New York, assuming you were only dealing in some small (to a bank, not neccessarily to you) amount of money.<BR><BR>BAK

The best way is to simply use an ATM card once in Canada, or a Credit Card. You would get the best rate. My friend changed $50.00 USD at the Tim Hortons in downtown Toronto which was offering a $1.50 exchange rate. He bought some donuts and coffee and received over $70 CDN in change. Lol.<BR>