Post Office reviews

cas

18th May 2017

In store rate is terrible. i , with the best honesty, advised my sister that the post office was the best rate, i got 400 pounds to 425 euros, only realised when she told be she had got more elsewhere, and was quite annoyed at me! Post office you are supposed to be for the people, not ripping us off! Never again.

I ordered £400 worth of Euros
My order was delivered on time
I received the notes I requested
I would recommend Post Office to others

Sandra

15th May 2017

1.06 very low grrr at counter.

I ordered £203 worth of Euros
My order was delivered on time
I received the notes I requested
I would recommend Post Office to others

Patrick Nealon

8th May 2017

I have a Post Office Platinum Credit Card which I used to buy 350 euros the other day at my local PO. Terrible rate of exchange (cost me £324). Seems that if I had ordered online and collected from the same PO, I would have paid £308! No other transaction with a credit card in my experience costs hugely more if you are instore rather than online! The Platinum card boasts that they charge no transaction fee on purchases abroad nor on drawing cash, which is why I have it. In the past, the exchange rate was always fair. With such a shocking exchange rate policy now, it seems that having a different card (any bank card) that charges a transaction fee would be a better deal than the PO card! What's going on? Does the PO want all its Platinum card holders to ditch it for something else? It has no other special features, compared to the competition...

I ordered £324 worth of Euros
My order was delivered on time
I received the notes I requested
I would recommend Post Office to others

Linda murray

21st April 2017

Would be helpful if the P.O. made it clearer online that there is a large discrepancy between currency rates online and counter- bought. I'm of a generation that thinks (thought) going to the post office safer. Not after losing 30gbp!

I ordered £700 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

Pp

27th March 2017

Stupidly thought I would get an honest rate as in a rush (normally Pte order) . Even for £1000 7pc worse than normal provider for euros. Had no choice as kids off that evening but never again stay away until they do a honest job and don't just survive off the people who think they do a good deal or the ones like me who left it too late.

I ordered £1000 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

David

15th March 2017

Tried to cash in some unused euros froma holiday. Read the website that States on demand post offices can cash in without a receipt. I was delighted that my local office was one. Suprise suprise, they do NOT do this without the original receipt and said that the website was completely wrong. NEVER use this service is my advice

My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

Barry Johnson

10th March 2017

Too much hard sell, tried to upsell the amount too. I think I received a really bad deal as I changed £200 and all I got was 210 Euros. The exchange rate says the Post Office will give you the BEST deal, rubbish I think I was conned, I should have received 230 Euros. My experience is very long queues, staff who have all day to serve you and try to earn some sort of commission [ sounds of PPI all over again]. Kept pressing for me to have a Travel Money Card. Back to Lloyds for me from now on.

I ordered £200 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

BigG

8th March 2017

Hopeless customer service if you try and reset your access details on the card. Rude call centre staff who are obviously understaffed. Poor rates, sometimes misleading and an app that is awful. Go elsewhere. I know I am.

I ordered a prepaid eur card
Topping up was easy and straightforward
The exchange rates and fees were clear
The card was accepted everywhere
I would recommend this card to others

Tim Perry

25th February 2017

I ordered 1500 USD to collect next day at local branch after 11 am. Called in to collect at midday and they only had two fifty dollar notes for me, when I complained that I did not want to take wads of lower denominations they said that it was not unusual for them to have so few and it would take another 2 days to get them.They did not think that this was poor customer service so I told them I would never use them again.I asked the Weymouth manager to report my dissatisfaction but I doubt that h

I ordered £1280 worth of US Dollars
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

V B

13th February 2017

FEEL ROBBED!! Do not buy any travel money from your local branch!! Rate was advertised at a lot higher than I got! I exchanged £420 and got £450 euros rate of 1.07 when I said I thought that seemed not a good deal the counter assistant explained if I had changed £500 I would have got a better deal but it was now too late to go back on the transaction and there was nothing he could do ! I not only would have got a better rate at the airport but at the cash point when away too !! I will not be going to the post office again!!!

I ordered £420 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

Ian McMahonr

2nd February 2017

I would like to apologise to Sainsbury's for making the mistake of using the Post Office on this (the last) ocassion I will avail myself of its counter currency services. Usually I book online with Sainsbury's which invariably has a better rate than any other high street supplier. This time I happened to be in town and was sucked in by the seemingly better rate than M&S, so decided to go with it to save me doing it online as I was not planning a supermarket shop soon. I made the mistake of not reading the small print on the Post Office's electronic rate sign at the counter. To get those rates you have to exchanging over £1000 otherwise the rate is worse. I suspect few people exhange over £1000, so the headline rate on the board is only a 'tease'. BEWARE. (As if they weren't making enough money on the spread between buying and selling rates, the want to nickle and dime you for even more. Anyway, if you are looking for a beter rate, book online via Sainsbury's and if you have a Nectar card you even get a slightly better rate.

I ordered £500 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

sally

2nd February 2017

I only wanted £50 of Euros so couldn't take advantage of online ordering (message kept coming up 'minimum of £400'). I visited local branch where a poster on the counter showed the exchange rate to be 1.11, however when I checked my receipt later at home, I'd only got 1.06. I'm aware of the differences between online rates and counter rates, but to have a difference like that whilst standing under a poster advertising todays rate is unbelievable. I am still awaiting a response from Post Office Customer Relations about this and will be paying an inconvenient second trip to the branch today for an explanation.

I ordered £50 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

joanne flannelly

29th November 2016

Paid £507 for 2500 malaysian ringgits, forgot to take them on holiday (left them on kitchen table) offered £387 to buy them back. Absolutely disgusted, total rip off

I ordered £2500 worth of Malaysian Ringgits
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

J c

28th November 2016

Ordered Egypt pounds online and telephoned the customer service team to check that there was not any issues due to the high rate. This was checked for me and the currency rate was confirmed and checked to make sure it was in stock. It arrived on a Saturday but was due till Monday.

I ordered £400 worth of Egyptian Pounds
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

ANN HEMINGWAY

24th November 2016

Under NO circumstances whatsoever carry out any buy back transactions on foreign currency exchange at the Post Office. Their buy back rate is nothing short of scandalous and a total rip off. They have the worse rates going - even Debenhams is better! On 500 euros, I only received £370 and did not realise until the transaction had gone through. Eventually, I got through to the customer services at the Post Office who took up my complaint but everyone else I spoke with were not interested and tried to fob me off, telling me there was nothing they could do. To give an example, I bought the Euros for £0.84 but had to pay £1.35 to exchange them into Sterling. Scandalous, absolutely scandalous. I feel as if I have been mugged. Modern day highway robbery. Beware.

I sold 500 Euros
I was paid within three working days
I received the rate quoted
Selling was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

Julie

16th November 2016

I purchased €80 from my local post office a month ago and was charged almost £80 for it. When I expressed horror at the counter, the guy assured me it was a better rate than I would get at the airport. so I made the purchase. not only did I discover that virtually all money exchangers were giving a far better rate than this, but the post office itself were advertising a much better one on their website. however, since making an official complaint, I have been told 'every Travel Money provider sets their own rate'. ie. your local post office can rip you off if they feel like it, though you may be unaware that they do not use the official post office rate advertised on websites. How ridiculous and how sneaky. I will NEVER change money at the post office again. I thought they were the most reliable place to do this, but now I would rather take a chance on a dodgy booth on the high street!!

My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

Mrs Stevens

10th November 2016

Extremely poor service! Courtesy email about money being delivered to the branch, and actual business hours (not the mickey mouse internet ones, which are inaccurate only by two hours) would be helpful, I was your customer and DID paid for the poor service provided. Will tray not to use, or at least not to let you have any easy currency exchange money. Avoid at any costs!

I ordered £400 worth of Egyptian Pounds
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

ally

20th September 2016

I thought the PO was supposed to offer a decent rate? 1.17 online and got 1.06 at local branch. Will not use again.

I ordered £200 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

John

1st September 2016

I bought a cash card and lived to regret it deeply. The rate was bad enough but the best they could offer so I tried it. It stopped working, failed to record transactions, took a month to cash in and cost £5 for the privilege to release my own funds. NEVER AGAIN!

I ordered a prepaid eur card
Topping up was easy and straightforward
The exchange rates and fees were clear
The card was accepted everywhere
I would recommend this card to others

eileen

1st September 2016

Have always used PO because it is handy and I am not currency comparison savvy. I am now. I received 317 HUF for my pound sterling which I can now see as worse than awful. One regular customer - and their family - lost for good.

I ordered £400 worth of Hungarian Forints
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

Jan

25th August 2016

Have always used post office because I have their credit card so no charges which compensates for slightly lower rates than some others. I always requested next day delivery but last time requested post office pick up. Won't do that again it was far too much hassle with all the checking of documentation,credit card,utility bill,passport etc. Unsure this time as,rates a bit lower than some,still searching rates. Also they gave me mostly large notes which was abit of a pain.

My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

Martin

19th August 2016

So easy - and a good rate. I have used this service three times. Order online and pick up the next day at the local post office. The rate offered this time is better than Thomas Cook, and to use Thomas Cook would entail a thirty mile round journey.

I ordered £2,000 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

graham marsh

13th August 2016

Branch rate is complete rip off. I was give1.05 and the Post Office on line rate is 1.311. Not explained when ordering in branch. Lost 32 euros on £400. Day light robbery! Will not use again.

I ordered £400 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

Patrick Anthony Armitage

13th August 2016

Panic bought £250 worth of euros from the local post office believing it to be reliable and a trusted institution; WRONG! Got totally shafted. Ended up paying £252 in exchange for €254! Won't be stung a second time. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!

I ordered £250 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

M Williams

11th August 2016

Excelent service, as anywhere, you get a better price ordering goods and services online rather than the walk-in price. I only had to wait one day for it to be delivered to the PO and then 5 minutes, no hassle collection. Simple and efficient. OK, I could have got €4 more at Debenhams, but the fuel costs alone for the round trip would have been more, never mind the parking and time wasted. If you don't check rates on-line before you buy then don't be surprised if you miss the best rates.

I ordered £500 worth of Euros
My currency arrived on time
I received the notes I requested
Ordering was easy and straightforward
I would recommend this supplier to others

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Order your travel money online with the Post Office and collect it in any Post Office branch or get it delivered to your door for free. Multiples of 500 GBP attract better exchange rates. The more travel money you buy, the better the rate you will receive. Note: these are ONLINE rates - you may get a lower rate in-store unless you order online in advance.

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