Susan Armitage
14 June 2019
Bought £275 worth of Euros
14 June 2019
Should have read the reviews, going to Spain for a couple of days and only wanted 280 euros, nipped into local Post Office and whilst no issues with the staff the rate given was 1.0200, Asda rate is 1.100, doesn't pay to support your local Post Office!!
Claudio Nold
11 June 2019
Ordered a prepaid multi-currency card
11 June 2019
poor exchange rate. I get a better exchange rate with my HSBC credit card or debit card (including the non sterling transaction fee!). Very disapoonted.
Ripped off
8 June 2019
Ordered a prepaid Euro card
8 June 2019
Absolutely fuming to find that the in-app exchange rate is 3 euros to the pound less that the rate when first loading the card. Only put £50 on to start with on Thursday to watch the rates but I didn't see the lower in-app rate in any of the PO literature. Total rip off. Do not recommend and will never use again.
Dave Chan
6 June 2019
Bought £320 worth of Japanese yen
6 June 2019
Warning Warning, exchange rate from Post Office is sky high. They sell Japanese Yen at 123 to £1 where the other bank and exchange company doing 134 to a pound, that is 8 to 9 % higher.
Melanie haigh
26 May 2019
Ordered a prepaid multi-currency card
26 May 2019
Pre loaded it with Thai baht. Sadly whilst using to pay for our meal my card was declined twice. Had worked fine for the last few days until now. Had to phone the UK from Thailand which is going to cost a fortune and was told it was blocked for using it to buy a purchase in Thailand! Eh???? Blocked? For using it for what it is meant to be used for?? It's a good job my friend had cash or we'd be still washing up now. Not impressed.
John
26 May 2019
Ordered a prepaid US dollar card
26 May 2019
Curency Card ripoff. You buy your card and get a reasonable rate of exchange.
When it comes to topping up the exchange rate is greatly less favourable. Today 26May 2019 buying a NEW card with USD1000 loaded and it costs £802.44. Anyone topping up their card on this same day to the value of USD1000 and it costs them £822.32 - almost 3% hike - which is probably what you will would pay in fees in using a conventional credit card. So the advice would be buy what you think you need right away and avoid topping up - EVER
John
21 May 2019
Bought £500 worth of Euros
21 May 2019
I can't understand how so many people are so stupid. To get an online comparison rate you need to pre-order online!! Not walk in off the street. How hard can it be?
Steve P
11 May 2019
Bought £200 worth of Euros
11 May 2019
Like many others, caught out by the difference between branch and online rates. On the day of purchase given 1.06 Euros to Pound - online 1.13
John Watkins
4 May 2019
Bought £2,400 worth of Euros
4 May 2019
QUEDGELEY BRANCH, BRISTOL ROAD, GLOUCESTER.
In 2018 I Received a very good service and exchange rate from the above mentioned PO Branch. They toggled fractionally with the Euro Rate against the £pound and thus I exchanged/bought £2,000 and I gained £7.00 on if I had gone to other POs or Banks.
# This year May, 2019, I again went to the same PO Branch at Quedgeley, Gloucester. (I believe they had changed the branch Post Mistress/ownership. The service was not as good as it had been hitherto ) For exchanging £2,400 they would not grant me a single point (.) for the Euro exchange rate. (I regarded this as not so much being "Tight"...but "Welded". I shall choose another place to go to next year (2020) for a more reasonable deal (£ to EURO).
I DO NOT RECOMMEND QUEDGELEY BRANCH, BRISTOL ROAD, GLOUCESTER FOR THE £ RATES AGAINST OTHER CURRENCIES. YOU WILL FIND BETTER DEALS ELSEWHERE.
john
1 May 2019
Bought £150 worth of Euros
1 May 2019
exchange rate pounds/euros appalling when bought over counter.
buy elsewhere