Thread: Getting ripped of on exchange rate when buying overseas

The pommy retailer made nothing. Your son ordered a shirt for ?69 or $127 at that day's exchange rate. Then nil stock so your sons card was credited ?69. Unfortunately the exchange rate wasn't good that day. I'd say the credit card company won. Was it an Aussie Bank?

But then today I wanted to order a bowstring and a couple of small items from a WA archery store. Total goods worth $22. They wanted $29 std Aust Post from Perth. I got the same items from the USA delivered for $31.
So, who's ripping off who?

I won with exchange rate fluctuations when early in December I paid for e-diff oil that for some reason was returned to the supplier without leaving the UK and credited 2 weeks after purchase.

Originally Posted by landy

The pommy retailer made nothing. Your son ordered a shirt for ?69 or $127 at that day's exchange rate. Then nil stock so your sons card was credited ?69. Unfortunately the exchange rate wasn't good that day. I'd say the credit card company won. Was it an Aussie Bank?

But then today I wanted to order a bowstring and a couple of small items from a WA archery store. Total goods worth $22. They wanted $29 std Aust Post from Perth. I got the same items from the USA delivered for $31.
So, who's ripping off who?

Yep Aussie bank

I guess with exchange rates, there are swings and roundabouts. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.