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Originally Posted by Temujen
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For starters meantioning amount
Of money with you isn't pretty smart. We are all strangers here and don't really know who is behind the other screen.
Ya..thats a good point.
I was thinking my best option might be to use a US bank that allows me to draw US dollars from an ATM in the phils with out charging a 3% transaction fee plus foriegn ATM fees and what ever other fees they feel like charging.
Or I could WU myself cash. Not sure how much that would cost but i think cheaper then BOA.
The logistics of bumming around the phils with large amounts of cash just seem really diffucult. Last i was there i had no problems but i never carried more then a few thousand PHp with me and i ususally kept my cashfolded up nealty in a tight pocket with my hand covering that pocket when i was in a tight space. Pretty sure some little kid tried to pick pocket me when i was on the train in manila but i didnt make a scene as he had zero chance of sneaking my cash out of my pocket.
Any body else have any good ideas that do not include opening a Philippine bank account i would like to hear them.