MRToMRT 3055 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 I ned to get some GBP as ready cash (i.e bank notes) next month for a trip to UK. Whats the best way to get cash? I don't have a GBP/UK bank account. a) take baht baht cash and change at airport (UK aiprort) b) get GBP cash here in Bangkok (how?) c) any other recommendations. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 19187 Posted June 29 Popular Post Share Posted June 29 Bangkok Airport, basement currency exchanges such as Super Rich 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin 1120 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: Bangkok Airport, basement currency exchanges such as Super Rich Google Super Rich and go exchange. One on Silom rd. The main branch is opposite the WTC at Rajprasong. You can use the one in the airport but the rates are not quite as good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian 14082 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 b) get GBP cash here in Bangkok (how?) I'm surprised you didn't know that there are money exchanges in BKK. As pointed out, Superrich is your answer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Regyai 950 Posted June 29 Popular Post Share Posted June 29 Judging by the amount of Rate Watching threads on all Thai forums and the numbers that closely follow them I would imagine if you offered a smidgen over the current rate and advertised the deal you'd end up fighting off slavering Brits with a stick 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OJAS 4072 Posted June 29 Popular Post Share Posted June 29 (edited) Is there any specific reason why you need cash? Contactless is now the way to go in making even small payments in Blighty these days (which I can vouch for on the basis of very recent personal experience). So if you already have a card with the symbol illustrated below that should be sufficient, I would have thought. However if you really do need cash then I have a £10 note which I'd be prepared to swap for a 1,000 THB one! Edited June 29 by OJAS 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldruby 40 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 9 minutes ago, OJAS said: Is there any specific reason why you need cash? Contactless is now the way to go in making even small payments in Blighty these days (which I can vouch for on the basis of very recent personal experience). So if you already have a card with the symbol illustrated below that should be sufficient, I would have thought. However if you really do need cash then I have a £10 note which I'd be prepared to swap for a 1,000 THB one! ih doesn't have a bank account how will he have a card? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldruby 40 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 The OP should go to Burea de Change before he goes to the airport. Superrich downtown Bangkok in Siam Square or Sukhumvit 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops 2451 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 7 minutes ago, emeraldruby said: ih doesn't have a bank account how will he have a card? I suspect he means to use a Thai bank account using contactless payments but the charges for this would far exceed any charges for changing money so probably not a good idea. There are also still places insist on cash. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus 8064 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 The rates for Thai Baht in UK are not too good . Often about 5 Baht below the Thailand Pound/Baht exchange rate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldruby 40 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 12 minutes ago, treetops said: I suspect he means to use a Thai bank account using contactless payments but the charges for this would far exceed any charges for changing money so probably not a good idea. There are also still places insist on cash. I see. Contact less? I use my UK card in UK but not my Thai card here. They've only just stopped asking for signatures. So if the OP has a bank card just use it buy currency anywhere. Even from ATM machine at airport or he could buy traveller's cheques Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treetops 2451 Posted June 29 Popular Post Share Posted June 29 11 minutes ago, emeraldruby said: I see. Contact less? I use my UK card in UK but not my Thai card here. They've only just stopped asking for signatures. So if the OP has a bank card just use it buy currency anywhere. Even from ATM machine at airport or he could buy traveller's cheques Contact less = Tap and Go. No PIN needed. With his Thaai card, charges for buying currency or using it in an overseas ATM will likely be usurious. He is better to buy cash as he suggested in "B" in the OP. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab 8008 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Exchange Thai Baht for Pounds Sterling. The two commonly recommended branches are SuperRich (Orange) Head Office and Vasu. If you do not need large quantities of currency then if the rates are close it might be more convenient to visit Vasu as it is at BTS Nana, SuperRich Orange Head Office is near Central World and not so easy to access. Remember to take your passport. It is essential. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldruby 40 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 30 minutes ago, treetops said: Contact less = Tap and Go. No PIN needed. With his Thaai card, charges for buying currency or using it in an overseas ATM will likely be usurious. He is better to buy cash as he suggested in "B" in the OP. yeah I know tap and go but i never thought of it as contactless. I thought the card had to contact a device.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay 1401 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 1 hour ago, treetops said: There are also still places insist on cash. In the UK? Last time I was there I found I found places that accepted card or cash, I found places that only accepted card, but I never came across anywhere that only accepted cash Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops 2451 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 1 minute ago, emeraldruby said: yeah I know tap and go but i never thought of it as contactless. I thought the card had to contact a device.. It is referred to (in the UK at least) as contactless and relies on near field or proximity, not actual contact between the card and the reader. Hence the security aspect of cards being read by a scammer with a scanner while still in your pocket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contactless_payment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops 2451 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 2 minutes ago, JayClay said: In the UK? Last time I was there I found I found places that accepted card or cash, I found places that only accepted card, but I never came across anywhere that only accepted cash Yup, I was there last month and came across a few. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT 3055 Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 11 hours ago, OJAS said: Is there any specific reason why you need cash? It makes me feel snug and safe and I like the smell :+) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT 3055 Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 Thanks everyone, I will go to the money changers reccommened Not knowing anything about this (hence why I asked the question) I was surprised no one said use a Thai bank? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford 8267 Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 12 hours ago, OJAS said: Is there any specific reason why you need cash? Contactless is now the way to go in making even small payments in Blighty these days (which I can vouch for on the basis of very recent personal experience). So if you already have a card with the symbol illustrated below that should be sufficient, I would have thought. However if you really do need cash then I have a £10 note which I'd be prepared to swap for a 1,000 THB one! So how do foreign tourists manage in the UK with no cards? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT 3055 Posted July 1 Author Share Posted July 1 Thanks all! Much appreciated. For anyone like me who has never done this. I phoned the SR phone number, told them what I needed. They then verbally confirmed in the note denominations I needed and arranged me a pickup and pay time at their nearest outlet to me. Then they sent me an TXT confirmation. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt 3643 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 On 6/30/2022 at 7:12 AM, MRToMRT said: Not knowing anything about this (hence why I asked the question) I was surprised no one said use a Thai bank? Because the rates are usually never as good as the independent money changers mentioned. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag 4901 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 On 6/29/2022 at 4:47 PM, MRToMRT said: need to get some GBP as ready cash (i.e bank notes) next month for a trip to UK. Whats the best way to get cash? I don't have a GBP/UK bank account. Really? Believe cell phone apps and cards are all the Gen Z people need. 21st century is virtually cashless. 555 Airport works for me every time BTW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover 4351 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 On 6/29/2022 at 3:10 PM, JayClay said: In the UK? Last time I was there I found I found places that accepted card or cash, I found places that only accepted card, but I never came across anywhere that only accepted cash Try catching a bus in London. I was there with my wife and we couldn't buy tickets with cash or even with a non-contactless card. Not only that but needed one card each, not 2 tickets on 1 card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT 3055 Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Skallywag said: Really? Believe cell phone apps and cards are all the Gen Z people need. I am 76 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker 4589 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 6/29/2022 at 9:07 PM, emeraldruby said: yeah I know tap and go but i never thought of it as contactless. I thought the card had to contact a device.. No it doesn’t, near enough is good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim 19066 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 7/3/2022 at 1:38 PM, Upnotover said: Try catching a bus in London. I was there with my wife and we couldn't buy tickets with cash or even with a non-contactless card. Not only that but needed one card each, not 2 tickets on 1 card. Oh yes. What a brilliant rip off scam that is. Fell into that trap myself at Heathrow Airport. It was 9.00 pm but to get on a bus to our hotel we each had to buy an Oyster card for 7.50 pounds each to make a bus journey the fare of which was only 1.50 each. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller 475 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 As for the smell of cash, don't forget that the old paper 20's and 50's are being phased out and if you bring any back to Thailand after your trip you may not be able to change them. TT Exchange in Pattaya stop taking both of them next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelseafan 5494 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 6/29/2022 at 2:20 PM, emeraldruby said: I see. Contact less? I use my UK card in UK but not my Thai card here. They've only just stopped asking for signatures. So if the OP has a bank card just use it buy currency anywhere. Even from ATM machine at airport or he could buy traveller's cheques ATMs at the airport are the worst places to change money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers 12081 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 6/30/2022 at 7:12 AM, MRToMRT said: Thanks everyone, I will go to the money changers reccommened Not knowing anything about this (hence why I asked the question) I was surprised no one said use a Thai bank? I bought pounds from Kasikorn bank currency exchange last time I went to the UK in 2019. That was in Pattaya; exchange booths were telling me they did not have Sterling. Bangkok may be better served. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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