[tlug] OT: receiving money by Paypal in Japan

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@??>]

Damn Reply-To munging.

David J Iannucci writes:

 > I'm going to be taking a trip to Japan soon with some friends and trying
 > to find the most economical way to exchange money.  This seems like a
 > good bet, because Paypal's spread is only 2.5%, while banks over here
 > seem to charge around 4%.

The most economical way is usually to use a credit card.  Normally
they give you the spot rate for the exchange, so at worst you pay
interest for a month.  Check your credit card's terms.