I find myself taken aback a bit by the "getting screwed" language. You are only getting screwed if the vendor is doing some sort of slight-of-hand. If the exchange rate is clearly posted or available if you ask, you have a choice of how to pay. I see no reason why the vendor *must* offer the same exchange rate that everyone else offers any more than all vendors should charge the same price for a cheese burger.
When we all shop, we are aware of the price of things you are buying; this is just one more factor to consider.
plequerre said:
When I'm offered by a merchant in SXM to be charged in dollars, my US bank still charges me a minimal fee for converting them in Euros because the merchant's bank account is in Euros.
You need a new credit card. Many if not most cards have dropped the conversion fees.
