PSA: exchange rates for US dollar
3 Feb 2008 02:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cimoreneSo... the dollar's really incredibly weak right now, huh? Everybody who isn't American, this is a great time to mail order things from America. For instance, it's almost $2 (USD) =£1 (GBP) right now, and a similar rate for the Euro. Check the exchange rate on that band merch you were dying for, cause it might be suddenly cheap!
On the other hand if you're American and were thinking of ordering something internationally, or leaving the country, my advice is: don't. You probably want to wait a while. Maybe the rates will be more stable, say, after the election. So - in a year.
Or if you were me and were thinking of using the money in your American checking account to order some to-die-for shoes from the UK, forget it. Give it up. You can never have those shoes, ever. I hope I'll live with the disappointment.
On the other hand if you're American and were thinking of ordering something internationally, or leaving the country, my advice is: don't. You probably want to wait a while. Maybe the rates will be more stable, say, after the election. So - in a year.
Or if you were me and were thinking of using the money in your American checking account to order some to-die-for shoes from the UK, forget it. Give it up. You can never have those shoes, ever. I hope I'll live with the disappointment.
