+Swan-of-Avon Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I have been an ordinary member since Feb this year and would like to upgrade to premium, but two basic questions:- 1/ I am in the UK, so how am I charged $ 30 In other words what is the conversion and how is it calculated? 2/There does not seem to be any security on the payment site so how can I be confident of not being open to fraud? Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I have been an ordinary member since Feb this year and would like to upgrade to premium, but two basic questions:- 1/ I am in the UK, so how am I charged $ 30 In other words what is the conversion and how is it calculated? 2/There does not seem to be any security on the payment site so how can I be confident of not being open to fraud? I use paypal for the payment. I don't know about exchange rates. Jim Quote Link to comment
glorkar Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 According to http://www.google.com/landing/searchtips/#currencyconversion, $30 USD = 20 Euros or 18.06 British Pounds(not sure what currency you use.) Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Hello Swan of Avon! I've just renewed my membership. Used Credit Card. Exchange rate at 1.53 = £19.54 Varies a little depending on card issuer, but it's only pence difference. Quote Link to comment
+dexter-cacher Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I think $ 30 USD works out to a little over 18 GBP...peanuts really... I use a reloadable $ 100 Visa credit card for my online purchases... That way if the card was ever compromised I won't be out a lot...I have used it to upgrade to premium membership and also to buy swag from various websites listed on geocaching.com and have had no problems or difficulties...If I have anything left on them after I have done my online shopping, I just use them on my next local store, pub or resturant purchase... Having said all that, I live in Canada and have absolutely no idea if those same relodable credit cards or gift "credit cards" are available in the UK...Oh yeah BTW, there is a small service fee on activation but I think its a small price to pay for credit card security... Here is a link if you are interested: http://www.ehow.com/how_4532365_reloadable-credit-card.html# Quote Link to comment
+flashpuppy Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 ......but it's only pence difference. I've been reading a lot of Classic English literature lately. Can anyone give a quick breakdown of the English monetary system? What the heck is a quid? Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) ......but it's only pence difference. I've been reading a lot of Classic English literature lately. Can anyone give a quick breakdown of the English monetary system? What the heck is a quid? It's not quite as exciting as it used to be. A quid is slang for a pound. 100 pence to the pound. For pre-decimal (which you're likely reading about) it's 12 pence to the shilling, 20 shillings to the pound. And there's a whole bunch of other coins, which for the death of me I can't remember. Read the wikipedia articles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_...decimal_coinage Edited October 24, 2009 by Chrysalides Quote Link to comment
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