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The best deal on offer on Friday was $1.23 for one pound.
« on: December 14, 2018, 05:11:30 PM »
Ouch!

Tourist pound now down at close to just one dollar - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46555314

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Re: The best deal on offer on Friday was $1.23 for one pound.
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2018, 07:48:10 AM »
Buy Buy :)  Well not for me, but if you have $

I remember a trip to the US where everything was half price... was it 2006 I think ?
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Re: The best deal on offer on Friday was $1.23 for one pound.
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2018, 11:35:37 AM »
We are looking into ITALY
https://fx-rate.net/EUR/USD/
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Re: The best deal on offer on Friday was $1.23 for one pound.
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2018, 03:35:42 PM »
>everything was half price

IIRC, at one of the early pubcons at the Islington the rate was $1.31/pound.  The euro was at 1/1.