Anything in sterling [Brexit discussion]

Let us all move along.

An Post have a certain rate.
Other traders have a higher rate.
Some charge commission.
Some don't, but factor it in.

Let us all move along.

Sorry if it's been mentioned already.

Has anyone noticed that Amazon raised prices after the results was announced?

I was checking some items on Thursday and they all increased on Friday by minimum 11% plus.

Coincidence or what?

I advise you to use camelcamelcamel to check prices to ensure you're getting the bargain you think you're getting.

This idea you'll save a ton now is being peddled by the same folk who queue for half an hour to beat a 10c increase in petrol prices on budget night.

biebiebie wrote: »

Sorry if it's been mentioned already.

Has anyone noticed that Amazon raised prices after the results was announced?

I was checking some items on Thursday and they all increased on Friday by minimum 11% plus.

Coincidence or what?

I advise you to use camelcamelcamel to check prices to ensure you're getting the bargain you think you're getting.

Hmm no didn't notice that. I had items in my basket on Thurs evening, decided to wait to see what happens re. brexit so got up at 8am, all prices were same but Revolut showed the total price in euro was €15 less than the price at 10pm the night before.

Monotype wrote: »

Pay with your credit card in sterling and you'll get current bank rates.

You obviously haven't used a credit card before :rolleyes:

No point quoting people who are delighted about saving 6 cent, versus people who are berating the same people saying they are deluded if they think 6 cent is a massive saving. One thing is factual in all this however..

Brexit happened yesterday lads. In ONE day, Sterling fell sharply (over 6 cent in Euro) against every currency around the world. FACT!

The Euro also fell on world money markets but that is to be expected given what the rest of the world traders feel might cause upset across the EU. If Euro had not fallen, then there could have been a 10 cent swing in one day. That to anybody who deals in currency is a massive drop. FACT!

If that can happen in one day, why would anybody think it was going to go back up come Monday? Sterling WILL drop further next week on more markets and in the weeks to come, despite the Bank of England threatening to prevent it worsening. They have no leverage now that their country has voted out and certainly not after their country decided to stick two fingers up to Europe and get a divorce.

The Euro will stabilise against the dollar once the EU have proved the disdain shown by Jean Claude Junker toward the British and have pushed the buttons to eject them and cut the umbilical cord.


So in a nutshell, if you are contemplating a sterling spend I would suggest you wait a few weeks yet as this could get far better than a 6 cent swing in your favour.



Please bear one thing in mind though everybody. Every penny you spend across the border will hurt our economy. It will hrut shopkeepers down south when people flock across the border again to do weekly shops, spend hundreds or thousands on televisions etc.
No hard border will be setup up quickly between the south and the north and customs officials will not suddenly start searching every single car/van/truck going either way over the coming weeks/months. They will continue to work as they have done up to now no doubt, but Northern Ireland will cause our country to loose money and suffer if sterling drops heavily.

I'm all for saving a few quid and bagging a bargain, but buy Irish lads.

firestarter51 wrote: »

Maybe the market need to open Monday

No its the difference between buy and sell. The 1.21 is that they would give you going from Euro to GBP (Buying in IReland from UK) 1.24 is the other way around (Buying in UK from Ireland)