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May 31st, 2012, 07:46 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Beware - Visa Only "allowed" 50 Euro from ATM in Germany
Brrrr dread the trip report...
In Germany it's Sparkasse not kassa.
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"tim...." wrote:
Was travelling back through Germany two days ago and because I had
mistakenly booked a hotel that didn't accept cards and had spent all of
my
stash of Euro on an unexpected (unavoidable emergency) purchase I needed
to
get some Euro in a hurry.
So went to the ATM and the bloody thing would only give me 50 Euro.
Thought
that it was because it was out of cash so I tried the one next to it
with
the same result.
Then I noticed a sticker on it stating that "VISA" were restricting
withdrawals to 50E.
What's that all about?
And what flipping use is 50 Euro a time. I'd be going to the machine
every
day with that restriction. Something which I really hate doing. Not to
mention getting the charged minimum fee on my card for such a trivial
amount
(yes Visa, 50 Euro is a trivial amount!)
Is it just this particular bank (Sparkassa) or a general rule?
tim
Sounds local. In late April i encountered a similar problem in Kelheim:
the hotel's card machine was not working, so since I had to use the ATM
and
had a week to go, I just asked it for 400 Euro. No problem. My VISA is a
debit card. Could that be the difference?
I only get cash on a debit card - the fees on that are high enough :-(
tim
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