[OFFICIAL] Taiwan Guide and Taiwan related matters - Part 7

[Whisper]

When chiu flying?

End Sept.

 

[dede1217]

Hope so too. Will update when I'm there.

enjoy ur trip, really enjoy taipei trip.
looking forward to < 100sgd two way nett promo ...

 

[Gixxerfied]

Hope so too. Will update when I'm there.

see you there...

 

[Whisper]

see you there...

 

[Whisper]

enjoy ur trip, really enjoy taipei trip.
looking forward to < 100sgd two way nett promo ...

My legs and hands not as fast as u.

 

[Whisper]

Which part of sanduo district is shopping paradise? I see google map only have those shopping malls like sogo, shinkong and FE21.

 

[Gixxerfied]

Take note:

From 1st Sept, any transaction(Visa/Mastercard with OCBC) done locally with an overseas website, you would get charged with a 0.8% CCY Conversion Fees even thou the vendor billed you in SGD..

One more reason to cancel frank cc..

 

[Whisper]

Take note:

From 1st Sept, any transaction(Visa/Mastercard with OCBC) done locally with an overseas website, you would get charged with a 0.8% CCY Conversion Fees even thou the vendor billed you in SGD..

One more reason to cancel frank cc..

Means like let's say I in sg, I shop at Lazada.my then I choose to pay in sgd. But OCBC will charge me 0.8% in addition?

 

[Gixxerfied]

Means like let's say I in sg, I shop at Lazada.my then I choose to pay in sgd. But OCBC will charge me 0.8% in addition?

Yup, that's it...

I booked my JR Pass from a authorised vendor located in France, choose to have they billed me in SGD(Which they did) and yet the CCY fees shows up, called and ask them..They told me starting from 1st Sept, this is the new rule for this kind of transaction made..

 

[saffronsatire]

Take note:

From 1st Sept, any transaction(Visa/Mastercard with OCBC) done locally with an overseas website, you would get charged with a 0.8% CCY Conversion Fees even thou the vendor billed you in SGD..

One more reason to cancel frank cc..

overseas website means what? says hotels.com, they have sg.hotels.com, that is considered local?

so for foreign currencies -> sgd supposedly already have 0.8% factored into the billed amount and they wanna do the same for overseas website now?

 

[saffronsatire]

Yup, that's it...

I booked my JR Pass from a authorised vendor located in France, choose to have they billed me in SGD(Which they did) and yet the CCY fees shows up, called and ask them..They told me starting from 1st Sept, this is the new rule for this kind of transaction made..

cc statement reflect a separate line?

 

[Gixxerfied]

overseas website means what? says hotels.com, they have sg.hotels.com, that is considered local?

so for foreign currencies -> sgd supposedly already have 0.8% factored into the billed amount and they wanna do the same for overseas website now?

hotels.com.sg is considered local if you ask me..Not sure of their interpretation for such..No time to test this as booked my jp hotel way before this new 0.8%...

It means if you purchase from an overseas website who bills you in their currency, the standard bank admin + visa/mastercard fees applies.

If you purchase from an overseas website with the transaction done locally, you would be hit with 0.8% even thou the website bills you straight in sgd..

 

[Whisper]

Like that book from agoda sure kena the 0.8% leh.

Does that mean it's better to pay in the overseas website default currency?

 

[Gixxerfied]

cc statement reflect a separate line?

Yup...

The only other payment i make before this was for M1 telco bill..

 

[Gixxerfied]

Like that book from agoda sure kena the 0.8% leh.

Does that mean it's better to pay in the overseas website default currency?

Not sure how agoda plays out...

Gonna apply SC Singpost in awhile since already hit $500 spending for OCBC 360 Bonus interest..And also cancelling frank card at the end of next month

 

[Whisper]

Not sure how agoda plays out...

Gonna apply SC Singpost in awhile since already hit $500 spending for OCBC 360 Bonus interest..And also cancelling frank card at the end of next month

ANZ all along got this fee already then I switch to ocbc.. Seems like need to source for another card liao.

 

[deepblue_82]

enjoy ur trip, really enjoy taipei trip.
looking forward to < 100sgd two way nett promo ...

where how what?!!!

 

[deepblue_82]

Which part of sanduo district is shopping paradise? I see google map only have those shopping malls like sogo, shinkong and FE21.

sanduo.. i only been to wu pao chun's shop so cant help u there...

 

[Gixxerfied]

ANZ all along got this fee already then I switch to ocbc.. Seems like need to source for another card liao.

ANZ rejected me long long time ago but they were rather polite..Even send me a letter..

Edit: Just applied for SCB Singpost...

 

[deepblue_82]

Take note:

From 1st Sept, any transaction(Visa/Mastercard with OCBC) done locally with an overseas website, you would get charged with a 0.8% CCY Conversion Fees even thou the vendor billed you in SGD..

One more reason to cancel frank cc..

only for OCBC?