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Location: Perth, Western Australia.
03-23-2008, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
Exchange your money as early and as much as possible. Do not count on those ATMs to work with foreign credit cards. I cannot tell you how much time I have wasted trying to find one that works. Even though it says VISA it doesn't mean it works with all VISA cards. VISA is safe for using as a credit card when buying things like clothes or meals, but getting cash is another story.
I'm going to be taking a little over ¥60,000 there with me but I'm going for two months so it's not really practical for me to get all my money changed.

Thanks for the warning though, I guess if I find one that works I should definitely take note and take out big amounts when I can.
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