In Reply to: Beware of ATM's posted by C_Shell on Monday, 3. August 2009 at 08:11 Bali Time:
can't and don't trust them at all. My friend came with some cash but decided to use atm while there, well no matter what she did couldn't get money out, in the end we had to lend them money for their stay.
We had enough to lend them that trip, it seems that her card was not linked to her saving account, which she didn't know and was told although it was a visa card couldn't draw out of credit side of it either because that particular card wouldn't allow her too, it was a card only to make purhases with.
Her card has now been replaced so she can use one in Bali but I told her to bring cash as we not going to compromise our spending this time to lend them money.
Each to their own with this one, but my also niece had all her money taking out of her account by using her card in a ATM in Bali.
The inconvience is horrible.
Cash is the way to go, you know what you bring, you know what you've spent and only if you run short use the card if you really have to.
We do take credit card but only for emergency.
What would be going on in my head would be what if I can't get the money out, what if it doesn't despense the money, what if my card is not accepted, cash is the way to go for me anyway.