In Reply to: WHY? posted by dccc on Tuesday, 4. January 2011 at 15:48 Bali Time:
Totally agree with you and I would NEVER do that !
Why I am going to buy USD today or tomorrow is:
1. It is my own decision (a great time) to buy them now, keep them and use for travel later in the year.
(eg when I travel in July, the USD may be .85 and then I would not buy them, thus I have no USDs to take on my trip)
2. I plan to do a lot of travelling this year, including to Bali in approx 4-5 months time. I dont know what the exchanges rates will be THEN.
3. Handy to pay for the $25 VOA and to pay for your accommodation, as quite often it is in USDs.