keitha
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Post by keitha on Sept 1, 2023 22:14:35 GMT
I'm going with my partner to the Netherlands in 3 weeks.
we have hit a problem
Many places don't take credit cards ( not even American Express )
then we hit a problem with debit cards
Visa is not accepted in most places nor is mastercard
Maestro is preferred I and yes I know Mastercard own Maestro
any ideas who does a prepay maestro card
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Post by ilmoro on Sept 1, 2023 23:38:35 GMT
I'm going with my partner to the Netherlands in 3 weeks. we have hit a problem Many places don't take credit cards ( not even American Express ) then we hit a problem with debit cards Visa is not accepted in most places nor is mastercard Maestro is preferred I and yes I know Mastercard own Maestro any ideas who does a prepay maestro card Dont think you can (of 3 that did - Revolut dont issue them in UK, Splash seems to be defunct & Quidity isnt taking any new customers)... Mastercard are phasing Maestro out including in Netherlands so I would suspect a Mastercard debit will be fine. www.betaalvereniging.nl/betaalproducten-en-diensten/pinnen/project-dca/
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Post by bernythedolt on Sept 1, 2023 23:49:48 GMT
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Sept 3, 2023 9:50:39 GMT
interesting because on of the attendees was over there a few weeks ago, and one chain store doesn't accept other than Maestro cards ( not even cash).
they lady that went over said not having maestro was a nightmare, she ended up borrowing her daughters card ( shes live in the Netherlands ) then transferring funds over,
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Post by travolta on Sept 3, 2023 11:12:17 GMT
Take a wadge of euros and divide them between you .
Book accomodation in advance.
I rarely use cards abroad .
The only mega payout is fuel and Holland is very flat . You could do the whole trip on one fill.
I drove round from the Hook to the top of Denmark and back on one tank of an elderly Volvo.
Very flat.
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Post by bracknellboy on Sept 3, 2023 11:36:15 GMT
I'm going with my partner to the Netherlands in 3 weeks. we have hit a problem Many places don't take credit cards ( not even American Express ) then we hit a problem with debit cards Visa is not accepted in most places nor is mastercard Maestro is preferred I and yes I know Mastercard own Maestro any ideas who does a prepay maestro card I'm a bit surprised by this. I have a sibling that has spent much of the summer in NL; I think he is still there although might be back in BE (they live out there). Anyway, I asked him about this dilemma of cards in NL. This is his response: "I use maestro/Mastercard but most places take most major debit cards. Much improved post COVID"EDIT: That's a Starling Maestro debit card.
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Post by michaelc on Sept 3, 2023 12:07:03 GMT
I'm going with my partner to the Netherlands in 3 weeks. we have hit a problem Many places don't take credit cards ( not even American Express )then we hit a problem with debit cards Visa is not accepted in most places nor is mastercard Maestro is preferred I and yes I know Mastercard own Maestro any ideas who does a prepay maestro card I usually find that's the _last_ card that would be accepted. As for NL, I've been there a few times over the years and never had a problem with Visa. Maybe I went to the wrong places....
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Post by benaj on Sept 3, 2023 12:48:44 GMT
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Post by adrianc on Sept 3, 2023 12:54:48 GMT
I'm going with my partner to the Netherlands in 3 weeks. we have hit a problem Many places don't take credit cards ( not even American Express )then we hit a problem with debit cards Visa is not accepted in most places nor is mastercard Maestro is preferred I and yes I know Mastercard own Maestro any ideas who does a prepay maestro card I usually find that's the _last_ card that would be accepted. As for NL, I've been there a few times over the years and never had a problem with Visa. Maybe I went to the wrong places.... Well, likewise on both levels. (Clearly, the *right* places...)
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Post by keitha on Sept 3, 2023 21:31:01 GMT
The Dutch have a thing about credit, the word for credit being the same as guilt...
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Post by pikestaff on Sept 4, 2023 7:56:55 GMT
I don't recall any difficulty using credit cards (Mastercard or Visa) as a tourist in NL (most recently 4 years ago).
I generally use my debit card only to get cash from ATMs. I rarely use it in shops (particularly abroad, because I get a better deal on foreign transactions with one of my credit cards), so I was unaware of the historical issue. It sounds like it's now been fixed, but it's always a good idea to carry some cash just in case.
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Post by benaj on Sept 4, 2023 8:16:12 GMT
Surely, with the right cards, people can withdraw cash from ATM supporting Cirrus / Plus System network. Unless those shops won’t take cash.
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Post by registerme on Sept 4, 2023 8:36:50 GMT
The Dutch have a thing about credit, the word for credit being the same as guilt... I think that's German actually...
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Post by adrianc on Sept 4, 2023 8:41:59 GMT
The Dutch have a thing about credit, the word for credit being the same as guilt... I think that's German actually... A lot of crossover between the two languages. Google translate suggests that "credit" in Dutch is "krediet", while "guilt" is "schuld" - one of the other translations of that is "debt".
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Post by registerme on Sept 4, 2023 8:54:37 GMT
I think that's German actually... A lot of crossover between the two languages. Google translate suggests that "credit" in Dutch is "krediet", while "guilt" is "schuld" - one of the other translations of that is "debt". I knew about the crossover, I didn't know about the other translation of schuld as debt, so thanks for the correction.
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