GAICA is ending

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beanhead wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:53 am shoes
I buy my shoes in ABC Mart for about 4000 yen. I do use Rakuten CC though, so that's 40 points. Ka-ching!
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adamu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:03 am
I buy my shoes in ABC Mart for about 4000 yen. I do use Rakuten CC though, so that's 40 points. Ka-ching!
LOL. I have been there so many times looking for work shoes that fit. Sadly, no luck. Trainers/sneakers in Japan come in larger sizes in some places but for business shoes I have had trouble. Over 27cm/27.5cm and it seems 15,000 or 20,000yen shoes are all that is available.
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adamu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 4:50 am
AntarcticFinance wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:13 am What's the advantage of using your Wise card in the UK over a Japanese credit card? I guess the FX rate would be worse with the CC, but on the other hand that might be offset by the points you accrue on your credit card (miles etc.)
Exactly. The loaded rate is is usually multiple times more than the points you earn. If it's not please tell us so we know which one to use. 😎
Actually I just realised the advantage of using a credit card over a Wise card overseas despite the higher FX rate of a credit card - fraud protection. Credit card companies will refund you if there are fraudulent transactions whereas I doubt Wise would do that.
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