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Devyn Danielle said:
I read somewhere that Amex does the conversion automatically for it’s customers. If true, kudos to Amex, and Visa and MasterCard should follow their example!
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I LOVE AMEX. Everything about it...the customer service, the money back for using it (got over $1000 last year). So I would not be surprised if this is true.
 
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I would check if about Amex this is what I found relative to conversion rates and Paypal as stated by Paypal in their terms and conditions. "By default Paypal performs its own currency conversion and charges you up to 3.5% on top of the exchange rates".
 
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lenie said:
I couldn’t find the setting you mentioned on PayPal. Is it only available when you are paying the invoice or does it allow you to preset it?
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I do it on a per transaction basis. I have a few credit cards enrolled in Paypal. And they differ in foreign exchange charges/surcharges. So I do not choose Paypal conversion and opt for the credit card with the best forex total fee, which is currently at 2% here (others I think are at 4%).
pdxhb said:
I will!
I've been on an endless series of deadlines and as a result am super behind on updates I have wanted to post. In making this selection I did a bunch of measuring and thinking - I determined that Muse will be similar to Rua Angelica with the added shaping taking in the overall width at the base. She's also about an inch slimmer, which is good for me. Full disclosure - I have been carrying my Rua Angelia nonstop since receiving her after the Verona sale.
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Please post your Rua Angelica! And I ordered a Muse too! I also did a lot of thinking on the size. It is close to a Prada bag I have (BN2423). I think Muse is a little smaller, I just hope she doesn't flatten on the side. I hope she retains that curved portion below (I'm thinking of using a Samorga bag insert if needed). That's my issue with my Prada, the sides have flattened which makes the bag even bigger.

mleleigh said:
I think I want something in the light grey Pompei - just can’t decide what!
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I ordered my Muse in this leather! Marco said he will try to ship by Friday, so hopefully early next week I'll get it. I don't know what shipping company Marco uses now, but DHL has great service in my country. I don't know from which courier I'll get my bag now.
 
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djfmn said:
For anyone buying anything on Paypal from another country where there is a currency conversion I found out that Paypals conversion rate vs your bank or credit cards conversion rate is much higher. I found a Paypal setting that you can allow your credit card or bank to do the conversion instead of Paypal. When I researched this on google I found lots of information saying do not use Paypals conversion rate it is much higher than either your banks or your credit card company. If I used paypal's conversion rate it was close to $25 more on a bag I just purchased vs using my credit card conversion rate. I am not sure if anyone else uses Paypal or knows about this but I thought I would let you know.
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I did not know this at all. Thanks for all the information. I will certainly check it out when I get my bag...not for a while though.
 
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