Recent experiences with traveler's cheques? ... (paging Ras Walleye)

[jenb]

if i wanted to cash TCs at a bank would the NCB by hi-lo have shorter line ups?

[Weathermon & Mi Lady]

We have used TCs every trip for years. As long as you go to a Cambio with FX traders, they accept TCs. The one by the Valuemaster at the roundabout does not. I also carry just my drivers' license and that has proven acceptable.

[Weathermon & Mi Lady]

I am having more and more trouble locating banks around here that still carry TCs. So, we are also trying a prepaid Visa travel card to test out at the ATMs for cash. The fees aren't too bad from our Credit Union - $ 4.95 to add money to it, $ 1.00 to use at an ATM plus what the ATM charges, and 1% across the border fee. If it is lost or stolen, we can contact Visa and inform them and they will put a stop on it.

[Homebrewer]

We have no problems buying travellers checks at our credit union, we used to get them at Chase but they were no longer free so the CU it is. I always cash them at whatever that place is called on the street in front of Bourbon Beach (last visit in Feb 2013)

[Rasta Stan]

I've alway used AMX TC and never had a problem with them, until last April the cambia beside the Scotia Bank no longer would take them. I have used this place for years.
On our recent trip end of Nov-Dec /13 I cashed some at the cambio on the beach road and some at the Scotia also, No Problem.