Posts Tagged ‘currency conversion’

Display Realtime Currency Exchange Rates in Firefox

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Here’s a helpful Firefox add-on for those who travel a lot or do business overseas …

Having currency exchange rates displayed in your web browser can be useful in several situations. Maybe you prefer to buy some goods overseas and want the exchange rate right in your browser to make a rough product price calculation. Or you are trading on the foreign exchange market and want to make sure that you have the latest currency exchange rates displayed at all times in the browser. It can also be handy if you are planning your next out-of-country trip and need to convert currencies to get a better feeling for prices in the other country.

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Automatically Convert Currencies On Web Pages

Monday, July 12th, 2010

If you shop at foreign based web sites, or if you’re just curious how much things cost in other countries, this seems like a useful tool.

Buying goods online in other countries can be a real money saver. It is for instance pretty easy for Europeans to buy in countries of the Europe Union without the fear of having to pay additional taxes which would have to be paid if goods were bought in the US or Asia.

Many central Europeans for instance like to shop in the UK, because the prices there are often cheaper even if additional shipping costs have to be paid. Check out the article How Customers Can Benefit From A Global Economy for additional information and recommendations.

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