In Reply to: thanks posted by Cath hearts Bali on Tuesday, 22. March 2011 at 09:54 Bali Time:
just done a comparison between the rates from here (in currency converter at top of BTF) and Travelex daily rates for IDR in Australia.
For AUD $100 in Australia you will get IDR 785,400 where as in Bali you will get approx IDR 879,000. The difference is currently approx IDR 94,000 which of course goes a long way in Bali.....a meal, a massage, a pedi...the list goes on!!
It really depends on how comfortable you feel to exchange over there and how much you are thinking of exchanging as it could be a difference of a few hundred dollars all up. I always used the Circle K in Padma St, Legian and never had any issues, I did catch a couple of dodgy dealers out in Kuta/Legian but theye were more out of the way places and last minute decisions to exchange so we thought we'd try.
Perhaps you can let us know exactly where you're staying and you might get some specific exchange dealers that other BTF users have had positive experiences with.