[Twonk]

Hello All,

I bought a kindle 2 a couple of weeks ago, and am quite pleased with the device. In this time, I've bought a single book from Amazon.com
While checking a bank statement today I noticed that when buying in dollars, the bank (Natwest) also make two charges; one for £1.25, and another for £0.15, adding to the total cost of the book. So, the book that I bought, costing $8.62 on Amazon, totalled £6.74 (KINDLE BOOK, USD 8.62, RATE 1.6142, CHARGE 1.25, ERTF 0.15 ). I could have had the hardback delivered from Amazon UK for £5.35 - without the bank charges, the kindle version would have come out a penny cheaper.
I'm not blaming Amazon for the bank charges; it's something that I should have been aware of, before making a purchase with that card and so is my own fault.

The point of the post is to ask for advice from other UK users - is there a way around the bank charges? - Do you use credit cards, or gift certificates or some other way to purchase content?

Thanks,
Andy