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Sending money abroad

Ariadne

19:53 / 16.01.06

Has anyone had any experience of International Money Orders or other ways of sending euros to someone? I want to pay the deposit on a flat we're renting for a week - it's only €111 so I really don't want to pay a huge fee for doing it. I thought I could just get the equivalent of a postal order but both the Post Office and Bank were no help.

Char Aina

19:59 / 16.01.06

i think western union are the standard.

Ariadne

20:02 / 16.01.06

Hmmm. Do I need to know the recipient's bank details for that though? I was looking for more of a cheque replacement. But I might have to find out their info, if possible.

Char Aina

20:09 / 16.01.06

you can have it sent to their nearest WU office for collection.

Ariadne

20:11 / 16.01.06

Ok, thanks, that's a possibility - but they live in a little village and I don't want to force them to traipse all the way to the city for it.
I think I'll email them again and ask how other people do it. My rusty French can stretch that far, I'm sure...

Jack Denfeld

20:30 / 16.01.06

I've used Western Union for some oversea poker type transactions and the fees are pretty outrageous. $20 on a $50 sent to Peru or Costa Rico.

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21:37 / 16.01.06

Visit the place on South Bridge next to Subway, I think they do transfers, they have always been nicer and cheaper than the post office, so they might give you some pointers.

modern maenad

07:20 / 17.01.06

PayPal is a great way to send money oversees - no charges. I was recently in a similar position over something I was buying on Ebay from the States - and the guy I was buying from opened a PayPal account specially to save me the enormous transfer fees. Is this an option in your case?

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