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Re: Anyone tried Western Union money transfers?
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Date: 
Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:04:51 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Peter White writes:
In lugnet.loc.au, Jason King writes:
They are expensive. Commonwealth Bank charges $21 for a money transfer.
Plus they still take 7 days to clear.

It probably pays to keep a range of US$ in cash on hand, since even Amex have
upped their currency conversion charges from $5 to $8. What do they think
they are a bank ? By the way what do banks charge for currency conversion, I
haven't dared to ask.

Suncorp Metway charge (to buy currency for existing customers is $5 but to
sell it is free).  Commonwealth charge $5 to buy, customer or not (well
that's what the one in Bris city charged me).

Anyway, when you have cash in the appropriate currency, International Express
Post it, this costs roughly the same as an IMO and gets there in 2-4 days.

pw (American Express - can't heave loam without it).

Free



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(...) It probably pays to keep a range of US$ in cash on hand, since even Amex have upped their currency conversion charges from $5 to $8. What do they think they are a bank ? By the way what do banks charge for currency conversion, I haven't dared (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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