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Re: Anyone tried Western Union money transfers?
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lugnet.loc.au
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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 $21 for a money transfer.
> > Plus they still take 7 days to clear.
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> It probably pays to keep a range of US$ 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 to ask.
Suncorp Metway charge (to buy currency for existing customers is $5 but to
sell it is free). Commonwealth charge $5 to buy, customer or not (well
that's what the one in Bris city charged me).
> Anyway, when you have cash in the appropriate currency, International Express
> Post it, this costs roughly the same as an IMO and gets there in 2-4 days.
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> pw (American Express - can't heave loam without it).
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| (...) It probably pays to keep a range of US$ 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 (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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