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I finally got around to sending in my LUGNET membership fee today. I got a US$10 money order and a US stamp - my cost in CAD dollars? $19.49! Ouch! (23 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Why did you pay $4 for a stamp? ;-) -Adam (...) (23 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Close enough.....$3.50 CAD just so the post office can "stamp" a piece of paper saying it is worth $10 USD! (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I'm assuming that the $3.50 is for the possessing of a U.S. money order; cause American stamps simply costs $.60! Try using the Royal Bank, they don't charge the processing fees that some banks do on creating foreign money orders. P.S. I know, (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I have a US Borderless account at Canada Trust, which includes free money orders for $4.95 a month. (They charge $3.50 otherwise, same as the post office.) I just did a quick look around to see what the other banks charge - not easy to find! (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Heather Patey <hpatey@nfld.com> wrote in message news:G84tvz.3G9@lugnet.com... (...) charge - (...) one (...) else (...) My Scotiabank Value(I think) Account costs me $9.95 per month saves me $5.00 a pop on $US money orders which I figure I break (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I sent my membership in recently, too. I used Paypal - they now accept international accounts. I made my fee $13, to make it just under $CDN 20. BUT Paypal adds a 2.6% (or 2.9%?) + $US 0.30 as a surcharge on international transactions. This (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Hello, My opinion is that these Paypal fees are a sham .... if I buy something from LEGO s@h or anywhere else in the US, the amount I pay is the amount that shows on my credit card. Paypal should at least be up front about it and show these fees (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Thanks. (BTW, I think your fees have gone up!) I can't find a reference for the $5 per MO, though - do you know the URL? Here's the list of what I know so far. (URL) Heather -- Heather Patey St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Pirate Wench / (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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In lugnet.loc.ca, Heather Patey writes: <snip> (...) When I shopped around (over a year ago now) Canada Trust had the best package available. Aside from the (relatively) low service charge, their hours made a big difference (A bank open later than 5 (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Yeah my membership money would have been in about a month ago if paypal was any good. I signed up for a paypal account just days after it went international and went through the whole process of verifying my credit card and it worked (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Thanks for posting that information; it’s a great reference!!! You've really provided a nice resource for us to use. :) Sincerely, --==Richard==-- You can reach me @ SHROUD_OF_KUNG_FU@Hotmail.com -Lego good, Canada great-® (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) G'day Heather, For the banks, are these regular money orders or international? The one from CanadaPost is by default an international money order. The ones from the bank may not be, but might just be drawn in US currency. I've heard of sellers (...) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Well, that's a good question. The Canada Trust money orders are good in the US; indeed, I thought they all were. I've occasionally received MO's from the US that say right on them, "Not negotiable outside the US and Possessions", and (...) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Much welcome. If anyone has any more info about money orders in Canada, please pass it along. Cheers, Heather -- Heather Patey St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Pirate Wench / Brick Detective (23 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) The MO's that Canada Trust uses are not "international" per se, but the are US money orders, and cashable anywhere in the US. I'm not certain of the gory details, but in effect, they are drawn against a US bank - you may or may not have (...) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) OK, yes, I've seen the Delaware inscription. I meant "international" meaning "outside Canada", which isn't exactly right. So Kyle's MO's from Scotiabank may be drawn on a Canadian bank instead of a US one? Curious. I can see them being no good (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Heather Patey <hpatey@nfld.com> wrote in message news:G84yH9.D7L@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) Actually, it is the little reciept I get from the teller each time that says "your value account saved you $5.00 in fees today" or something like that. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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