Help Please

[Guest Bluenosebill]

Hi all i live in England but my girlfriend lives in Australia,i have in the past just put small amounts of money in the post but was told it was not aloud so i went to the post office and was given a travellers cheque which i had to sing top and bottom then send it ,When my girlfriend went to cash it she was told it was the wrong thing and to be honest with the fact its a Travellers cheque it is ment if i was travelling,Can anyone please advise how you send money to loved ones in Auss and that what i have is only used if i travel not to be sent in the post,Many thanks x

[Guest Mrs Braveheart]

Hi Bill

 

Did the letter you send with the money in it get returned to you? If so this happened to my mum when she sent my boys money over for xmas last week. My sister in law sent money over in a card no problems at all in september strange ??? What mum had to do was put the money into a Western Union account through the traveller agent, she then phoned me with a reference number so I need to go to one of their branches to collect it. i don't know if she was charged for this. Hope that helps.

 

Janette

[Quoll]

Going the other way, from Aus to UK, I just put money directly into a bank account - easy as can be but you always have to pay the conversion fee.

 

In this day of the internet, I would be thinking about getting her to set up a paypal account so you can just put money directly into her paypal account. It's how people are paid when they sell something on ebay. I dont know exactly how it works but I think she can nominate a bank account of some kind and the money goes directly in. Of course, there are always going to be fees associated with that but you pay fees no matter how you transfer money via international money orders or bank transfers.

[calNgary]

Hiya ,,i have both recieved and sent money in cards and didnt know this was wrong.If its not possible to do direct debit what about paypal?? or just transferring the money in a one off transfer,,

Cal x

[Guest Bluenosebill]

Thanks jennet i sent the cheque over to Auss but they wouldnt cash it as they said it was a travellers cheque so not the right item but when it was sent back to me and i took it back to the post office they said just send it back as they should cash it,i will ring them to get it sorted but thanks for you help and time xx

[Guest Bluenosebill]

Thanks for you help cal and your time i will sort it this week i hope xx

[Guest Bluenosebill]

Thanks quoll i will sort it in time but again thank you for your time x

[alcocainmel]

Hiya ,,i have both recieved and sent money in cards and didnt know this was wrong.

 

I have also sent and received money in the post. For my birthday I got money from my Aunt in a card which was even opened by customs. I didnt know that it was wrong either!!

 

Deb xx

[Guest Mrs Braveheart]

All I know is my sis in laws card with money in it came to us no problems in september. But my mums card was opened by customs & returned last week mind you I dont know if she sent dollars or pounds she was told to send dollars but she gets confused. Sis in law sent dollars maybe that why I dont know. Might need to look into this and try get a explanation.

 

Janette

[calNgary]

Deb we are criminals !! sshh dont tell anyone till i can get citizenship!!lol

Cal x

[Guest Mrs Braveheart]

:biglaugh: Cal

 

My dithery mother has probably put on the envelope money enclosed :biglaugh:

 

Janette