>To be fair to international institutions, I can understand why they may be
>reluctant to cash Canadian postal money orders. I'm certain that very few
>Canadians ever use them (or even know they exist!) and even fewer
>international
>institutions ever see one. People are always reluctant to deal with the
>unknown. I've found it best to stick with the large well known money funds
>such as American Express. You can get an American Express money order at
>almost any Canadian bank, the cost for it is less than the postal money order,
>and the bank usually gives a better exchange rate than the post office.
>Americans never seem to have a problem cashing an American Express money order
>so I always use them. There's no sense in making life more difficult for
>a seller.
> -mark
My local Post Office here in Australia, in a small, rural town, cheerfully
writes Western Union International postal orders in US dollars or any other
major currency at the day's rate checked on their counter-top computer.
When I suggest a similar procedure to someone in the States, buying from
me, I'm met with confusion, incomprehension, etc. Hey, I'll do it the US
way - you're running the bloody world anyway and get to make the rules :-)
- but why don't you all rise up and burn your post office system to the
ground if it's so damn bad?
Andrew
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