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Thread ID: 106811	2010-01-24 05:44:00	Paying someone overseas	aidanmaz (7180)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
851322	2010-01-24 23:33:00	Just buy the $35 USD at a NZ bank and post it to him inside a card or something. A little bit of a risk I know but people do it all the time. There is a small charge for buying foreign currency. Paypal would still be a good and safe option though. LL For small amounts we do exactly that. Yes, it is a bit of a risk but so is anything you post.	Marnie (4574)
851323	2010-01-25 01:44:00	Paypal is OK, though just posting some money might be less hassle.	Agent_24 (57)
851324	2010-01-25 02:10:00	What about those Western Union places?	bob_doe_nz (92)
851325	2010-01-25 02:45:00	If it is going to someone you trust, WU is ok, but it doesn't give you any protection for internet buying.	R2x1 (4628)
851326	2010-01-25 05:50:00	Western Union and it is near enough instant but the catch with sending money to the USA from NZ is that there is no fixed fee per block of money, I think it is a percentage. I wanted to send equal to $1000NZ to the US before Xmas, the fee was around $90 give or take, cannot remember exactly while by comparsion, I can send $1000 to the Philippines for I think a flat fee of $29, have't had to for a while so it might have increased since last time. Cheaper option is to use a bank to bank transfer but that is usually around $25 for fee's bearing in mind that his bank might also charge a fee to get the money. Kiwi cash in a card and let your friend change it over there, might come out a winner if the exchange rate was right or just buy some US cash and send in a card. I am unsure what the NZ banks do for personal internet transfers but in Australia with Westpac Australia, I can transfer money to any account in many countries for just $20AUD as long as I have all there banking details as well as the Swift Code(s), not sure if any of the NZ banks offer such a arrangement that you can do yourself.	PinoyKiw (9675)
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