Sending money to Italy
Oct 7th 2004 | 10:56 am
#1
Guest
Posts: n/a
Sending money to Italy
An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
transfer.
TIA,
Marianne
and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
transfer.
TIA,
Marianne
Oct 7th 2004 | 1:00 pm
#2
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
One option might be the new American Express pre-paid card. You can get
anyone's name on them, and they spend like a prepaid gift card.
Songbird
"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
her
> and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
this?
> Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a
direct
> transfer.
> TIA,
> Marianne
anyone's name on them, and they spend like a prepaid gift card.
Songbird
"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
her
> and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
this?
> Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a
direct
> transfer.
> TIA,
> Marianne
Oct 7th 2004 | 1:07 pm
#3
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
In article <IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02>,
"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote:
> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
> and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
> Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
> transfer.
Your local Western Union office can probably handle this for you.
"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote:
> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
> and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
> Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
> transfer.
Your local Western Union office can probably handle this for you.
Oct 7th 2004 | 6:02 pm
#4
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 22:56:40 GMT, "Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote:
>An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
>and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
>Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
>transfer.
You can get an international postal money order at your local post
office. They can cash it at their local post office.
-----------
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
>An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
>and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
>Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
>transfer.
You can get an international postal money order at your local post
office. They can cash it at their local post office.
-----------
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
Oct 7th 2004 | 11:37 pm
#5
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
her
> and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
this?
> Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a
direct
> transfer.
Banks have different charges to wire money overseas ($10-$50) and the
receiving bank may charge to accept the wire. Paypal has become a very
convenient way to send money if they have a Paypal account. Most banks with
an international department can write you a check for Euros, the fee at my
local bank is $20 plus the retail exchange rate. There is also a place
called Reusch or Ruesch International that does this. They were popular a
few years ago before it became common for commercial banks to offer foreign
checks.
--
Donald Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
her
> and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
this?
> Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a
direct
> transfer.
Banks have different charges to wire money overseas ($10-$50) and the
receiving bank may charge to accept the wire. Paypal has become a very
convenient way to send money if they have a Paypal account. Most banks with
an international department can write you a check for Euros, the fee at my
local bank is $20 plus the retail exchange rate. There is also a place
called Reusch or Ruesch International that does this. They were popular a
few years ago before it became common for commercial banks to offer foreign
checks.
--
Donald Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
Oct 8th 2004 | 1:46 am
#6
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
> her and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
> this? Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for
> a direct transfer.
You can send a cheque. Their bank will probably charge around EUR15-20 to
handle one drawn on a foreign bank, so you might want to add that to the
amount you send.
Colin Bignell
news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
> her and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
> this? Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for
> a direct transfer.
You can send a cheque. Their bank will probably charge around EUR15-20 to
handle one drawn on a foreign bank, so you might want to add that to the
amount you send.
Colin Bignell
Oct 8th 2004 | 1:49 am
#7
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:46:58 +0100, "nightjar"
<nightjar@<insert_my_surname_here>.uk.com> wrote:
>"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
>> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
>> her and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
>> this? Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for
>> a direct transfer.
>You can send a cheque. Their bank will probably charge around EUR15-20 to
>handle one drawn on a foreign bank, so you might want to add that to the
>amount you send.
Does Italy still use cheques?
<nightjar@<insert_my_surname_here>.uk.com> wrote:
>"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
>> An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
>> her and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
>> this? Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for
>> a direct transfer.
>You can send a cheque. Their bank will probably charge around EUR15-20 to
>handle one drawn on a foreign bank, so you might want to add that to the
>amount you send.
Does Italy still use cheques?
Oct 8th 2004 | 1:50 am
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
"nightjar" <nightjar@<insert_my_surname_here> wrote:
> "Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
> > An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
> > her and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
> > this? Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for
> > a direct transfer.
>
> You can send a cheque. Their bank will probably charge around EUR15-20 to
> handle one drawn on a foreign bank, so you might want to add that to the
> amount you send.
Some banks can take a very long time to clear foreign cheques- up to 6
weeks. Depending on your relationship with the bank, they may or may not
make the funds immediately available to you as a form of credit.
David
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
> "Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02...
> > An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send
> > her and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do
> > this? Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for
> > a direct transfer.
>
> You can send a cheque. Their bank will probably charge around EUR15-20 to
> handle one drawn on a foreign bank, so you might want to add that to the
> amount you send.
Some banks can take a very long time to clear foreign cheques- up to 6
weeks. Depending on your relationship with the bank, they may or may not
make the funds immediately available to you as a form of credit.
David
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Oct 8th 2004 | 3:54 am
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
> On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 22:56:40 GMT, "Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
> >and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
> >Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
> >transfer.
>
> You can get an international postal money order at your local post
> office. They can cash it at their local post office.
Barbara, this seems like the best method, but does it really work
between the US and Italy? According to the US Postal Service web page,
international money orders are only accepted by a limited list of
countries, none of which is in western Europe.
Marianne
> On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 22:56:40 GMT, "Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
> >and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
> >Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
> >transfer.
>
> You can get an international postal money order at your local post
> office. They can cash it at their local post office.
Barbara, this seems like the best method, but does it really work
between the US and Italy? According to the US Postal Service web page,
international money orders are only accepted by a limited list of
countries, none of which is in western Europe.
Marianne
Oct 8th 2004 | 4:06 am
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Does Italy still use cheques?
Yes. But I really wouldn't want having to clear a foreign cheque at an
Italian bank.
--
Luca Logi - Firenze - Italy e-mail: [email protected]
> Does Italy still use cheques?
Yes. But I really wouldn't want having to clear a foreign cheque at an
Italian bank.
--
Luca Logi - Firenze - Italy e-mail: [email protected]
Oct 8th 2004 | 4:08 am
#11
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:06:44 +0200, [email protected] (Luca Logi) wrote:
><[email protected]> wrote:
>> Does Italy still use cheques?
>Yes. But I really wouldn't want having to clear a foreign cheque at an
>Italian bank.
Nor me in any foreign bank.
><[email protected]> wrote:
>> Does Italy still use cheques?
>Yes. But I really wouldn't want having to clear a foreign cheque at an
>Italian bank.
Nor me in any foreign bank.
Oct 8th 2004 | 4:43 am
#12
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:06:44 +0200, [email protected] (Luca Logi) wrote:
>
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Does Italy still use cheques?
> >
> >Yes. But I really wouldn't want having to clear a foreign cheque at an
> >Italian bank.
>
> Nor me in any foreign bank.
Ironically, I get the funds from a foreign cheque (my bank credits me)
quicker than I do with a domestic cheque. I do pay a charge though, but
unfortunately, I also pay a charge even if the money is wired directly-
though I still request the latter when I can. I think it's pretty poor
that you have to pay to _receive_ wired money, but this is common with
UK and US banks.
David
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:06:44 +0200, [email protected] (Luca Logi) wrote:
>
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Does Italy still use cheques?
> >
> >Yes. But I really wouldn't want having to clear a foreign cheque at an
> >Italian bank.
>
> Nor me in any foreign bank.
Ironically, I get the funds from a foreign cheque (my bank credits me)
quicker than I do with a domestic cheque. I do pay a charge though, but
unfortunately, I also pay a charge even if the money is wired directly-
though I still request the latter when I can. I think it's pretty poor
that you have to pay to _receive_ wired money, but this is common with
UK and US banks.
David
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Oct 8th 2004 | 4:58 am
#13
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
On 8 Oct 2004 08:54:13 -0700, [email protected] (Mimi) wrote:
>B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
>> On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 22:56:40 GMT, "Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
>> >and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
>> >Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
>> >transfer.
>>
>> You can get an international postal money order at your local post
>> office. They can cash it at their local post office.
>Barbara, this seems like the best method, but does it really work
>between the US and Italy? According to the US Postal Service web page,
>international money orders are only accepted by a limited list of
>countries, none of which is in western Europe.
That's news to me, as I used one in the past to send money to Italy
(to a hotel that wouldn't accept a credit card number to hold a
reservation). However, that was more than six years ago. Maybe
something's changed since then.
If so, then Western Union is your best bet.
-----------
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
>B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
>> On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 22:56:40 GMT, "Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
>> >and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
>> >Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
>> >transfer.
>>
>> You can get an international postal money order at your local post
>> office. They can cash it at their local post office.
>Barbara, this seems like the best method, but does it really work
>between the US and Italy? According to the US Postal Service web page,
>international money orders are only accepted by a limited list of
>countries, none of which is in western Europe.
That's news to me, as I used one in the past to send money to Italy
(to a hotel that wouldn't accept a credit card number to hold a
reservation). However, that was more than six years ago. Maybe
something's changed since then.
If so, then Western Union is your best bet.
-----------
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
Oct 8th 2004 | 6:02 am
#14
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:06:44 +0200, [email protected] (Luca Logi) wrote:
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Does Italy still use cheques?
>>Yes. But I really wouldn't want having to clear a foreign cheque at an
>>Italian bank.
> Nor me in any foreign bank.
It is a fairly standard procedure in business and IME rarely causes a
problem, even in countries where the banks no longer issue cheques
themselves.
Colin Bignell
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:06:44 +0200, [email protected] (Luca Logi) wrote:
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Does Italy still use cheques?
>>Yes. But I really wouldn't want having to clear a foreign cheque at an
>>Italian bank.
> Nor me in any foreign bank.
It is a fairly standard procedure in business and IME rarely causes a
problem, even in countries where the banks no longer issue cheques
themselves.
Colin Bignell
Oct 18th 2004 | 2:30 am
#15
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Sending money to Italy
In article <IQj9d.323904$mD.254770@attbi_s02>,
Mimi <[email protected]> wrote:
>An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
>and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
>Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
>transfer.
Why not open a bank account with an ATM card, then send them the ATM
card? Communicate the password separately, of course. (Be careful of
bank fees, of course.)
--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy J. Lee
Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome.
No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.
Mimi <[email protected]> wrote:
>An Italian relative of my husband has married and we would like to send her
>and her new husband a gift of money. What would be the best way to do this?
>Our communication is not so good as to get bank account details for a direct
>transfer.
Why not open a bank account with an ATM card, then send them the ATM
card? Communicate the password separately, of course. (Be careful of
bank fees, of course.)
--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy J. Lee
Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome.
No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.
