Money issue.
To cut a long story short, I need to get some money to my sister in the UK. I was hoping to get her the money from my Barclays bank account but because I don't have the pinsentry thing or a phone banking number they won't let me transfer the money. I think it is stupid that they don't let you do it online!
So now I have to transfer the money from my US bank account, I have never done a money transfer before what is the cheapest/easiest way to do it. I will be transfering around $500. |
Re: Money issue.
XE.com?
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Re: Money issue.
I don't know about it being the cheapest, but the easiest/fastest is to simply go into your local bank branch and do an international wire transfer. I have used XE.com twice now, and both times its taken about 7 business days for the funds to arrive in the UK account. Versus, simply doing an international wire, the funds arrived in about 24 hrs.
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Re: Money issue.
Originally Posted by cranston
(Post 9681565)
XE.com?
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Xoom.com ?
don't know about them etc but it caught my eye the other day. $5 to send dosh. |
Re: Money issue.
Originally Posted by Tarkak9
(Post 9681653)
Xoom.com ?
don't know about them etc but it caught my eye the other day. $5 to send dosh. Another method I've used is PayPal, as I have two PP accounts, one linked to my UK bank a/c the other to my US. This is doable, but the rates suck and it was a lot slower than XE. |
Re: Money issue.
If it's not a huge amount you could send it with paypal, my mother sent me a small amount that way.
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Re: Money issue.
I use Xoom to send money to my daughter in the UK. It costs $5 per transaction which given the 9 hour time difference usually arrives in her account the next working day.
Never had any problems with xoom. |
Re: Money issue.
xe is the best option, but it takes time to set up...if you're in a rush, either your bank or xoom.com would be good options, xoom is probably cheapest though, especially for this kind of sum of money.
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Re: Money issue.
Just to update... I ended up using Moneygram at Walmart, it cost $9 and could be picked up in te UK instantly (well 10 mins later). It was really easy to do.
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Re: Money issue.
Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
(Post 9684226)
Just to update... I ended up using Moneygram at Walmart, it cost $9 and could be picked up in te UK instantly (well 10 mins later). It was really easy to do.
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Re: Money issue.
Originally Posted by robin1234
(Post 9684355)
I just had a quick look at the website.. where do they have locations in the UK, to pick up the money? Is it in ASDAs?
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Re: Money issue.
Originally Posted by robin1234
(Post 9684355)
I just had a quick look at the website.. where do they have locations in the UK, to pick up the money? Is it in ASDAs?
My sister collected the money from the Post Office, all she needed was her ID and the reference number they gave me in Walmart... I actually found the process very easy and I didn't think the $9 charge was bad at all, considering it is pretty much an instant transfer. Forgot to add, Thomas Cook Travel agents are also listed as Moneygram agents so she could have collected the money there too. |
Re: Money issue.
Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
(Post 9687117)
When I looked at the moneygram website they quoted me something like $30 just the do the transfer!!! A far cry from the $9 that Walmart charged.
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Re: Money issue.
Whether it be a small or large transfer ensure that you look at using a currency exchange specialist. No fees and a great rate of exchange will save you money.
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