ironporer

Manc- from the sounds of it....

rincewind

I had a bad experience with XE Trade and I found that it was costing me more with them than with PayPal (which was a surprise).

For larger sums, I would go through your bank. For smaller amounts, Pay Pal or XE Trade (if you don't mind the crap support and badly designed site).

Different methods suit different people.

paddingtongreen

I like it, my UK Soc Sec pension has grown from tiny to small.

BigDavyG

What was your prob with xe - never heard a bad report before on here and their rates seem to be hard to beat - I've never paid more than 4c over spot.
Admittedly their website looks sh*te, but then again I'd rather pay lower rates than subsidise some flash front end that does the same job as the vanilla version.

TRPardoe

I concur

TRPardoe

I don't get the crap support or badly designed site comment.

Please give us specifics.

My own experience is that XE have excellent customer support and I see nothing wrong with the website.

rincewind

What's to get? My experience was not a good one so I no longer use them.

BigDavyG

Wtf has the design of their site got to do with anything for a start - for everyone who has ever posted about them on here apart from your good self it does exactly what it says on the tin - you must be more of a bells, whistles and flashing lights man.

BritGuyTN

I think Rincewind is in website design, so lack of wizardry (pun intended) may be the issue

support has always been good to me (only needed it once due to my own stupidity)

design is certainly not flash but it takes me less than 30 seconds to complete a transaction

I've had about 40 transactions over 3 and a half years and it has been been plain sailing for me

rincewind

Why is this such an issue for everyone??

As far as site designs go, it plays a factor in my decision making. Can't help it, I'm a web designer.

If it works for others, all well and good. It just didn't suit what I needed. End of story.

TRPardoe

Like I said before - please give us specifics.

You are the only member I have seen write a criticism of XE. It would be to the benefit of the community if we knew what the problem was.

I presume it was not related to the site being functional rather than "all bells and whistles" as someone else put it.

BritGuyTN

Actually

I think thats the point Rincewind made

One of the major things that narked him was the design

Different things turn different people on (or off)

My friend just bought a brand new chevvy cobalt at retail price and loves the fact he financed it over 6 years

I think he should get the short bus to work instead and be sterilised so he doesn't pollute the gene pool, but thats just one thing that narks me

BigDavyG

Being a web developer he should know that the front end is basically the packaging - its what's in the box that counts

BritGuyTN

Hes a designer I think, not an app developer

I thought the xe.com look and feel was shit from the get go, but it is functional and it works

I'm more about function than form, other people are more about form than function - how else has the Ipod been successful?

Ray

FFS...he had a problem with using them ... that its... period
What his job has got to do with it ..is beyond me...
He also drives a Mini ...This may have be a factor....


What idiot drives a mini