SamuearlJackson

hi all,

never having used these before i am not sure exactly how you go about getting money orders. i need to pay for something by money order, so can i just go in to any bank and hand over $xxx and get a money order made payable to xxxxxxxx? or do i have to go to a bank where i have an account?

sorry about the simple question but i just have no idea and as i don't have a car yet i don't want to be walking miles between places asking in banks etc.....

thanks,

SamJ

BrigieDarling

I'm pretty sure that any bank will give you a money order (for a fee) regardless of if you have an account with them!

Ray

Any US post office will supply money orders..so will a lot of supermarkets and even garages in some states ...

effi

It is a lot cheaper to buy one at a Supermarket as opposed to the Post Office.

Ray

The post office fees are
0.01 to $500.00 ...................$0.90
$500.01 to $1,000.00 ...........$1.25

here supermarkets charge $1.50

Yosser

Yep, I used 7-11 once and Tom Thumb a couple of times.

SamuearlJackson

thanks for getting back to me - i eventually went to the closest bank and got it sorted.

cheers,

SamJ

effi

Guess it depends where you live. I bought 2 in one week for similar amounts and the supermarket was half the cost of the one I bought at the PO.

Ray

Hi Effi..yes your right...Money orders are big business here...we are all poor unlike you Arizonians

effi

LOL, poor in Florida, yeah right. We have 10 million mexicans to support here, plus half of CA who are on their way as we speak.

Ray

We just have a few cubans and a lot of English tourists who won't go home (lol)