Methods of payment

[Yellow Fang]

Has anyone ever sent postal orders? I don't think I've ever sent or received one. Recently I asked my father to pick up and pay for a purchase I'd made on ebay from someone who lived in his town. I didn't want to send cash in the post, as this as a habit of going missing. I didn't want to send him a cheque in case he didn't want to cash it; so I considered sending him a postal order. In the end I didn't because I didn't want to make him have to queue up at the post office. Instead I ordered him some pretty stamps from Royal Mail to cover the cost. Six were of birds and six of beetles. The only problem is they were so nice he wants to frame them rather than use them on mail.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

When I was a child postal orders were very common indeed. Used to get them as Birthday and Christmas presents. These days they are hardly ever spoken about. I see no reason why they could not be used but wouldn't a cashiers cheque be as good?

 

[coffeejo]

Bank transfer?

 

[Smokin Joe]

When I was a child postal orders were very common indeed. Used to get them as Birthday and Christmas presents. These days they are hardly ever spoken about. I see no reason why they could not be used but wouldn't a cashiers cheque be as good?

It was a common method of paying for mail order goods in the days before everyone had a bank account. Expensive though as you had to pay a premium for one.

 

[Bman]

I remember getting Postal orders a few times and in birthday cards. I might have used them once to buy lego/meccano when I was young. In fact, I think they still owe me 19p

 

[Yellow Fang]

When I was a child postal orders were very common indeed. Used to get them as Birthday and Christmas presents. These days they are hardly ever spoken about. I see no reason why they could not be used but wouldn't a cashiers cheque be as good?

Cashiers cheque?

Bank transfer?

No good, I would have had to have enquired about bank details.

 

[gbb]

Up until a couple of years ago, i was happy to recieve POs fron ebay buyers, but havnt had one since (mind i dont bother ticking boxes for payment methods anymore) payment by cheque was a nightmare, clearance times etc.
Probably sent my last PO 3 yeaars ago and there is a premium to pay for the service.
Never minded recieving them, stick it in the draw and send the goods, safe in the knowledge nothing could go wrong.

 

[coffeejo]

In that case, how about some boring stamps? Or a gift voucher?

 

[Yellow Fang]

In that case, how about some boring stamps? Or a gift voucher?

Oh good idea, a gift voucher would have done. Probably a book voucher for him. I did think about normal stamps, but it didn't seem to say thank you enough. Maybe I should have split the difference and sent him the latest special stamps that I didn't think were particularly good, which were commemorating the Royal Shakespeare Company.

 

[coffeejo]

Go on, send him a book voucher anyway, since he did you a favour

 

[Yellow Fang]

I don't want to thank him that much. It was only half a mile in the car.

 

[TheBoyBilly]

Recently sent POs for 60 quid after buying a rack and bag from a nice gent on these very forums. Total cost was 66 pounds (sorry, pound sign is dodgy on my PC) Very convenient if you haven't got a cheque book to hand.

Bill

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I bought the latest Searle book from an independent fine press publisher last week - when I offered to give him a cheque, as I had done previously, he said I can take a credit card now and he got out one of those manual card machines with the 'pull across' handle - hadn't seen or used one for years.

 

[coffeejo]

I don't want to thank him that much. It was only half a mile in the car.

 

[danphoto]

Am I not right in thinking that as long as you have a PayPAl account, you can email money to anybody who has a valid email address?