For John/Randi

[Cinder & Smoke]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom

A personal check is fine.

I'm going to have to deposit all in my bank account...

then write out one check when I
convert our donations to Danish Kroners.

Thanks so much to everyone!

Hey Deb ~

Have you "talked" to your bank??

A year or so ago I tried to help an "overseas" PTer who wanted
to buy (and PAY FOR) a pair of USA SLIPPERS!
Turns out there is a LOT of real GRIEF involved in "movin money"
back & forth across the International Borders!!

USA "checks" are not easily "cashed" outside of the good ole USA!

And receiving a Canadian, Australian, or British "check" at a
USA bank is an expensive and time-consuming process.

"MY" lil bank charges:
$50.00 fee to "wire" money outside the USA;
$20.00 fee to just "receive" a Foreign money "wire".
There are "extra fees" to convert into / out of USA Dollars.
$8.00 fee to "convert" a Canadian check to USA Dollars;
along with a 30 day wait to get it done!

My Banker DID say that they're a smaller bank, and that Larger banks
may do things cheaper & quicker - but that you should ask YOUR bank
for some help in dealing with this.
She said you need to talk to the "International Transfer SPECIALIST"
at your bank.

I then asked her about PayPal...
she had no direct knowledge; but said she KNOWS they do
small international amounts MUCH Better than any bank could hope to!

Let me know if you'd like some help with this!


/s/ Phred
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[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Thanks Phred. I know it's not easy and that's why I wanted to take care of it for Randi so she doesn't have to deal with it. I do know when we went to Germany/Switzerland a few years ago I asked my local bank about it and the manager had to call her manager and get back to me. I was thinking about calling the guy we deal with through work because they are actually a big bank (not as big as Citibank or anything) and they should be able to handle this with little trouble, but we'll see.

If you have time and the inclination and you want to dig a little deeper into the PayPal thing...... I know they charge something like 3% to "collect" and nothing to send. I've got an account to send, but not to "collect." But 3% might be relatively cheap compared to the banks, and then Randi can set up an account, I'll "pay" her and she can collect from PayPal in Danish Kroners.....if it works that way.

Our work banker is gone for the afternoon (I just tried calling him for work related stuff) but I'll try calling on Monday to see what he says.

Thanks Phred, doing all the research is a huge help!

[Kirsten]

If PayPal would work, it would be great (since money orders are terribly expensive from Germany).

Kirsten

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Kirsten, I sent you a PM.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

I'm bumping this up one more time because you can now contribute through PayPal.

Go to

http://www.datslife.net

click on the paypal button and it will take you to their website. I believe you can either pay through debit card, credit card, or even have them withdraw directly from you bank account if you want (I believe they call that an e-check?).

They do have their fees that I will have to pay in order to get the money from them, but that's a minor issue, the fees aren't *that* much.

Thanks again to everyone. I know Randi will appreciate it.

Oh, and please let me know if the button doesn't work or if you have any questions.



And another "oh" ignore the rest of the website. I've had this for awhile, but this is the extent of it. None of the other pages work, and this was a template that I just plugged the picture into. I haven't had a chance to create a "real" web page/site.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Deb ~

Lil slow to actually load the PayPal payment page,
but we got
there in about 45-60 seconds.

I "sent" at 10:00 PM Eastern... see when ya "get it".

/s/ Phred
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[slick]

I just completed it for a very small amount, because a cheque is already in the mail to you. I was just curious on how it works.

Phred, my whole trans. from start to finish completed in about 20 seconds.

Debbie.....complete that website......I love the picture by the lake and am anxiously awaiting more pics.

[gini]

Debbie, my check for Randi is in the mail to you. I would prefer that any extra after the live plant is taken care of, be given directly to Randi - rather than a charity.

Debbie and Phred, you are such great examples of why I just love this place called Pet Talk.

There is a spirit here that you just can't beat. May it always be exactly like this.

[Barbara]

As to delivery of the money to Randi: you could have bought travellers cheques in Danish Kroner and send them. They should be cashed without too many fees. And I suppose in a city like Chicago you must be able to find a possibility how to get them- even if American Express has to order them.

[jenluckenbach]

Thanks for the paypal!!! THIS time procrastination paid off. I was going to mail a check today, but this is SO much faster and easier. Feel free to take the paypal fee out of my donation. And make sure Randi gets whatever is left after flowers.

[Cincy'sMom]

Thanks for adding the PayPal debbie...works great for procrastinators!!

The funds have been clicked off to you. Please use however you feel appropriate!

[sasvermont]

Debbie, I just sent some dough via PayPal as well. I never did get that check in the mail to you. The PayPal thing is much faster and effective! I, too, would like any excess to go directly to Randi and then let her decide what she would like to do with it......but, in the end, I will leave this up to you to decide.

I am still in shock.

Thanks for doing this Debbie.

Sas

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
I "sent" at 10:00 PM Eastern... see when ya "get it".
/s/ Phred
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Phred, the email notification I got has a time of 9:00 pm on it, so I must have gotten it immediately!

I've gotten the email notifications from 4 of you already, so now I'm off to find out how to actually "collect" the money.

Thank you all *so* much! I know Randi will appreciate it immensely, and in the process, I get to learn how paypal works.

Oh, and just a clarification, Jen says "Feel free to take the paypal fee out of my donation." Just so you all know, they deduct their fees before I even get my hands on the money. Just wanted to make sure everyone understood how this works.

Hmmm....I just went in and checked my balance and there are some payments there that I did not receive notification of. Guess I'll have to just make a point of checking the balance on a regular bases.

Thank you all SO much!!!

[jenluckenbach]

Oh, and just a clarification, Jen says "Feel free to take the paypal fee out of my donation." Just so you all know, they deduct their fees before I even get my hands on the money. Just wanted to make sure everyone understood how this works.

Oh good. I didn't want to think YOU would be paying these fees out of your pocket.