Thursday 24 January 2008

Thursday.

Picture below is of doll mentioned in mid October as having been repaired. She belongs to friends, and has recently been completely dressed by owner in period costume. Said doll owners gave us lunch today at the farm shop in Semer as a 'thankyou' for work done on doll. Home and bought dollars to pay for tinder box recently purchased on ebay. Posted dollars to States where I believe they are legal tender. In past have sent money to States by International Money Order. Bank employee said they had stopped supplying those at the end of last year as there was no demand for them. I do wish shop assistants and bank people wouldn't use this as an excuse . The very fact that they have just been asked for an item gives the lie to their statement that 'There's no demand for those'. What they usually mean is that there wasn't sufficient profit in it for them. This was indicated today by the bank teller's further information of two different means of paying money abroad both of which cost more than twice as much as the international money order used to. My bank seems to charge more and more for doing less and less. Very annoying. Much more of it and I shall become curmudgeonly !!!!!

3 comments:

Crowbard said...

Hi Mike,
You can use your PayPal account to pay in any of the major (i.e. minor colonial) currencies. If the seller does not use PayPal as a normal method of payment simply ask if you may send payment via PayPal to their email address, if agreeable they will be able to collect funds when you use the 'send money' command in your PayPal account. It is as fast and cheap a method of paying the inhabitants of Outre-mer, Vinland, Hyper-Borea, Gwondanaland, Lyonesse et al as I have been able to find.
C.

Unknown said...

Thanks Crowbard. I haven't used Paypal for a while. I had a problem with them, and anyway, it's much easier kepping business records using cheques. But your remarks are very helpful. Trust you're both well. Give our love to Jude. Cheers, Mike.

Nea said...

They're all paid more for doing less: banks, unions, politicians, lawyers, the English football team... and I'm not curmuddly.