Postal Order: Cheque and\or Cash?

richardpratt · Post by **richardpratt** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:47 am

Where I says you can send off for CD's or premium access, it say Cheque\Postal Order. Does the postal order mean we can send cash in the post to order?

Post by **NeutronIC** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:53 am

Take the cash to the post office and buy a postal order, do NOT send cash. Ever.

We had one guy sent us Â£4.50 in 10p pieces, it cost us Â£1.50 just to accept the envelope, in future we will simply reject cash.

Matt.

richardpratt · Post by **richardpratt** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:45 am

NeutronIC wrote:Take the cash to the post office and buy a postal order, do NOT send cash. Ever.

We had one guy sent us Â£4.50 in 10p pieces, it cost us Â£1.50 just to accept the envelope, in future we will simply reject cash.

Matt.

I though sending cash was a bit risky. I've never done a Postal Order before. I take it you take the order form to the Post Office and they send you some sort of voucher\cheque in exchange for cash.

Post by **NeutronIC** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:48 am

You just take your cash to the post office and buy a postal order with it, you pay a small amount for the service but it's only a few pence i think - the post office don't need to see the order form, just walk in and ask for postal orders to the value Â£4.50 and they will sort you out with it and tell you how much it will cost.

Matt.

thenudehamster · Post by **thenudehamster** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:03 pm

richardpratt wrote:I've never done a Postal Order before. I take it you take the order form to the Post Office and they send you some sort of voucher\cheque in exchange for cash.

Shows how much things have changed over the years; when I was a kid, every other birthday present was a Postal Order from some distant relative or other. Wonder what they do now? - Gift Certificate to a favoured store, I suppose...

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:18 pm

No... Nowadays most kids have bank accounts so normal cheques usually suffice.

LOL... POs for birthday, I remember them days! 10/- was a lot of cash when I last got a PO.

thenudehamster · Post by **thenudehamster** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:28 pm

I thinkit was largely because a lot of the relatives didn't have bank accounts, Gary. I remember the sense of pride in how far I'd come up in the world when I opened my first one.

But yes, ten bob was a small fortune then....

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:03 pm

10/- was a lot of cash when I last got a PO

Mine were usually for five bob

Does that make me older or poorer

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:02 pm

It is risky sending cash because of the amount of post that goes missing.

You should not send cash to Matt.

You can send me as much cash as you want.

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:32 pm

metoo, me too, me too

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 7:04 pm

ianmacmillan wrote:It is risky sending cash because of the amount of post that goes missing.

You should not send cash to Matt.

You can send me as much cash as you want.

As you said, it'll probably never reach you! That reminds me, I have a cheque to write, not for UKTS but rather FfR Society.

boeing126 · Post by **boeing126** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:54 pm

I never ever deal with banks all my money is hidden in a dustbin.If i want to buy something thats say Â£250 i send by registered letter or pay through my number three daughters account.