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From: "John" <>
Subject: Re: [Ont] Sending Money
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 08:55:47 -0500
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Bob

Your cheque/check is in the mail but don't hold your breath waiting for
it. :-)

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Neil" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Ont] Sending Money


> If I could get all U.S. subscribers to this list to send me a
> $100 U.S. cheque (Cdn) / check (American)
> I will do a test on how much trouble I have cashing them. I will send a
report back
> to the
> list via satelite as I will be on my yacht sailing in the Caribean.
<vbg> Any
> takers?
>
> I have cashed U.S. cheques with no problems BUT in my bank. A stranger
walking into
> a bank
> with a cheque from anyone / anywhere would likely have problems but that
also
> happens in
> the U.S. If they know you they'll cash it & you don't need a U.S. account.
>
> wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 3/23/02 11:02:14 PM Central Standard Time,
> > writes:
> >
> > > Unless she has a bank account for U.S. dollars they will not cash it.
> > > Best thing is get a money order in Canadian dollars from your bank or
post
> > > office.
> > >
> > I don't know about this. I have sent Canadians personal checks many
times
> > and no one has ever said that they had a problem with it. Canadian
> > researchers don't seem to mind American money at all because it is worth
a
> > little more after the exchange rate.
> >
> > Any Canadians who have received American checks want to chime in on this
one?
> >
> > Lynda
> >
>
> --
> Bob
> ===
> Robert Neil
> Chatham-Kent, ON
>
>
>
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