Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version 1.0 Netnews CMS/BITNET; site PSUVM.BITNET Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!psuvax1!psuvm!iks From: IKS@PSUVM.BITNET Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Sending Dollars to India. Message-ID: <1647IKS@PSUVM> Date: Tue, 12-Mar-85 15:05:30 EST Article-I.D.: PSUVM.1647IKS Posted: Tue Mar 12 15:05:30 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Mar-85 03:42:36 EST Lines: 31 I am looking for ideas and suggestions from net.nlang.indians who have experience with "efficiently" sending $$ to relatives/folks in India. Currently I just write my personal check (off of a checking account) endorse it Indian style: /Account Payee Only/ across the top left corner and also endorse it at the back, US style: For Deposit Only at and send it by ordinary mail. I have had absolutely no trouble, and it only costs some Rs. 2.00 or so to cash. However, this process is slow and often takes upto 2 months to cash. A friend sent AmEx Money Orders, endorsed, which were lost and illegally cashed at a saree store in Calcutta, these cost $ 0.85 per $100.00 to buy and need to be sent Registered which makes it too expensive. Locally international bank drafts cost $15.00 to have made, which again is too expensive. Any one with a quicker, safe and proven technique please post or mail directly. I shall post a summary if it is worthwhile. Thanks, and... Keep Smiling (=::=) --Indra K. Singhal >> << >> Bitnet: IKS at PSUVM << >> UUCP : :allegra, akgua, ihnp4:!psuvax1!IKS@PSUVM.BITNET << >> ARPA : iks%psuvm.BITNET@wiscvm.ARPA << >> USMAIL: 214C, Computer Bldg, Penn State Univ., << >> University Park, PA 16802. << >> <<