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From: 2141smh@rduxb.UUCP (henning)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: US/Canada Customs (cashing foreign checks)
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Date: Mon, 25-Mar-85 10:12:21 EST
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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA rduxb!2141smh

> What this is is a NO WIN situation.  First they take your money at the
> border, sit on it until 3-4 weeks after you leave, then send you a check
> that will cost you $8-15 dollars to cash.

You can cash any foreign check for a very modest charge for postage if
you deal with a branch of the foreign bank in the US.  I recently
cashed 3 New Zealand travelers checks by mailing them to the
Bank of New Zealand in NYC and they only charged me for their postage.
Very nice people.  These checks said, "Not to be cashed outside of New
Zealand."  I am sure you can find US banks near the border that would
perform the same service.  Away from the border, US businesses are
the most provincial in the world.  You would think that other countries
used play money the way you are treated at most banks and stores.  In
nearly any foreign country, foreign exchange is a standard and inexpensive
proposition.