Re: Problems with ordering oversea's...

>Grant wrote:
>
>>     I was actually just kidding, but that said there are still 
>>options.  You can
>>   order international money orders from the US Post Office.	They 
>>send them from
>>   a central site, so there is a fee and some time lag, but it is a 
>>viable option
>>   for infrequent orders.  I don't remember how much it costs.
>
>I hadn't tried that. I _did_ go to the post office and ask for a 
>money order. They said they could only give me an International 
>money order in U.S. funds, which shocked me as Canada Post does it 
>in a number of currencies. They didn't say anything about a 
>centralized shipping point for international money orders!
>
>>   It is also very
>>   easy to get a credit card now to allow you to order directly.  If
you're
>>   making small orders that you would pay cash for anyways, you can 
>>just pay the
>>   card off immediately, and it's no additional cost to you.
>
>I'm not having much luck getting credit cards down here, though I 
>still have my Canadian cards. The problem is that Canadian credit 
>ratings don't transfer to the U.S. I should have a U.S. credit card 
>soon, though.
>
>I do remember talking to someone who wasn't crazy about sending his 
>credit card information by e-mail. It would make things easier for 
>them if Jon had a secure server for handling credit card 
>transactions over the web.

Eh? We've had secure shopping facilities for the online ordering for 
years..... it's a very long time since we asked anyone to send their 
card details by simple email.

Jon (GZG)