I don't know about anyone else, but in my neck of the woods it has become ridiculously difficult to exchange currencies - so if someone sends me anything but usd, I'm stuck with it. In order to 'better serve' their customers, my bank (after the last in a line of many mergers) decided not to accept ANY foreign currency for deposit. They used to have a handful of branches which would do this...then it dropped to 2, then to 1, then they would send it to a 'central office' and you could wait for them to deposit the exchange - now they refuse it. What I get when I ask about it is a form to fill out with an address for me to mail it off to New York so I can pay a fee and wait 6 weeks for a cheque to me mailed to me. I used to be able to go to the local airport and exchange, but these days only ticketed passengers can get that far into the complex. Another reason why paypal is handy. In other words, if you're going to accept cash in the mail, make sure it's cash you can spend.
jeff
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quoted 5 lines Again, I would like to reiterate redundantly...> Again, I would like to reiterate redundantly...
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> If anyone ever wants to send you a check from a foreign country, reach through
> the computer and slap them. Tell em Paypal or nothing. A money order, MAYBE. But
> I'd lean towards Paypal.