moneymoney problems

[ritaxis]

No bank in Prague will validate a money order.

One will, but they'll sit on it for five weeks.

Anybody have any advice for getting that money order cashed so my kid can pay his rent?

Comments

[janetmk.livejournal.com]

What a pain! He might try a local commercial money-exchange office though their fees might be very high.

Something you might consider in the future (if you haven't already): deposit the funds for him in a U.S. bank account (i.e. a checking account in his name) and then he can use the ATM card provided by the account to pull out the deposited dollars in Czech cash.

[ice-hesitant.livejournal.com]

Are email money transfers between chequing/savings accounts available in US? If the aforementioned kid's bank card does work in Prague, then ritaxis could send an email money transfer to his chequing/savings account.

[kathryn-ironic.livejournal.com]

I don't know about this specific question, but there are two places that come to mind for asking about it.

There's flyertalk.com's forums: while that's a site best known for airplane / airlines forums, because there are so many business travelers there they might have ideas. There's also Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree forum: travelers there often have done extended stays and might also know.

[pameladean]

Are American Embassies good at problems like this? You'd think they ought to be.

P.

[randwolf.livejournal.com]

Is the order written in dollars or koruny? What bank is it drawn on? Is it a US postal money order?

[randwolf.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of contacting the US embassy or consulate; they'll probably know what to do. He might also try American Express; they'll undoubtedly charge a fee, but they might be willing to clear the order in reasonable time.