I want to send £40 to a friend in China - HOW ?

[uk_vette]

Hi all,

I want to send £40 to a friend in China.

I was looking at some of teh "on-line" money transfer options.

But having never done this before, I would like to ask the opinions of the many.

I will be sending the £40 to a personal bank account in China.

What has any folk done on here regarding small money transfer ?

Thanks.

Vette

[northwest monkey]

Paypal?

[XG332]

PayPal would be easiest and safest.

[uk_vette]

My friend does not have paypal, and I am not sure if it is available in China?

I could well be wrong,

vette

[Targarama]

Western Union or one of their competitors.

[northwest monkey]

I'm pretty sure Paypal is available (maybe limited though) in China - other than that, can't you just do an International Bank Transfer?

[Newc]

Buy a small paperback book. Stick either RMB notes if you have them or 3 x USD 20 notes in the pages. Airmail the book.

[uk_vette]

Hi all,

Many thanks for the suggestions so far.

I think Western Union, or one of their competitors is looking best so far.

If I do a direct money transfer from my bank, it costs me £17.00

I might try to find a local WU agent, and walk in with £40 plus come extra for fees.

I don't fancy doing a bank transfer to WU, with my own bank account, I am still too careful, and would be worried.

vette

[northwest monkey]

If your friend has a bank account can't you just transfer the money to them from your bank account?

IIRC you'll need the IBAN number but it's pretty easy.

[steveo3002]

they do have paypal there , ive sent money to em

should be fairly easy to set up thier end

could you load a pre paid visa and post it otherwise?

[Disco You]

Is your "friend" an attractive lady who you "met" online, and is having some sort of one-off crisis which will likely re-occur, only with more money involved?

[Justices]

Where in China? If you need a hand.. give me a shout.

[Pablo Escobar]

Tell your friend to get a bloody job and stop sponging off you.

[Dave^]

Prepay Credit Card thingy?

[uk_vette]

Disco You said:

Is your "friend" an attractive lady who you "met" online, and is having some sort of one-off crisis which will likely re-occur, only with more money involved?

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No such luck, afraid,.

Just a small purchase,

vette

[uk_vette]

Disco You said:

Is your "friend" an attractive lady who you "met" online, and is having some sort of one-off crisis which will likely re-occur, only with more money involved?

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Well, you couldn't be further from the truth,,,,,,,

I married my Chinese wife some time ago, and what a great lady she is.

So on this occasion, the answer is no

vette

[uk_vette]

Justices said:

Where in China? If you need a hand.. give me a shout.

message sent

vette

[AlasdairMc]

I don't know if Transferwise will do renminbi, but I've used them before and they cost pennies to use.