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Postal orders

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  • 09-03-2019 2:24pm
    #1
    Mountain_M78
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭


    Considering using a postal order to pay a bill / fee directly to someone.
    Is it enough just to know the persons name and address? No need for bank a/c details i presume. Thanks.


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    homer911
    Registered Users Posts: 5,124 ✭✭✭homer911


    In this day and age - why? Just ask them for an IBAN and do an account transfer


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    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Why in this day and age would you use a postal order?

    Edit: I was beaten to it.


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    Anteayer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 886 ✭✭✭Anteayer


    You basically just need to know their name.

    There are two fields on it :
    Pay ......... (name of payee)
    At ........ (name of post office / town / city i.e. at Cork or at Dublin usually suffices).

    The only time I've ever had to use one of these was to pay the Chinese Embassy for a Visa.
    Weirdly their only accept Postal orders!?!

    They had no card facilities, won't take cheques or cash, you can't pay online and will only accept An Post money orders. I've absolutely no idea why that would be the case, but that's pretty much the only time I've ever had to use one.


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    Berberis
    Registered Users Posts: 783 ✭✭✭Berberis


    Russian Embassy was the same a few years back when I was getting a visa


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    Mountain_M78
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭Mountain_M78


    Berberis wrote: »
    Russian Embassy was the same a few years back when I was getting a visa


    Thanks to the last two replies. All i needed to know!

    (U didnt say . . " in this day and age" hehe

    Thank you both.
    Just a question.


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    Berberis
    Registered Users Posts: 783 ✭✭✭Berberis


    Mountain_M78 wrote: »
    Thanks to the last two replies. All i needed to know!

    (U didnt say . . " in this day and age" hehe

    Thank you both.
    Just a question.

    2011


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    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Anteayer wrote: »

    The only time I've ever had to use one of these was to pay the Chinese Embassy for a Visa
    I havent been in a while but last time they took some sort of AIB transfer I think, but out accoutant said it would cost even more and be more hassle.

    To the OP, does your payee know your plan?? I would be furious if someone tried to pay me with a money order without asking first, and if I did begrudgingly accept I would be well pissed off at the fact they had to pay over the odds, that I did not get that money, and that I am possibly hugely put out by having to cash the damn thing.

    I expect embassys stick with them as they are seen as official, traditional and tied to government bodies.


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,457 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    rubadub wrote: »
    I expect embassys stick with them as they are seen as official, traditional and tied to government bodies.

    And as good as cash so no paper trail. Not surprised it's the favoured currency of the Russian embassy!


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