Karnidge 2 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 If you send money back home / overseas - how do you do it? Post office? Bank? I find the post office to be the cheapest.... I was just wondering if there were any other ways that might be cheaper. Thanks k Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Travellers cheques in general. For large sums of money wiring or PO cheque is safer. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 If you have a local Japan account with Citibank then you can do it all online. Dunno about cheap, but it is easy. You can do large sums as well without issue. Don't know if it is cheap relative to other options. Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 For large sums I found Lloyds TSB service to be quite nifty. You have to sign up but then just pop into any bank and furikomi transfer it to their mizuho bank account. 1000 yen flat rate and competitive exchange rates Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 lloyds is the go. it's actually 2000 yen a time to send cash home, but the rates are pretty good and if you send over a million yen at a time they let you send it in yen ( in Oz rate is better to change there), Maybe over a million yen fee is cheaper?? Citibank used to charge about 4000yen unless you had more than a million in ya bank account. Thats why i changed to Lloyds. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Yeh and now even if you send over a million yen they still charge you that fee. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 1000 yen or 2000 yen?? Any links for this Lloyds thing? Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Indosnm is right, 2000 yen. Sorry. Here's the link Go Lloyds And yeah, I send in yen to my australian bank account. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Thanks...still cheaper than the PO. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Lloyds hey. Hmmm, I am always trying to make life easier for myself: - do lloyds have atm's all over town? - with Lloyds, can you exectute the transaction on line without paying a branch a visit? Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Hey that's a cheap shot there mr formely known as db! If not a true cheap shot. I am very very very very sad now....I must go skiing. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by d=(^o^)=b: Lloyds hey. Hmmm, I am always trying to make life easier for myself: - do lloyds have atm's all over town? - with Lloyds, can you exectute the transaction on line without paying a branch a visit? to answer your questions 1. NO 2. yes, I transfer my cash from my UFJ online account to my Llyods account. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Thanks mate, regarding 2, can you do the o/s tfr online as well? Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Is the UFJ online all in nihongo? I'd love an online bank account here that's in english (asides from shittybank). Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Everyone seems to rage against shittybank. Hey sunrise, just for fun and to fuel the fire.....2003 citibank net income = US$17.85 billion. I think you should cut them some slack (just pulling your leg) Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I will carry your cash overseas for your all. Give me your bank account details and your money might make it into your account Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Yep of course the UFJ is all Japanese. The day they united and became UFJ the english went missing from all ATM's! I am no Kanji expert but once you have entered your accounts that you want to send to, its a piece of piss. You just have to get that far first. yes, formerly Db you can do it online! Link to post Share on other sites
HotMagma 0 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I use Lloyds - great service, highly recommended. Now if I only had more cash to send home Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Theres not much choice out here in inaka Niigata. I have used the post office until now, but this Lloyds thing sounds good. Link to post Share on other sites
GoodTimes 0 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I have the simplest solution - spend all your money! I seem to be able to do that Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I have that problem going on too GoodTimes. Bummer, hey? Link to post Share on other sites
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