Hope it works out for you Philip. Janette On 25-May-11, at 7:12 PM, Philip Rodrigues wrote: > Thanks Janette that is exactly what happened and it's crazy but we > have to live > with it. I am going to send the cash courier. > > > Philip > http://rodriguesfamily.tribalpages.com/ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Janette Chun <janettechun@shaw.ca> > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, May 25, 2011 6:40:05 PM > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Payment to Madeira archives > > Hi Philip, > > I have had a similar experience. Like you, I keep a balance at the > archive so I don't have to go through the 'waiting' for the documents > when I need them. They are very good about this, and I'm highly > appreciative that they allow me to do this. I have doing this for at > least 8 years. Last year I sent off my cheque and waited and waited > until I followed up and got the same response as you. Apparently, > their banking fees for foreign cheques are usurious. I never got a > clear explanation as to what the charges were - I emailed the > treasurer, my local bank, HSBC, which operates worldwide also tried to > follow up, all with no satisfactory end result. I got tired of > waiting. So now, I just convert dollars to euros and register mail > the cash. I think it actually works out in my favour even with the > cost of registered mail. > > Janette Chun > Vancouver, Canada > > > > > > On 25-May-11, at 9:51 AM, Philip Rodrigues wrote: > >> Hello list members I wonder if anyone is having a problem with >> payment to the >> archives by bank draft (bank certified check)? >> Recently I ordered some certificates and sent 30 euro bank draft in >> payment. >> The cost of the certificates were only about 5 euro but I always >> send more and >> they keep a credit balance in my account for future use. >> The archives emailed me and said the Banco Bilbao and Viscaya said >> that the 30 >> euro draft does not cover it's expenses! I don't know what expenses >> they mean >> and my email to the archives remained unanswered. >> >> Now they (The archives) tell me the draft is being returned to me >> and I owe x >> amount euro. Banco Bilbao and Viscaya is in Argentaria Spain so I >> have no >> contact with them since I purchased the draft at a Canadian bank. >> I just wondered if anyone encountered a similar situation? >> >> Thanks a lot. >> >> >> PhilipRodrigues >> Canada >> >> http://rodriguesfamily.tribalpages.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com >> >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message