I recently (May this year) bought from PBR and on an order of US$190 I paid using Moneygram which are linked to the 7-Eleven shops. Total cost was $230Au which consisted of a $20 fee and then $20 loss in currency exchange etc even tho the Au$ was just over parity. All in all an easy way to pay.
$20 loss in currency exchange even though we are over parity?.. Bloody hell, i know all money transfer agents sit just under the exchange rate but thats by far the worst rate ive heard of.
...Just to add. I have a gold card for Western union.. makes it easy to pay China based companies at a charge of around $9.
I used to pay IPDB using this method at a cost of $10 for card holders... last transaction this increased to $30!
In a time where all money transfers are done online by yourself, any charge over an absolute minimum is a complete bloody rip off. Its the same as when i go to the supermarket or now even Bunnings, my wife always asks why dont i go through the self serve counter. My reply is always, if i have to do the work, then i expect a discount on the goods.
I bloody hate getting ripped off...
