Steph wrote: >is with the Royal Bank of Scotland. The cashier flatly refused to accept >the cheque, and we nearly got to the point of me having to send a cheque >from an account with a different bank, until the Canadian supplier finally >managed to get someone at the bank's head office who knew that Scottish >pounds are UK pounds. >
oh my - poor wee teller hadn't seen a cheque from Scotland before ;) Someone else in the branch (where the teller worked) should have been consulted (but that's none of my nevermind) >It could have been worse - I used to have an account >with another of the UK's 4 largest high street banks: The Hong Kong and >Shanghai Banking Corporation! > LOL - although we *do* have HSBC in Canada, no worries there (can't speak for the wee teller though) and Lynn wrote: >Well some of you Canadians, you must have a great bank. I still have my >Royal Bank Visa account and transfer monies in Canadian currency from my >Australian account. Not only do I get charged here for the transfer, I also > Yes, transfers cost $ :( If it's a bill you're paying, they will want funds in CAD I should think. Straight deposits in foreign currencies seem to have no strings attached. bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (money-mouthing on the west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
