j newton wrote: > P.S. if anyone knows an easy way to send $10 or $20 to the Netherlands > without paying $15 for the service, please let me know before I mail a > check. One problem can be cashing a $USD check, overseas. Some banks charge insane numbers for that! International Postal Money Orders are about $3, or you can mail cash wrapped in paper, or probably use I-Escrow.com (I haven't checked but have been told that they will do International transfers.) Western Union's transfers aren't quite $15, I *Think*, I know they sure get expensive for larger transfers (I think they're about 10-15% or so?) You can visit your local travel agency and quite often get cash from many countries overseas, also it's possible that a Travellers' Check would work here? (The local travel agency hasn't been very responsive, YMMV here. Ask before acting ) If you mail something, I'd suggest Airmail or Global Priority Mail, as surface mail can arrive some 3 months later (I've had that happen from Belgium to here. We figured his cash was lost. He forgot the Priority Mail stamp.) AirMail is ?$1? or so, I think? Global Priority is $5 for the small envelope, 4 pound limit, so Air Mail is probably good Mark -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu