On 11 Feb 2005 at 0:19, George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> wrote:

> My son (again, my son) sent away for an obscure, industrial rock CD
> collection, real "classic" stuff.  The merchant accepted no charge cards, so the
> tab of about $80 was paid with a USPS money order.  After more than a few weeks
> and after leaving several messages on an answering machine in North Jersey which
> had a thick Russian accent, my wife filed a claim with the Post Office.  She had
> to fill out a one page form and pay a fee of a couple of bucks.  The day the
> claim check arrived so did the original money order from the guy to whom we had
> sent it.

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that side of Postal Money orders - nice to know. I've
used them a fair bit as they are cheap and convenient, and being in a rural area, the
post office is *way* closer than my bank! I've actually bought my last two VWs with
postal money orders - easy for me, and gives the seller some comfort as well.

Thanks for sharing...
--
Shawn Wright
I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School