--Dick
At 09:57 PM 6/1/98 -0400, Judy Seigel wrote:
>
>Dear Friends,
>
>Today's mail brought this query:
>
>> ... your recent posting on money exchange and subscription rates has
>> thrown me for a bit of a loop. Last week I mailed a check for $24.00 to
>> the Post-Factory subscription address in NY. So now I'm a bit confused.
>> Do I need to send 4 more dollars to make the proper amount for
>> subscriptions?
>
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>
>The question, of course, PROVES my point that the best source of hard
>information is PRINT media. Or let's say I seem to be able to communicate
>better in print... Friend, your check for $24 on a US bank was fine, it
>arrived promptly and so far my data base seems as delighted as I am to
>accept it.
>
>The story about the $4 fee was for those who have no source of dollars,
>either under the mattress or from their bank, and since you are not the
>only one who was confused, I will briefly, and with apologies to those who
>are TIRED of this topic, recapitulate:
>
>In many countries it costs a GREAT DEAL to get a bank order in dollars. In
>such cases, it may be more economical to send me a bank draft or money
>order in YOUR currency with an added $4, which is what I pay Cooke's at
>this end to change your krone or guilder or whatever to dollars.
>
>In the message that confused you (and for which I again apologize), I
>listed the figures that would equal $24 plus $4 in several currencies. If
>I missed someone's currency, email me offlist, I'll call Cooke's to get
>it. If you missed the entire message, email me offlist & I'll re-send.
>
>Sorry to have communicated so poorly. I PROMISE that P-F's instructions
>on alt photo process printing are perfectly, indeed *inspirationally*
>clear....
>
>Judy
>
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