[Magdalen] Wiring cash when it's a real emergency

[Scott Knitter]

Thank you! This would be great if indeed we had a nearby Walmart; our
nearest is in Skokie, and since dear partner has the car to which we
have access (we don't own a car), I'm at the mercy of public transit
to get out there. But I investigated the process, and the glitch would
be that he has no ID to present when picking up the cash, and Walmart
and Moneygram don't seem to provide an alternative. Western Union
does, so in the morning I'll go to BoA and withdraw cash that I shall
carry to our neighborhood Currency Exchange to Western Union it to him
(funnily enough, he'll pick it up at a Walmart near Indianapolis, most
likely).

I need a retreat. Oops, said that before.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 10:28 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oops---doing email on iPad can be tricky! Scott, if he has a Walmart nearby
> where he is, there's an easier way than Western Union these days. You can
> send up to $400 using your debit card by doing a Walmart-to-Walmart
> transfer from their money services desk. Family and I have done this quite
> successfully from time to time. Of course this presumes you have a Walmart
> close to you, which you may not in Chicago. But it's handy to know about.
> You go to their money services desk, full out a form, and there's a charge
> of $9. The other party picks it up at a WalMart near them. Western Union
> pickups are not nearly as ubiquitous as Walmarts these days.




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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA