[pct-l] Check Cashing

[jason moores]

Another option is Western Union. It costs, I think, 5% of the total sent. Expensive. The up side is that you can pick up the cash in multiple locations along the trail. It works in a pinch. I had money sent to Lone Pine in '06.

jason

> From: diane at santabarbarahikes.com
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:26:12 -0700
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Check Cashing
> 
> 
> On Mar 27, 2009, at 3:01 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> 
> > Check Cashing
> 
> I once received as a gift (from my job) a "credit card", I think it  
> was American Express, that was really just some cash. I could use it  
> anywhere for anything (so long as they took American Express). I  
> don't know if other card companies do the same, but you could look  
> into that. Another option, if you know what grocery store there is in  
> town, is to perhaps send you a gift certificate. This kind of limits  
> you to bigger towns and knowing what grocery stores are there and  
> having access to the same stores in San Diego. Yet another option, if  
> you have paypal, is to let him make donations to you via paypal. He  
> could also send you a plain old check which you can deposit at the  
> bank. They do have banks in some of these towns. You'd want to find  
> out if there's a branch of your bank in town.
> 
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