Moneygram

[SinPulgas]

It may depend on your nationality or where you currently reside. I am neither from the USA nor other "privileged" nations.
But yes, I did explicitly check the MG rate against WU before I replied to the OP. So it is clearly not the same for everyone.

P.S. Having re-checked rates again now, I am seeing 1214 on MG, and WU's rate is still better @ 1289. One of the things that affects WU's final rate hugely is whether you send to bank account or to a branch for cash pickup; I am not sure if the same applies to MG.

Did you factor in Western Union's fee? If varies from country to country. For the US, transferring under US$500, the fee is more than 5%, then 5% up to 1500. It's substantial.

 

[Shpongle]

Did you factor in Western Union's fee? If varies from country to country. For the US, transferring under US$500, the fee is more than 5%, then 5% up to 1500. It's subst

Nooo, hey? En serio? I'd have missed that completely if it were not for your superhuman perceptiveness! The One Without Thumbs has enlightened us!

...In all seriousness, I've consistently found WU's overall cost to be better. It can also depend on the country you're sending to, Argentina is not the only South American country I've sent to, and I've sent reasonably large quantities, which can also affect the trade-offs.

 

[SinPulgas]

Nooo, hey? En serio? I'd have missed that completely if it were not for your superhuman perceptiveness! The One Without Thumbs has enlightened us!

...In all seriousness, I've consistently found WU's overall cost to be better. It can also depend on the country you're sending to, Argentina is not the only South American country I've sent to, and I've sent reasonably large quantities, which can also affect the trade-offs.

Thanks for the unnecessary sarcasm. I pointed it out because MoneyGram has been the better option for most of the last 6 months after considering fees (US to Argentina, debit to bank or wallet). Sorry for trying to help you.

Try again on the translation of my name.

 

[Shpongle]

Thanks for the unnecessary sarcasm. I pointed it out because MoneyGram has been the better option for most of the last 6 months after considering fees (US to Argentina, debit to bank or wallet). Sorry for trying to help you.

Try again on the translation of my name.

The reality is that you'll keep insisting that your way is the best and that has simply not been my experience. I've already stated that the world does not consist of Argentina (although this forum is about Argentina) as the only destination for funds. And that affects the rates shown.

We can agree to disagree. Simple.

 

[Rich One]

Nooo, hey? En serio? I'd have missed that completely if it were not for your superhuman perceptiveness! The One Without Thumbs has enlightened us!

...In all seriousness, I've consistently found WU's overall cost to be better. It can also depend on the country you're sending to, Argentina is not the only South American country I've sent to, and I've sent reasonably large quantities, which can also affect the trade-offs.

Just saying. Try another translation for Sin Pulgas very different from Sin Pulgar.. Well you find out...!

 

[Shpongle]

Just saying. Try another translation for Sin Pulgas very different from Sin Pulgar.. Well you find out...!

I did, you learn something new every day

...Indeed we can all learn from each other, if we can avoid being dogmatic, which was my point here. Different strokes for different folks.

As @Newman_ZA already pointed out in this thread, rates differ much based on your source and destination countries.

 

[SinPulgas]

The reality is that you'll keep insisting that your way is the best and that has simply not been my experience. I've already stated that the world does not consist of Argentina (although this forum is about Argentina) as the only destination for funds. And that affects the rates shown.

We can agree to disagree. Simple.

The reality is that I only posted after you told people. erroneously, that Moneygram pays 940 and Western Union pays 1220. I'm not insisting on anything, nor am I being dogmatic. I'm trying to set the record straight on something that is very important in the daily lives of most people living here (how to get the best rate for one's circumstances), judging by the number of threads and posts on the subject.

If you hadn't posted that, I wouldn't have said anything. Enjoy your day.

 

[Shpongle]

The reality is that I only posted after you told people. erroneously, that Moneygram pays 940 and Western Union pays 1220. I'm not insisting on anything, nor am I
being dogmatic. I'm trying to set the record straight on something that is very important in the daily lives of most people living here (how to get the best rate for one's circumstances), judging by the number of threads and posts on the subject.

If you hadn't posted that, I wouldn't have said anything. Enjoy your day.

"setting the record straight" can be paraphrased as "I'm right and you're wrong". Rather dictatorial, I'd say.

You're insisting that what I said was erroneous. You're insisting that what you have seen must be the single objective truth. I did not any stage say that your figures were wrong, but you saw fit to consistently question my experience as though that were wrong.

Perhaps you're certain that MG and WU's systems are a lot simpler than they really are. I am not, since I develop technology for a living. There are many configurable factors especially in large, global financial systems.

There was room for multiple points of view, indeed there still is.

I chock it down to simple ignorance, nothing more. Your experience is limited and you are arguing solely on the basis of that experience. My experience is also limited, but I don't use it as a hammer to beat down other points of view that disagree with my own. That's the difference.

 

[carride]

...In all seriousness, I've consistently found WU's overall cost to be better. It can also depend on the country you're sending to, Argentina is not the only South American country I've sent to, and I've sent reasonably large quantities, which can also affect the trade-offs.

I do not see the point of discussing which company has better rates sending to any country except Argentina. This conversation thread has been alive for over two years. No one has ever changed the topic to be about sending money to other countries. Perhaps people are interested in that subject, but please make it obvious by creating a new thread titled appropriately.

 

[Shpongle]

I do not see the point of discussing which company has better rates sending to any country except Argentina. This conversation thread has been alive for over two years. No one has ever changed the topic to be about sending money to other countries. Perhaps people are interested in that subject, but please make it obvious by creating a new thread titled appropriately.

I think you misunderstand. Rates can differ to Argentina, depending on which country you are sending from (feel free to check the different WU rates from various EU/UK/US/AU Western Union sites, and differing currencies). So it is totally applicable. Not everyone sends USD from USA, clearly.

I believe this site is called "baexpats"... that means expats in general, regardless of origin (of their funds).