danish kronars/dumb american PLEASE HELP

I registered a .dk domain name a couple years ago. I got a bill from denmark to renew it. I need to send 40,00.

I don’t know what 40,00 means. Is this 4000 kronars? or 40 kronars? Can I write an american check? How do I send kronars?

I hope to god someone from denmark reads this :slight_smile:

  • authorized Dane checking in.

40,00 kroner means 40 kroner, i.e. something like $4.78.

As to how to get the money there - tough one.

An American check won’t cut it - and besides, the bank fees involved would probably be more than the amount involved.

If you have the account number on the invoice, you should be able to transfer money directly into the account with a helping hand from your bank - still at a hefty fee, of course.

I’ll see if I can figure something out - I’ll be back.

S. Norman

It’s been quite a long time since I’ve been to Denmark. When I was there, the exchange rate was 6 Kroner to the dollar. So at 1980s rates, your bill would be about $6.67. Europeans often use a comma as a decimal indicator, while Americans use a period. Unless I’m wrong, 40,00 = 40.00 Kroner.

Did they actually send you a bill? My Jeep page is on an Australian server and I pay for it with a credit card. The amount is calculated based on the exchange rate on the day the charge hits the credit card. If they sent you a bill, I’d say just send an international money order. But you may want to consider a card.

It is 40 kronars.

Most European countries use the opposite punctuation to American punctuation regarding decimals and thousands separators. In Europe, the comma replaces our decimal point (period) and the period is placed between every set of three digits in large numbers:

U.S.: 1,234,567.98
Europe: 1.234.567,98

Same number.

Danish Scum!* :wink: You beat me to the post!

(*Sorry about the “Danish Scum” thing. Whenever I think of Denmark I think of The Kingdom, which reminds me of the Swedish “Stig” character who shouts that from the top of the hospital. Ooh, I can’t wait for the DVDs to arrive!)

so now i know i owe 40 kronar. which is about 4 dollars and change in american dollars. how do i pay this? someone mentioned an international money order. is an american check out of the question? can i just send a 10 dollar american check and let them sort it all out?

help! hehe.

[Hijack] “The Kingdom” rocked. The streets were empty when it first aired…[/Hijack]

The problem with sending a check is that it’s probably worthless over here. IMOs should work. And if not, good thinking about the credit card, that’s probably the easiest - if they’ve set up a server that’ll accept credit card payment.

If not, I’m thinking along the lines of me transferring the grand total from my Danish bank account and you, zuma, mailing me a crisp fiver that I’ll then proceed to spend on one of my upcoming trips to LA - how does that sound ? The 12 cents overhead in that transaction is probably the best rate around…

S. Norman

Credit card or one of theose paypal things. A money order will set you back about $40 plus the 40 kroner.

You could also go to a Bureau de Change and get the cash and mail that. Could be the cheapest option if you don’t want to pay with plastic.

Cheapest of all options- just send a $10 bill- easily exchangable and as for slightly more than they are asking, probably very acceptable. The smallest Danish Bill is only 50 krone- with commission it would probably cost you about $10!

[double-hijack]

The Kingdom really rocked. I saw it in its entirety for the first time at a movie theater during the Gothenburg Film Festival. The actor who played Stig “the crazy Swede” (Ernst-Hugo Järegård), introduced the film and sat in the audience during the performance. Four and a half hours long.

Blew me away.

[/double-hijack]

I’ve been living over here (in Sweden) for several years, and the money transaction thing has always been a problem. Unless you have a special account Stateside that can be accessed by a credit card from here, or you can pay by card over the net, I’m afraid Spiny’s offer is your only reasonable option.

[continuing the hijack]
Even though I already have The Kingdom on VHS, on Saturday I ordered it on DVD from Scarecrow Video in Seattle. I also ordered The Kingdom II on DVD. Both are out of print (on DVD, at least), but they have about 300 of them up there.
[discontinuing the hijack]

The United States Postal Service offers International Money Orders. I think the fee is $7. Make sure you get a Money Order denominated in Danish kr, and not U.S. dollars. I looked into it when I bid on an eBay item from Germany, but I didn’t use it because mine wasn’t the highest bid.

I think your paypal named Spiny is the ticket.

Very probably extremely not acceptable. The bank fees will eat up most of it and the hassle and expense of sending an employee down to the bank to exchange one lousy ten dollar bill is so not worth it for the recipient. Contrary to popular belief, you can’t use American dollars anywhere you please :rolleyes:

Paypal or credit card sounds like the way to go.