# danish kronars/dumb american PLEASE HELP **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 26, 2001, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529 "2001-03-26T12:46:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9c0ed/32.png) [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/1 "2001-03-26T12:46:57Z")
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 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/2 "2001-03-26T13:09:39Z")
- 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 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/3 "2001-03-26T13:10:19Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/4 "2001-03-26T13:12:17Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/5 "2001-03-26T13:14:01Z")
_Danish Scum!_\* 😉 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!) ---
**Author:** ![zuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9c0ed/32.png) [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/6 "2001-03-26T13:25:16Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/7 "2001-03-26T13:33:00Z")
[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 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/8 "2001-03-26T15:48:21Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/9 "2001-03-26T17:02:27Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Svinlesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Mr.Svinlesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Svinlesha)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/10 "2001-03-26T18:44:09Z")
[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. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/11 "2001-03-26T19:16:12Z")
[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] ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/12 "2001-03-27T00:15:33Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/13 "2001-03-27T05:25:51Z")
I think your _paypal_ named **Spiny** is the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-kronars-dumb-american-please-help/59529/14 "2001-03-27T07:16:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pjen \* > **Cheapest of all options- just send a $10 bill- easily exchangable and as for slightly more than they are asking, probably very acceptable.** 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.