# Money Transfer from UK to USA

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-transfer-from-uk-to-usa/452246>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 8, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-transfer-from-uk-to-usa/452246 "2008-06-08T18:46:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-transfer-from-uk-to-usa/452246/1 "2008-06-08T18:46:00Z")

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I’m in the UK and have been asked to send some back to the US within 3 days. What is the cheapest way to do so. Western Union? Express Mail with a personal check? Carrier pidgeon?

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**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-transfer-from-uk-to-usa/452246/2 "2008-06-08T22:03:48Z")

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PayPal is the cheapest if both you and the recipient have accounts.

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**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-transfer-from-uk-to-usa/452246/3 "2008-06-09T00:38:17Z")

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You might also want to check out [xoom.com](http://xoom.com) – they advertise as being substantially less expensive than Western Union.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-transfer-from-uk-to-usa/452246/4 "2008-06-09T22:01:59Z")

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Did anybody else read the Thread Title as **Monkey Transfer from UK to USA**?

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-transfer-from-uk-to-usa/452246/5 "2008-06-09T22:12:37Z")

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[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor]  
Did anybody else read the Thread Title as **Monkey Transfer from UK to USA**?  
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No, but now I wish I had… ☹

Joe