@Justin *******

if you trust your friend and the money is not big enough to hurt YOU, don’t worry about the scams. Right now, there is a LOT of Thai people really living on the edge. The unemployment in the service industry is disastrous and if the person is a friend, I encourage you to bet on the friendship. As long as it isn’t hurting yourself.

@Justin *******

good luck.

@Justin *******

did your recipient try to deposit the money order into her bank account at the bank and was refused?

@Roland ***

that was the point of my WU post - compare the total amount of baht you get with the different services. It’s always a function of fee + exchange rate. Always look at the baht amount you get for a fixed $ amount (or if you want a fixed baht amount, how much you’ll have to pay in dollars.)

@Justin *******

Does Rite Aid have an international network or are they piggy backing on a second party service?

For those in Thailand, have you seen a Rite Aid there? I can’t recall having seen one.

@Av *********

what exactly is an “alien card”?

Western Union is convenient as well. The problem with cost is that it is a function of fee AND exchange rate.

WU allows your recipient to pick up at one the very many WU locations or he/she can transfer to their bank account. Or you can send directly to bank account.

Charge is cheaper on debit card than cc.

Get all apps and make a survey for how much you get for your dollars.

@Jackson *********

on the surface having a hard copy sounds reasonable. However, a restaurant may have to be able to prove that they checked for vaccination. Proving a poll to your app may be needed and a visual inspection leaves no lasting proof of compliance.