Re: R: Re: T shirt Price Info

Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

> > I've never used one, so I'm not entirely sure, but basically what a
> > money order is is a certificate that says that the person who's name is
> > on the money order can redeem an amount of money as stated on the order.
> > The difference between this and a check is that a money order is paid in
> > advance, not when the check is cashed.
>
> Heck, I've lived in the U.S. half my life and I've still never seen one.
> They were just those mythical things mentioned on TV when they were
> trying to get you to order things.  But then, my parents come from Korea,
> which is extremely cash-based (if you pull out the equivalent of $500 to
> buy something in a store no one will look at you funny, though you do
> have to be careful about carrying that much money on you) and probably
> never had reason to use a money order, what with credit cards and all.
Well, here in Italy almost everything is cash based. My parents used to own
a credit card, but since they used it only once in two years, they have
rejected it. Evry shop accept them, but people don't use them. We generally
prefer cheques (another invention of Italian late Middle Ages, after
Universities and banks!).

Luca

> I use a debit card myself.  It feels much safer...and I'm already enough
> in debt to the federal government.  I *hate* being in debt.  I see no
> reason to put myself further in debt just yet.
> But yes--I can see how people wouldn't know what a money order is, since
> I barely do myself.
>
> YHL
>