I am fed up with stupid people.

GAH!!!! I am fed up with stupid people.

Ok my friend wants to send me some $$ as a thank you for something I did for her... All well and good... She wants me to have complete control over this as it is a gift for me (and not for fb... I understand that)

She asks if I can take a check... UMM no (even though I should be on the bank account by then a check still has the hold factor... kind of hard to hid that with all the online banking these days) So she wants to send cash.... not only is US cash a hassle it is not worth the risk of being snagged internationally in customs as it is not traceable. I tell her she has three viable options.

A Mastercard gift card (available at most banks),

Paypal (yes she uses Paypal, heck she bought her "Florida car" on E-bay)

or making a cash deposit into my US bank account, which is local for her, as a last resort.

So what is she doing? She is sending me a Money Order (not even a cashiers check) which is going to be as much hassle internationally as a personal check. He bank told her they wouldn't put a hold on it.... They don't know!!!! Even my US bank even puts a hold on Money Orders and how is a Canadian bank going to know if a US Money Order is legitimate (and our branch of this Canadian bank seems to be picky about everything)

Why can't my friends realize I know more about living in Canada (and with fb) then they do. I know what is going to happen I am going to end up having to MAIL this money order back to my bank in Michigan which is still a crap shoot as far as fb is concerned, as I will bring up my account for him online if he asks.... (it is just rare for him to do so) but with the added stress of this van who knows.... With a Mastercard gift card it does not show up anywhere WHICH IS WHAT SHE WANTED. I don't know why she just couldn't take my word for this.

I know I sound ungrateful but this is really not worth the hassle it is going to bring me. I am thinking the Mastercard gift cards may not be available in the "small amount" she wants to send which makes the hassle even less worth while. BTW what I did for her took about 4 hours of my undivided attention and there is still more to do.