What is the best way to send euros to Europe and where to buy them?

Answer 1

Pop into your local Post Office. You can buy your Euros there, and arrange to send them from there too.

Answer 2

I received some cash from the US when I was trading at eBay before they had PayPal, and it never was a problem to send it in a letter. Just don't make a lot of fuss about it. Send it standard mail, and put the bills into a greeting card with "Happy Birthday" on it, or something like that, so nobody can feel or see that there's money in it. Postal theft only happens when you make things look valuable; any other stuff just runs through the machines and will be on standard delivery.

Usually, you can buy Euros at your bank; but I never bothered my customers with such a detail. I just asked them to add 3 euros (which would be about 5 USD at current rates) to the amount to cover my exchange fees, and just send me dollar bills. Which is way easier, as there's no such thing like a 1 euro bill; euro bills start at a denomination of 5, and all that's below are coins which aren't available on exchange. So you'll get much closer to the real amount using dollars, and you'll have to pay an exchange fee anyway.

I wouldn't do that cash-in-a-letter thing for really high amounts, but I'd risk it up to a hundred euros, or dollars, as you like it. I never had a bad experience with that. But you must know it's on a trustee basis. If the recipient claims that the money got lost in the mail, then you have to believe it, as there's no proof. But why should he?

Oh,sorry. I'm European. Forgot to mention.

Answer 3

Normally people send over money by bank.
You give your bank an order to send so many dollars (or whatever you use) to a bank in Europe and the person there will get it paid in Euros.
If you think that costs to much, maybe a pay-pall account can do the trick. Cheaper, you can send small amount but also quite a bit. Both need to have such an account.

If you want to send paper money in a letter, remember that the post people ask you not to do it, because it is a real risk.

Most main bank offices will be able to get you Euro bills, or you can send dollar (or whatever) bill and have the person in Europe exchange them, as most banks in Europe will have an exchange service.

There are also offices specialized in sending money abroad, I know Tomas Cook does, but I do not know the names of the other that do.

Answer 4

Best way is paypal. Second best option is to mail cash over in USD as Alwin described. Third best option is to wire money to the Bank in Europe - this is a bit of a hassle and costs some hefty fees, but it is possible. Talk to your bank. You'll likely need the IBAN number for the bank you are sending money to or some other international banking details.

Another option is to use Citibank or HSBC. You can for example send money from a Citibank account in the US to a Citibank account in Europe - no fees and completely hassle-free.

Answer 5

Talk to your bank, use Western Union. You don´t have to buy €, the bank will transfer the amount and the consignee will receive €.

Answer 6

try the western union bank
is the safest of all transactions
( Lorna)

Answer 7

if you have loads then by cargo ship-can be bought nearly anywhere in the world.