Justgiving and their sneaky 10% 'Voluntary contribution'

[8ball]

Apparently Postal Orders are basically cheques printed out for the exact amount required nowadays, rather than pre-printed for a set amount, which you could add stamps to, to make up to the right amount.

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I don't think I've ever seen one.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I seem to remember paying for a ticket to see Dinosaur Jr in 1991 by postal order (I didn't have a bank account for some years in my early twenties).

 

[8ball]

I seem to remember paying for a ticket to see Dinosaur Jr in 1991 by postal order (I didn't have a bank account for some years in my early twenties).

Ah, good live band.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Ah, good live band.

After that gig I couldn't hear properly for about three days

 

[MrSki]

Agreed, but definitely not £10, which is what they sneakily snaffled from my £100 donation.

It looks more like they have added it on. It says in the screenshot above 'Total amount £110'

 

[cupid_stunt]

I don't think I've ever seen one.

We used to get them as kids for B'days & Xmas, back in the 70's, from distance retired family members for amounts of 50p or if lucky a whole £1!

Not seen one since then, I was surprised to see they are still available, even if they are now basically cheques, that you can cash over a PO counter.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I don't think I've ever seen one.

I remember paying for stuff with them by mail order back in the dark ages, and adding stamps to get the exact value. I think they used to sell 1p stamps so you could make up odd amounts, although I might be imagining this.

 

[8ball]

I remember paying for stuff with them by mail order back in the dark ages, and adding stamps to get the exact value. I think they used to sell 1p stamps so you could make up odd amounts, although I might be imagining this.

Stamps are considered legal tender, so that would make sense.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I remember paying for stuff with them by mail order back in the dark ages, and adding stamps to get the exact value. I think they used to sell 1p stamps so you could make up odd amounts, although I might be imagining this.

They used to sell 1/2d & 1d stamps, mate.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

They used to sell 1/2d & 1d stamps, mate.

And 1 groat stamps too I guess.

 

[cupid_stunt]

And 1 groat stamps too I guess.

You would have to ask Sasaferrato about that.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Stamps are considered legal tender, so that would make sense.

God that makes me remember paying for fags in the corner shop with stamps when I was really skint in my late teens. The shopkeeper was fine about it as they could obviously just sell them back to customers.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

You would have to ask Sasaferrato about that.

He's probably got the first issue - and picked it up on the first day it was issued by Ye Olde Royal Maile.

 

[8ball]

And 1 groat stamps too I guess.

You had a groat?

Luxury.

 

[scifisam]

I remember paying for stuff with them by mail order back in the dark ages, and adding stamps to get the exact value. I think they used to sell 1p stamps so you could make up odd amounts, although I might be imagining this.

Until just a few years ago they still sold 1p stamps so you could pay exact value on items like sending a small parcel or large letter to the US, where the cost could vary a lot. Not sure if it's the same now.

I sent a bookmark (home-made, embroidered) to a friend in the US and the front of the envelope was almost entirely stamps. She still has it

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I sent a bookmark (home-made, embroidered) to a friend in the US and the front of the envelope was almost entirely stamps. She still has it

I remember sending something which required loads of stamps (possibly low denominations like 1p), and stuck them all around the edges of the envelope like a frame. I thought it looked very stylish.

In theory you could use the stamps to write rude words - that would be amusing.

 

[Sasaferrato]

He's probably got the first issue - and picked it up on the first day it was issued by Ye Olde Royal Maile.

The first universal postage stamps were issued on the first of May 1840 (although not usable until the 6th of May) and were 1d.

The groat ceased ceased to be minted for general circulation in 1850, but had been falling in circulating numbers well before that.

There was never a stamp denominated as a groat, however, the 1855 4d stamp, could technically have been referred to as costing a groat.

Groats are still minted, and are part of the Maundy sets.

 

[cupid_stunt]

The groat ceased to be minted for general circulation in 1850, just a year before I was born.

CF4U.

 

[Sasaferrato]

CF4U.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

The first universal postage stamps were issued on the first of May 1840 (although not usable until the 6th of May) and were 1d.

The groat ceased ceased to be minted for general circulation in 1850, but had been falling in circulating numbers well before that.

There was never a stamp denominated as a groat, however, the 1855 4d stamp, could technically have been referred to as costing a groat.

Groats are still minted, and are part of the Maundy sets.

Cheers - that is oddly interesting. Didn't know groats were in circulation as late as that, as in my mind they were middle-ages era coinage.

 

[Gromit]

A postal order

So Justgiving is run by someone's Nan?

There will be a nice card and some recent photos of the family with that postal order.

 

[equationgirl]

A postal order ffs, as a refund. They need to sort themselves out.

 

[extra dry]

Can you pay for a bus ticket, one way, with one, or no one will risk it?

 

[editor]

And here's another one by Gofundme

 

[Ted Striker]

A 'tip'

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I spotted this the other day when I made a donation. It did confuse me somewhat for a few seconds. I think it gave me the option of reducing it to 5% from 10% but you had to manually type in 0 to pay nothing. A bit cheeky I thought.

 

[alex_]

I spotted this the other day when I made a donation. It did confuse me somewhat for a few seconds. I think it gave me the option of reducing it to 5% from 10% but you had to manually type in 0 to pay nothing. A bit cheeky I thought.

It’s a massive pisstake, these are all companies already taking a slice of your donation.

Alex

 

[petee]

the service for one of my charities over here has a $3 fee, so 10 pounds seems alot. (my yankee keyboard doesn't have a pound sign.)
if you don't add the $3 they take it out of the donation. so a $100 donation becomes a $97 dollar donation, unless you agree to give $103. they tell you this ahead of time.
my other charities administer their own donation pages so no added charge.

 

[oryx]

On a related note, I've noticed at least two petrol stations near me (and no doubt all over the country) asking if you want to make a 'charity donation' when you pay with a card.

They don't even say what the charity is, FFS!

 

[editor]

I had to nag them to get my money back and now they're surely busting a gut to refund me the money they shouldn't have taken in the first place:

Thank you for getting back to me and confirming your information. I have now put in a request to have a postal order sent out to you. We normally send these out by the end of the week via first class post. I would suggest allowing up to 5 working days to receive the postal order. Please let me know if there is anything else I could help with.

A fucking postal order.