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Posts by LeeHughes  

Joined: 3 Dec 2009 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 11 Oct 2011
Threads: Total: 6 / In This Archive: 1
Posts: Total: 15 / In This Archive: 2 		From: Poland, Rumia - Sweden, Oskarshamn
Speaks Polish?: no
Interests: Culture, Technologi, Society.

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LeeHughes   
8 Dec 2009
Life / Pay by Credit Card at Postal office? I need Bulk rates of stamps! [4]

I find it so strange that they insist on cash in this day and age.

the hazzle of first needing to handle cash, change and then the security, counting the money, taking the money to the bank....if time is money isn't it cheaper to just accept cards from the beginning?

I never heard of SEPA so I will ask them, moneybookers.com is something I will have to check out too..

As for NETTO and Biedronka, they expect families to stand there several times a week with lots of cash with the need to go to ATM's and such when it is so much easier to pay several hundreds at a time using card...? It is so illogical.
LeeHughes   
7 Dec 2009
Life / Pay by Credit Card at Postal office? I need Bulk rates of stamps! [4]

Something I've noticed since i came to live in Poland is that surprisingly few establishments accept payments using Credit Cards of any kind.

I was very surprised that Netto and Biedronka only accept cash as with many restaurants and goverment official organizations such as the postal service and this last one is a problem in particular for me.

I do my selling from Poland to Sweden over the net and receive payments to my Swedish bank account witch my VISA is connected to so while staying in Poland so when shopping I can use my card and not have to pay expensive fees at the ATM when withdrawing cash from my VISA.

A problem here in Gdynia or Rumia postal office is they don't seem to accept CC and i need huge quantities of stamps due to selling and shipping letters in large numbers.

Is there anywhere besides the offices where one can buy stamps in Poland? their website has stamps listed but doesn't seem possible to buy and have them delivered to ones home like in Sweden.

Or alternatively if anyone knows of a cheap or free way of transfering money abroad to a Polish bank account.
LeeHughes   
3 Dec 2009
Life / Price comparison and Craiglist-type sites in Poland [3]

Dec 3, 09, 03:16 - Thread attached on merging:
Price comparison website.

Hi, this is my first post here.

I was wondering if there exists any kind of pricerunner or other equivalence of service to compare prices for online internet shopping so I can find where to buy the cheapest, lets say computer components which I'm after at the moment.

Also, is there any sort of Craig's list in Poland? I need to hire a handyman for a door installation in Rumia and perhaps a Polish tutor since I work irregular shifts school is the best solution and maybe i could put up an classifieds ad for this.

Another thing, there exists this very personal favorite forum in Sweden (but internationally accessible) called Flashback and I am wondering if Poland has the same. Where any and all discussions are allowed no matter if the subject is politically incorrect or not.

I am from Sweden and yet have a long way to go to get used to how things work in Poland after almost 6 months of staying here.