Western Union Survey

[BittBurger]

Did my best...

[Ron~Popeil]

Your first response comes on a bit strong.

We as a community really need to be thoughtful in our efforts. Starting out with a the accusation might mean they stop reading right there. I know the accusation is absolutely true but pointing it out in such a way might limit the amount of thought these kind of things get.


That being said I think your efforts are admirable. I have sent e-mails to Amazon and several other places myself. Hopefully all of our combined efforts can enact some really positive things.

[bryant.coleman]

Excellent responses. Let's make our voices heard. Western Union is a shameless and disgusting bunch of people. They are even worse than Paypal. They constantly maintain a profit margin of 20% to 25%, one of the highest in the world for any company in the financial services sector. That means that they can afford to lower the fees, but at the moment they don't feel like they have to.

[enpott]

i dont waste time doing Western Union Survey.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I'm proud of you, need to show them that the hard way
Also surprised they didn't list Walmart and Facebook since they are entering the business as well

[Lauda]

Excellent responses. Let's make our voices heard. Western Union is a shameless and disgusting bunch of people. They are even worse than Paypal. They constantly maintain a profit margin of 20% to 25%, one of the highest in the world for any company in the financial services sector. That means that they can afford to lower the fees, but at the moment they don't feel like they have to.

Much worse than paypal. I had to send a 100 euro payment to someone a few countries away, and the fee was 25 euro.                                                                                                                                                       I asked the lady (since it was my first time) why the fee was so high. Her answer was: because of the speed. 

[bryant.coleman]

Much worse than paypal. I had to send a 100 euro payment to someone a few countries away, and the fee was 25 euro. I asked the lady (since it was my first time) why the fee was so high. Her answer was: because of the speed. 

Does she think that Western Union is faster than Bitcoin? 

Sending small amounts of money using Western Union is a headache. There was an instance when I had to urgently send $20 to someone in Guyana (A trade deal gone bad.... the guy wasn't satisfied with the first payment. Threatened to give me a negative feedback). I don't remember the fees exactly, but they charged more than the amount which I sent to my friend.

[gagalady]

Excellent responses. Let's make our voices heard. Western Union is a shameless and disgusting bunch of people. They are even worse than Paypal. They constantly maintain a profit margin of 20% to 25%, one of the highest in the world for any company in the financial services sector. That means that they can afford to lower the fees, but at the moment they don't feel like they have to.

Exactly, that's why they wont hear us. They act that they care about people but will do the best suits them..

[Lauda]

Much worse than paypal. I had to send a 100 euro payment to someone a few countries away, and the fee was 25 euro. I asked the lady (since it was my first time) why the fee was so high. Her answer was: because of the speed.  

Does she think that Western Union is faster than Bitcoin?  

Sending small amounts of money using Western Union is a headache. There was an instance when I had to urgently send $20 to someone in Guyana (A trade deal gone bad.... the guy wasn't satisfied with the first payment. Threatened to give me a negative feedback). I don't remember the fees exactly, but they charged more than the amount which I sent to my friend.

I don't think that she even knows what Bitcoin is. If i asked here: have you tried bitcoin?
She would probably made a weird face and be like: what, is that some kind of food?  
I'll probably never deal with WU again.

[Zimbabwecoin]

As much as I would like to avoid Western Union it still comes in handy. I can with draw internationally USD and get charged $17 from my bank. Or I could send $500 from my US bank account and be charged $12. Also the advanced chip in my ATM card means that it does not work in some 3rd world countries. So really while Western Union is not the ideal solution - it is still for the time being often the only solution.

[trout]

during one of those rallies ( I think it was about a year ago) WU said they were planning to start working with bitcoin.
It cause another big jump in price ... but that was it. I haven't heard of that since.

[bryant.coleman]

As much as I would like to avoid Western Union it still comes in handy. I can with draw internationally USD and get charged $17 from my bank. Or I could send $500 from my US bank account and be charged $12. Also the advanced chip in my ATM card means that it does not work in some 3rd world countries. So really while Western Union is not the ideal solution - it is still for the time being often the only solution.

Have to agree. I hate WU so much that I get angry every time I see a WU signboard on the road. But still, in some cases, WU is the only option, and I am forced to use it. Really hope that BTC will soon emerge as an alternative.

[jc01480]

Feel comfortable in the fact that their days are numbered.  Buh-bye, Western Union.

[goose20]

Huh, Western Union - were they still around? Thought they went the way of the dinosaurs.

[TrailingComet]

A Western Uniion survey. How quaint!
Like dinos taking a weather survey 5 mins before asteroid impact....

[bryant.coleman]

A Western Uniion survey. How quaint!
Like dinos taking a weather survey 5 mins before asteroid impact....

At least they will come to know how much does the general public hates them. I don't think they will change after reading the responses, but at least saner voices needs to be heard.

[BittBurger]

Dont waste your time in this

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil, is that good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke

[Swordsoffreedom]

A Western Uniion survey. How quaint!
Like dinos taking a weather survey 5 mins before asteroid impact....

At least they will come to know how much does the general public hates them. I don't think they will change after reading the responses, but at least saner voices needs to be heard.

True enough although they used to be useful then again they might go the way of Polaroid when digital cameras appeared if the company is slow to adapt

[redhawk979]

While we are at it, lets do the same to Coinbase because they take a fee when I deposit or withdraw money. How dare a business I can choose to use or not use charge a fee!

If you don't like the business, don't use it. Badgering it like an asshole over Bitcoin doesn't help.

[RomertL]

Huh, Western Union - were they still around? Thought they went the way of the dinosaurs.

not until Average Joe both know what Bitcoin is and has a wallet / is prepared to get himself one when explained how much better it is. Sadly we're far from there in my experience. I do think WU will be one of the first companies to go extinct due to Bitcoin, but that might take a couple of years