After recent health issues I have found that living in the campo (countryside), and some distance from town have found access to the bank to sort transfers and anything to do with paying bills a little awkward. I can of course call on friends but as I have been 'out of action' since the beginning of September last year and don't have any more tests until June/July to see if I get my driving licence back I don't want to lean on friends too much as they have been so helpful, I went back to using PayPal who I have never had trouble with before.
It seems since my return to using them to send and receive money apart from getting my pants pulled down at every transaction, they have terrible customer service. Is there a decent alternative that people use? Apart from members who may use PayPal for buying and selling 'stuff' and gifting friends and family, I want to hear from sellers/breakers as well.
A glance on the 'net' seems to show PayPal is at the bottom of every review list, it seems they are not regulated by banking rules so are pretty much a runaway company that does as they please.
EDIT: More searching found 'Venmo' which is an alternative to PayPal, then you find they are a subsidiary of PayPal, now why would the 'we are the king of money transfers' PayPal need a subsidiary if they were that good? It seems the word is getting around about how bad they are, and to sustain their turnover they are creating other companies in an effort to offset the bad reputation they have. It has been noted that 'Venmo' have had a considerable amount of fraud incidents as well?
Jeez it is a minefield out there!
Your thoughts please?
Regards
Dave
It seems since my return to using them to send and receive money apart from getting my pants pulled down at every transaction, they have terrible customer service. Is there a decent alternative that people use? Apart from members who may use PayPal for buying and selling 'stuff' and gifting friends and family, I want to hear from sellers/breakers as well.
A glance on the 'net' seems to show PayPal is at the bottom of every review list, it seems they are not regulated by banking rules so are pretty much a runaway company that does as they please.
EDIT: More searching found 'Venmo' which is an alternative to PayPal, then you find they are a subsidiary of PayPal, now why would the 'we are the king of money transfers' PayPal need a subsidiary if they were that good? It seems the word is getting around about how bad they are, and to sustain their turnover they are creating other companies in an effort to offset the bad reputation they have. It has been noted that 'Venmo' have had a considerable amount of fraud incidents as well?
Jeez it is a minefield out there!
Your thoughts please?
Regards
Dave
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