angela in ohio Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I want to buy something from a site in the Netherlands. The cost is in Euros. Is there a way to pay them in Euros, without disclosing my credit card information to a company outside the U.S.? I've already emailed them to see if they have a distributor in the U.S., but I am not hopeful of that, as I have googled like crazy and found nothing. I know shipping is going to be crazy, but this is a special gift. Surely somewhere on the internet there is a service to do this... TIA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Do you have paypal? I bought an emagazine subscription from Australia and I paid through paypal. Paypal has a feature where it automatically changes the currency to the right one (there's a word for that but I can't think of it now). Don't know other than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I think more or less you don't need to worry about using your CC. The conversion is done automatically. I pm'd you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Personally, I'd just order it. I've ordered from a number of different countries in Europe using my credit card, and never had a problem. (Of course, our CC information was stolen when we used a gas station in Indiana once...) There are ways to create "temporary credit card numbers" as well -- basically, one-time use numbers, but they go to your regular Visa account. I've done it a long time ago, but no longer remember the details. You could Google, however... But if it were me, I'd just order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I have used my cc on Amazon.de and at several gas stations in Germany and Switzerland without a problem. If you are concerned about it, call your cc bank and tell them you are making a one-time charge to the Netherlands, the approximate dollar amount, and they should not authorize any others. Our bank also calls us to verify any unusual charges (weird locations and/or types of stores). PayPal definitely exists in Europe (and ebay) - you could see if the company takes PayPal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Okay, I will give it a shot with the CC, if I can't just use Paypal. We bank at a small credit union, and they keep an eye on things, so I'll let them know. Now to see if I can figure out how to order in a foreign language, LOL... Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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