On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 20:56:39 +0100, JosephK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 12:33 Sun 01 Jul , Al Balmer wrote: >> On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:01:07 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >Quoting "John R. Sowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > >> > >> >Enter the amount (in Euros) you would like to donate. When you log in to >> >Paypal, it will convert this to your native currency (currently $1.39 for 1 >> >Euro). You can find a list of current conversion rates at >> >http://www.xe.com/ . >> >OpenOffice.org's bank happens to be located in a country that uses Euros - >> >not >> >everyone uses your native currency. >> > >> Not everyone uses Euros, either. Surely the site can accept payment in >> other currency and convert it to Euros. After all, it's running on a >> computer that has no problem with simple arithmetic. >> >> Making the donation process difficult and confusing is not a good >> idea. >> > >The problem being that the exchange rate changes minute by minute so >what happens is that an amount gets quoted, when the bank processes the >transaction the rate has changed so the donator (donee?) sees on his/her >bank statement something different and starts wondering where the >difference has gone. That will happen even if the donor looks up the rate himself. A simple information and disclaimer on the web site should suffice. The donors are not stupid. On the other hand, this is a moot issue - the donor should be charged the amount he specified. Any adjustment should be made at the other end. Why do you care? Don't look gift horses in the mouth. > >Personally, I have regular payments going out in USD and Euros as well >as GBP. Surely it is up to the individual to keep track of where the >money is going and what is going out. > Exactly. If I choose to donate 100.00 USD, that's the amount I wish to keep track of. If you wish to send me a donation, I will gladly accept it in whatever currency you like :-) -- Al Balmer Sun City, AZ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
