Ugh, I need help.

My "Oh-So-Meaning-Well" Father sent my family a Money Order from his American Bank. He failed to realize the problem with cashing this in Switzerland.

Does anyone have a suggestion for me as to how to receive the funds (totaling 300 USD)? Or should I just send it back?

I have informed him for future cash donations a direct deposit into my Credit Suisse account would be far more helpful.

Thank you for all answers and suggestions.

Western Union Money Transfer, Paypal are but 2 possibly viable options.

Maybe Xoom still does the low cost transfer option from the US to CH.

When I am sent cash from the U.S., it is put into my paypal account and then you transfer it into your Swiss account. There is a small fee (of course), but I have heard its cheaper than Western Union.

Thank you for these suggestions. My issue at the moment remains that I still have a 300 USD Money Order (he paid his bank and they wrote a check in my name for the amount) that I need to cash somewhere in Switzerland.

Is this money order cashable?

Thank you.

Not sure but this thread might be useful:

Deposit a personal US check?

Thank you jrspet. That did provide a bit more insight into my situation. I will go to my local bank and have a check with what they can do. I appreciate your post and everyone else who responded.

Make sure to go to the main branch for your bank, even if it means you've got to travel a bit. If your own bank won't do it, you might want to give one of the big commercial banks a try, or even one of the cantonal banks - even if you don't have an account there. They may accept it, or at least be able to tell you how to cash it.