{"id":2685,"date":"2010-07-28T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T13:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2010-10-09T02:18:34","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T20:48:34","slug":"paypal-sending-checks-to-indians-are-you-kidding-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/personal\/paypal-sending-checks-to-indians-are-you-kidding-me.html\/","title":{"rendered":"PayPal sending cheques to Indians \u2013 Did I wake up fifteen years ago?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By this time, every Indian with a PayPal account will be staring in disbelief at the following email:<\/p>\n

We would like to notify you about a change in our withdrawal functionality in India starting on\u00a0August 1, 2010.<\/p>\n

From July 29, 2010 onwards, you will only be able to request for a cheque withdrawal of funds from your PayPal account.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"What<\/a>
What do you mean by sending "Cheques?"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a moment I thought I was back in the 1990s where we had to wait for little paper slips to come in the mail, and then physically go <\/em>to\u00a0a bank and fill out a deposit slip (by hand!)<\/em> and then wait<\/em> for the money to hit our accounts. Then I was reminded of where I was.<\/p>\n

Seriously Papal. What the hell are you doing? Cheques. Are. Not. Acceptable. Anymore!<\/p>\n

Lots of us who use your services – where you have a monopoly – are freelances. We work over the Internet. I haven’t visited my ICICI bank branch since 2004!<\/em> I don’t even know where the hell it is. I work on the Internet. I pay my bills<\/em> online. I pay my tax<\/em> online. I buy my stuff<\/em> online.<\/p>\n

And now you suddenly cough up a word that I’ve almost forgotten how to type – “Cheque?” (I don’t even know if it’s “Cheque” or “Check”. Damn American spelling!)<\/p>\n

The point is, this will not do. You can’t say “You can withdraw by cheque” and expect us to respond with a \u00a0“Oh, well thank god!<\/em>” It’s not a solution dammit. It’s a pain in the ass<\/del>, inconvenience<\/del>, problem<\/del>, terrible way to do things. This is the 21st century, and somehow or the other we’re going to get our money – fast. The way it’s supposed to be.<\/p>\n

I don’t care if it’s the RBI, or you who’s causing this issue. I don’t want to listen to you passing the buck. Just solve the damn problem. It’s not the first time this has happened, and since then, I’ve found other solutions<\/a> that work. You can’t get away with treating your customers so shabbily. We pay you every time money hits our account and we deserve better.<\/p>\n

Much better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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