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April 5, 2015 12:02 AM Subscribe
How can I get a subscription to a Norwegian Museum's magazine sent to Australia?
My father has been reading and enjoying Tromsø Museum's magazine Ottar for many years, courtesy of a Norwegian friend who paid for a subscription. The friend died last year...
When the subscription ran out, my dad tried to re-subscribe via the museum's website. But the museum only accepts cheques, in Krone, by post.
Do any MeFites have bright ideas for how my dad could get around this - for example, is there a way he could use PayPal or something similar to create a cheque made in Krone out to the museum? An international money order is prohibitively expensive for my father, so that's not an option.
When the subscription ran out, my dad tried to re-subscribe via the museum's website. But the museum only accepts cheques, in Krone, by post.
Do any MeFites have bright ideas for how my dad could get around this - for example, is there a way he could use PayPal or something similar to create a cheque made in Krone out to the museum? An international money order is prohibitively expensive for my father, so that's not an option.
There is this Paypal international payments method from Australia. You just need the museum to agree to log into PayPal to receive their money.
posted by beagle at 6:58 AM on April 5, 2015
posted by beagle at 6:58 AM on April 5, 2015
(Apologies if you have already tried this). Can you call and see if you can make special arrangements directly with the museum? Perhaps they could process a credit card over the phone? I imagine you'd need to make special arrangements for the international postage anyways.
Alternately, I'm sure it is possible to acquire cash Krone in Australia and then you can just mail that directly to them. Or perhaps they will take Euros, which would be very easy to get.
posted by ssg at 7:15 AM on April 5, 2015
Alternately, I'm sure it is possible to acquire cash Krone in Australia and then you can just mail that directly to them. Or perhaps they will take Euros, which would be very easy to get.
posted by ssg at 7:15 AM on April 5, 2015
I lived and had a bank account in Norway and they didn't even issue checks, most things like this are paid for by bank transfer.
I recommend that you contact them again and say you aren't able to pay by check and may they suggest a suitable alternative- and perhaps that they direct the correspondence to someone experienced with dealing with these issues/customer service.
Trying to get things done in Norway can be very difficult because it often seems like there is always a rule book certain people use but they won't quite tell you what's in it. So my golden rule is to be very polite and try to talk to someone else at a later date, most Norwegians will go far out of their way to help you!
posted by catspajammies at 7:25 AM on April 5, 2015 [2 favorites]
I recommend that you contact them again and say you aren't able to pay by check and may they suggest a suitable alternative- and perhaps that they direct the correspondence to someone experienced with dealing with these issues/customer service.
Trying to get things done in Norway can be very difficult because it often seems like there is always a rule book certain people use but they won't quite tell you what's in it. So my golden rule is to be very polite and try to talk to someone else at a later date, most Norwegians will go far out of their way to help you!
posted by catspajammies at 7:25 AM on April 5, 2015 [2 favorites]
I live in Norway. People here stopped using cheques about 30 years ago. The standard way of paying for magazine subscriptions etc is by bank transfer. Basically all Norwegian bank accounts can receive money from other countries via SWIFT transfer. (Also, they can receive money via IBAN, but Australian banks are not a part of the mainly European IBAN Network.) SWIFT is quicker and cheaper than international money orders. You will need the Norwegian bank account number and the SWIFT/BIC code for their bank.
I would suggest e-mailing the publisher again, ask if they accept payment to their bank account and ask about the SWIFT/BIC code for their bank.
Your bank will inform you about the cost for a SWIFT money transfer, but consider that the recepient might also pay a fee to their bank.
posted by iviken at 7:44 AM on April 5, 2015 [1 favorite]
I would suggest e-mailing the publisher again, ask if they accept payment to their bank account and ask about the SWIFT/BIC code for their bank.
Your bank will inform you about the cost for a SWIFT money transfer, but consider that the recepient might also pay a fee to their bank.
posted by iviken at 7:44 AM on April 5, 2015 [1 favorite]
DNB, the largest bank in Norway, charges NOK 60,- for outgoing SWIFT payments and NOK 50,- for incoming SWIFT payments.
posted by iviken at 8:21 AM on April 5, 2015
posted by iviken at 8:21 AM on April 5, 2015
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posted by beagle at 6:55 AM on April 5, 2015