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If you are coming to Kiev soon!
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Posted by: juliakiev

Hello!
If you are coming to Kiev soon, I might be very useful to you!
I can offer you the following services:
I can translate for you during your meetings with girls, I can also take you sightseeing through historical places of Kiev. Besides that I can tell you a lot of useful things that you might need while in Ukraine. I will help you find any place you need, and tell you about every restaurant or club in Kiev. I can assure you my English is fluent I could also arrange wonderful not expensive apartment in center of Kiev.
Besides that I have my own database of girls, young and very serious girls, who are
real.
Best regards,
Julia.

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Posted by: alex2005uk

Julia thanks for the tip, i may be in touch next time i plan to come for some apartments

Posted by: Pin Boy

i had contacted this woman and was not very impressed with her customer service. her site was down for a while cause she forgot to pay the fee on her domain name or something like that. then she went on vacation and did not have anyone answering the phone or emails. she is 21. may be good at business or may be a newbie feeling her way around...after i made arrangements with another company she sorta begged via email for my business.

pin boy

Posted by: Raspberry

I finally decided to check the site out, and see what this is all about. Pin Boy is most likely right about Julia being new. ....I think there are some problems with it being new, but I think she is trying to fix that.

Got a reply from her in less than two days after sending an e-mail to her. She gave me the link to her site in this e-mail, which I had initially missed, before being deleted.

Actually there are a few girls that are interesting, and the comments some of them have made are some of the most original I've seen. Which is a good sign.

However, what bothers me is that Western Union is the only form of payment they accept. Saw no reference to any other kind of payment. Many of us would rather do it on credit/debit cards, at the privacy of our own homes. We don't want to leave home, stand in line at a store, and pay a large service fee just to send a couple of letters.

I will be taking a look at it from time to time. It sounds like the intentions are good, despite the issues, and it might get better in the future.

Posted by: zaniac

Perhaps the lady herself has used an agency and decided to give it a go herself running her own agency - fair play. If she is begging for the business, then the service she provides will be more responsive to the needs of an individual. I have not seen the site, but it sounds like she needs to try to set up with WorldPay, Ibill or someone like them.

Posted by: Pin Boy

if i remember correctly, she studied in the states. somewhere in texas i believe.

pb

Posted by: waiting123

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Originally Posted by Raspberry

However, what bothers me is that Western Union is the only form of payment they accept. Saw no reference to any other kind of payment. Many of us would rather do it on credit/debit cards, at the privacy of our own homes. We don't want to leave home, stand in line at a store, and pay a large service fee just to send a couple of letters.

You can go to www.Westernunion.com and never leave your home. When i first sent my wife money this is how I did it, you will bill it to your credit/debit card

Posted by: Raspberry

waiting 123, I had no clue that Western Union did stuff over the internet. I was always under the impression that they were cash-only, and you usually would see their offices in or near convenience stores/small groceries/pawn
shops/check cashing places.

Zaniac, PayPal could be also an option for her, if it was too much of a hassle to set up individual accounts with all four major credit companies.

Posted by: Raspberry

Waiting 123, another quirk in this deal......I tried the Western Union site, just to get information on sending money. Tried it on my home computer, as well as at a public internet station......and guess what? It freezes up every time I try that Western Union site. So this adds to the frustration and makes me more cynical....

Posted by: Chrismc

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Originally Posted by Raspberry

Waiting 123, another quirk in this deal......I tried the Western Union site, just to get information on sending money. Tried it on my home computer, as well as at a public internet station......and guess what? It freezes up every time I try that Western Union site. So this adds to the frustration and makes me more cynical....

Raspberry

I used WU over the internet a few times a couple of years ago, worked fine, still expensive on their fees though. I think they used to limit you to how much you could transfer per month when doing it online I seem to remember.

Chris

Posted by: firemansam

I too have used WU via the internet. (about 2 months ago)
No problems. Maybe it was just a bad day on the old computer Raspberry??

Posted by: Raspberry

I don't know......it didn't work here at home, nor at a public internet access place. All I wanted to do is an inquiry, to see how much the service charge is to send money to Ukraine.

Ironically, I happened to be at the local Safeway store, and happened to see that the sign said the Western Union was out of order. So, maybe a temporary system outage? Or maybe because the lotto/video rental/film developing/cigarettes counter closed before I got there.

At least I know I can do it at our Safeway, when the system is up.

But, just curious, how much, percentage or flat fee. I presume you use the "Quick Collect" function, as opposed to "Direct to Bank"(which I presume is a US/Mexican thing).

Anyone know the specifics on Western Union?

Posted by: markgm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raspberry

I don't know......it didn't work here at home, nor at a public internet access place. All I wanted to do is an inquiry, to see how much the service charge is to send money to Ukraine.

Ironically, I happened to be at the local Safeway store, and happened to see that the sign said the Western Union was out of order. So, maybe a temporary system outage? Or maybe because the lotto/video rental/film developing/cigarettes counter closed before I got there.

At least I know I can do it at our Safeway, when the system is up.

But, just curious, how much, percentage or flat fee. I presume you use the "Quick Collect" function, as opposed to "Direct to Bank"(which I presume is a US/Mexican thing).

Anyone know the specifics on Western Union?

Hey Raspberry i send money via western Union to the Ukraine every two weeks they charge me $50.00us to send $500.00us and $80.00us to send $1,000.00us if i send Aus dollars its still $50AU for $500.00 and $80Aus for $1,000.00Au.

Posted by: Raspberry

Mark, thanks for the info. I did finally get on the site this morning and it didn't freeze up. And it's not worth your while unless you are sending $100 or more. If you wanted to just send $50 the service charge is the minimum $16.00 which is the same as sending $100. So, buy a block, or buy accomodations and address together whenever possible.

Posted by: Pietrr

so did anyone use her services? i'm thinking about planing a trip there.

Posted by: Scam

If you want to get around Kiev easy and comfortable, get an English speaking taxi driver.
If you need some translation done, get a professional interpreter from agency, I�m sure you can find one in Internet.
I�d not hire young lady to interpret when I�m meeting with other lady, but this is only my personal opinion.

Posted by: Raspberry

I did write two of the girls, over a week ago. And so far, no response....

Posted by: duke

Western Union works fine for me on the internet. But its fees are high. If you are already engaged or married to the lady, just open up a guest account for an ATM card through your bank or credit union. Get her the card, then you can just deposit funds in the guest account that she can access from any ATM machine in Ukraine or Russia, or wherever. I did this and each withdrawal my finacee made only cost me 1 dollar. Even my own CU did not charge for the withdrawals.

Posted by: ///Tarik

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Originally Posted by duke

If you are already engaged or married to the lady, just open up a guest account for an ATM card through your bank or credit union. Get her the card, then you can just deposit funds in the guest account that she can access from any ATM machine in Ukraine or Russia, or wherever. I did this and each withdrawal my finacee made only cost me 1 dollar. Even my own CU did not charge for the withdrawals.

Ditto that. Depending on the country you are at though, some financial Institutions will not allow you to open "guest" accounts in other person's name. Goes right with money laundering legislations. So, you would have to open one in your name and then get a second card that accesses that account. The good thing is that you can set the limit on the card, account is in your name and card too, so you manage it that way. Some banks will not allow you to have several cards, so you need to know your banker well. I know on a Canadian account it costs you C$3.00 per international withdrawal, plus exchange. Surely beats WU fees. Of course this is all if you have a relationship going. But. There is another North American based company that does courier work and funds transfers specifically to the FSU. NOt sure to post a link though due to ads rules.

Posted by: firemansam

Note, for Australians... You cannot get a card in your ladies name unless you can produce her passpot to your bank. Even if it as a secondary name on an existing account....
FYI.

Sam.