Best way to send money from US to England

[Anonymous]

Transferwise. Now that I have sent money to Europe almost 50 times, it gets there within minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Transferwise, it's super easy and cheap to send money. Whatever you do, don't send a cheque! Or mail him cash. I live in the UK and my US in-laws frequently send me $100 US cheques for my birthday and about 20% gets eaten as fees when I go to cash it.[/quote

Yes, Transferwise is easy and cheap.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/banking/transferwise-review

+1 for Transferwise. That's what we use every month to send money overseas.

[Anonymous]

This is the OP. After trying and failing to order a Visa gift card from Amazon.co.uk or any other UK site I gave up. It shouldnt be as hard as it is.
I sent an Amazon card.

Will check into transferwise for next time though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Amazon gift card from their UK site.

My parents in France bought me a gift card from the Amazon US site for my birthday. It worked great!

You're a thoughtful Godparent, OP, but I urge you to continue giving small presents for the next few years. 18 year olds are rarely physically or psychological independent. My Godmother stopped slipping me bills when I got married! And now she gives French chocolates to my kids whenever I bring them to Paris. The Godparent thing, like the parent thing, never really stops...

This!