Western Union branches have different Peso exchange rates

A friendly reminder to everyone encashing their Google Adsense earnings via Western Union Quick Cash: scout first for the Western Union branch that offers the highest exchange rate because you will “lose” if you received a low rate.

This I realized when I encashed my Adsense income for November today. First I went to SM Megamall’s Bills Payment section where they process Western Union transactions. I asked what their dollar-to-peso exchange rate is and got told it’s $1 to P42.35.

I decided not to redeem my earnings yet and instead headed to an RCPI-Western Union branch inside St. Francis Square which is just across SM Megamall. The staff told me their current exchange rate is $1 to P42.67.

A friendly reminder to those encashing their Google Adsense earnings via Western Union Quick Cash: scout first for the Western Union branch that offers the highest exchange rate because exchange rates vary per branch and you will “lose” if you received a lower rate.

This is what I realized when I encashed my Adsense income today. First I went to SM Megamall’s Bills Payment section that processes Western Union transactions. I asked what their dollar-to-peso exchange rate is. I was told it was $1 to P42.35.

A friendly reminder to everyone encashing their Google Adsense earnings via Western Union Quick Cash: scout first for the Western Union branch that offers the highest exchange rate because you will “lose” if you received a low rate.

This I realized when I encashed my Adsense income for November today. First I went to SM Megamall’s Bills Payment section where they process Western Union transactions. I asked what their dollar-to-peso exchange rate is and got told it’s $1 to P42.35.

I decided not to redeem my earnings yet and instead headed to an RCPI-Western Union branch inside St. Francis Square which is just across SM Megamall. The staff told me their current exchange rate is $1 to P42.67.

A friendly reminder to everyone encashing their Google Adsense earnings via Western Union Quick Cash: scout first for the Western Union branch that offers the highest exchange rate because you will “lose” if you received a low rate.

This I realized when I encashed my Adsense income for November today. First I went to SM Megamall’s Bills Payment section where they process Western Union transactions. I asked what their dollar-to-peso exchange rate is and got told it’s $1 to P42.35.

I decided not to redeem my earnings yet and instead headed to an RCPI-Western Union branch inside St. Francis Square which is just across SM Megamall. The staff told me their current exchange rate is $1 to P42.67.

A friendly reminder to everyone encashing their Google Adsense earnings via Western Union Quick Cash: scout first for the Western Union branch that offers the highest exchange rate because you will “lose” if you received a low rate.

This I realized when I encashed my Adsense income for November today. First I went to SM Megamall’s Bills Payment section where they process Western Union transactions. I asked what their dollar-to-peso exchange rate is and got told it’s $1 to P42.35.

I decided not to redeem my earnings yet and instead headed to an RCPI-Western Union branch inside St. Francis Square which is just across SM Megamall. The staff told me their current exchange rate is $1 to P42.67.

Betting that another Western Union pickup location can beat this rate, I went to Sanry’s Foreign Exchange at Glorietta Mall in Makati. True enough, they offer $1 to $42.70. I then decided to settle for this and I redeemed my November Adsense earnings.

Our reminder again: before you hurry to a Western Union agent for your Google Adsense payment, search first for a branch with the highest offered rate.

Because if, for example, you received $1,000 and decided to convert this to peso today at SM Megamall instead of Sanry’s at Glorietta, you would have “lost” P350 [$1,000 * (P42.70-P42.35)].

It might not be a big amount, but P350 still is P350, right?

What has been your experience using Western Union to receive Adsense payments? Let us know!

I decided not to redeem my earnings yet and instead headed to another Western Union branch, this time inside St. Francis Square which is just across SM Megamall. The staff told me their exchange rate was $1 to P42.67 — higher than SM Megamall’s.

Betting that another location can beat this rate, I went to Sanry’s Foreign Exchange at Glorietta Mall in Makati. True enough, they offer was better: $1 to $42.70. I then decided to settle for this and redeemed my Adsense earnings.

Our reminder again: before you hurry to a Western Union agent for your Google Adsense payment, search first for a branch with the highest offered rate.

If, for example, you received $1,000 and decided to convert this to peso at SM Megamall instead of Sanry’s at Glorietta, you would have “lost” P350. That’s $1,000 multiplied by the difference in the rates (P42.70-P42.35).

It might not be a big amount, but P350 still is P350, right?

What has been your experience using Western Union? Let us know!Betting that another Western Union pickup location can beat this rate, I went to Sanry’s Foreign Exchange at Glorietta Mall in Makati. True enough, they offer $1 to $42.70. I then decided to settle for this and I redeemed my November Adsense earnings.

Our reminder again: before you hurry to a Western Union agent for your Google Adsense payment, search first for a branch with the highest offered rate.

Because if, for example, you received $1,000 and decided to convert this to peso today at SM Megamall instead of Sanry’s at Glorietta, you would have “lost” P350 [$1,000 * (P42.70-P42.35)].

It might not be a big amount, but P350 still is P350, right?

What has been your experience using Western Union to receive Adsense payments? Let us know!

Betting that another Western Union pickup location can beat this rate, I went to Sanry’s Foreign Exchange at Glorietta Mall in Makati. True enough, they offer $1 to $42.70. I then decided to settle for this and I redeemed my November Adsense earnings.

Our reminder again: before you hurry to a Western Union agent for your Google Adsense payment, search first for a branch with the highest offered rate.

Because if, for example, you received $1,000 and decided to convert this to peso today at SM Megamall instead of Sanry’s at Glorietta, you would have “lost” P350 [$1,000 * (P42.70-P42.35)].

It might not be a big amount, but P350 still is P350, right?

What has been your experience using Western Union to receive Adsense payments? Let us know!

Betting that another Western Union pickup location can beat this rate, I went to Sanry’s Foreign Exchange at Glorietta Mall in Makati. True enough, they offer $1 to $42.70. I then decided to settle for this and I redeemed my November Adsense earnings.

Our reminder again: before you hurry to a Western Union agent for your Google Adsense payment, search first for a branch with the highest offered rate.

Because if, for example, you received $1,000 and decided to convert this to peso today at SM Megamall instead of Sanry’s at Glorietta, you would have “lost” P350 [$1,000 * (P42.70-P42.35)].

It might not be a big amount, but P350 still is P350, right?

What has been your experience using Western Union to receive Adsense payments? Let us know!

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25 thoughts on “Western Union branches have different Peso exchange rates”

  1. I’m still waiting for my payment and chose Western Union Quickcash as payment method. I don’t know as of now the exchange rate of dollar-peso here in Tacloban but I’ll follow your recommendation once I receive my payment.

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  2. Ooooooohh… pati na rin sa ID requirements.. may mga WU na sobrang strict.. like M Lhuillier WU.. ayaw talaga tanggapin pag wala sa list yung IDs na required.. pero sa EDSA Taft pwede 😛

    from my experience, yung company ID dapat government issued talaga. grrrrrrr.. kasi pinakita ko company ID at SSS ID ayaw tanggappin.. pero sa ibang WU pwede kahit 1 valid ID lang.. ^___^

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  3. Usually, the difference in rates is because some of the branches are franchised. So, it really depends on how much each branch wants to give out.

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  4. Gusto ko sana mag-purchase online kaya lang walang funds yung Paypal account so pwede bang money transfer na lang like I’ll send money using Western Union to my Paypal account

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  5. ung WU sa Mlhullier Villasis branch bastos ang isang staff. sinabihan ang brother ko “hindi ka ba marunong magsulat” kc ung wife nya ngfill up ng form… sa harap ng madaming tao ganun sasabhihin ng employee na un..

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  6. I really dont understand, almost 1 week ive tried and tried of how can I set up my payment method through western union as a mode of payment, there is no option Western Union radio button…please guys help me.

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  7. Laurence, here’s the step by step guide regarding the use of Western Union in Google Adsense. See if you’re missing something.

    Some reasons I can think of why you don’t have the WU payout option:

    1. You’re not residing in Mainland China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Romania, Philippines, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Colombia. Only publishers in those countries can be paid via Western Union.

    2. Your Google Adsense account is a business account. WU is available only to individual publishers.

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  8. I need the website or URL to check online exchange Prices for Indian Rupees into US Dollars and as well as Kuwait Dinar into Indian Rupees.

    Kindly Let me know the links.

    Thanks

    With Warm Regards

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  9. I have check with RHB bank staff, according to them, the rate is fix and follow the sender rate on the particular days, no matter you go to which bank, also the same rate. I am sure my statement is 100% correct, I will proft it on my blog soon

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  10. i dont know how to compute for the exchange rate of dollar to
    peso. How the banks earn in this exchange rate… please help me now!

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  12. where can i find a 24 hours western union in Las Pinas?
    i been in one of the branch of western union here today but the agent seems not in a good mood..

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  13. That’s right. I have experienced this myself when I tried to encash my Adsense earnings. According to the WU staff I talked with, those branches that don’t do forex (buy and sell currencies) have lower rates than those that do forex. 🙂

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