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I think I will do -- as I'm sure there must be others who've encountered the same problem. Just slightly peeved (although in retrospect, I should've tested with a small apyment first), as I don't believe the following is entirely clear: "It’s free to use PayPal to send or receive money between friends and family in the UK, as long as the payment is funded by a debit card, bank account or PayPal balance, and no currency conversion is involved. If you fund the payment using a credit card or make an international transfer, we charge you or, in some cases, the recipient a small fee. A currency conversion fee may also apply. We think that’s pretty fair." This really should make clear that all friends require a Paypal account - as you can use Paypal without one (when requesting money), but I don't believe you can send money via Paypal off your own back without a Paypal account? (might be wrong here, so correct me if I am!) .. but IF this is the case, then then Paypal's No-Fee policy is a tad misleading ... Thanks for your help by the way 🙂 ... View more

I wasn't sure if when sending out the email, it would allow my friends to mark that it was a friend-to-friend payment ... should've checked first! But regardless, this means that in order to receive money from a friend (and not be charged a fee) .. that friend MUST have a Paypal account? As like I said, not all of my friends have one (hence I thought it'd be better to 'Request' the money). Surely there should be an option when Requesting money, to mark that this a friend-to-friend payment? ... View more