In Reply to: Western Union posted by bali_jen on Sunday, 8. March 2009 at 22:03 Bali Time:
That fee of $22 is for transferring $100. If you transfer $200 it's $35, and if you transfer $500 it's a whopping $50. And it goes up after that for higher amounts.
Western Union is great for emergencies as it is fast, but it is expensive. Also, I've experienced the agent at the other end taking a commission from the amount sent, and Western Union wouldn't do anything about it.