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What a change appears to have come over PayPal in the last few years.  Even a short while back we were writing that we have tended not to promote PayPal as a main payment method but things certainly have changed.  In years past we tried to tell PayPal what we unhappy about only to be met with complete indifference.  No replies to emails.  Nowhere to phone other than on a premium rate number etc etc.  Now that PayPal have become a “proper bank” they seem to have changed their ethic and are now proactively encouraging businesses to use PayPal by offering competitive rates and good customer service.  Yep, they DO reply to emails now.  So; we now have the PayPal Express checkout as well as our own PCI DSS compliant secure checkout so customers have every option they need to be able to make their payment easily.  We also have a few customers who prefer to send a cheque or postal order to us and so this “payment separately” option still exists.  Of course, the advantage of PayPal is that if you have a PayPal account you can buy online without even having your credit or debit card with you.  Now all that has to be seen is whether this payment option is truly as secure and free from fraud as PayPal claims it is.  If it is then I guess we will stay pals for many years to come.  You can see it all in operation here  :-)