Is this odd?

United States
December 1, 2018 1:26am CST
Today I went to the customer service desk in a grocery store to buy stamps and a money order, There were two men in front of me and the first man pulled out 8000 in cash. a manager had to come count all the money and print 8000 total in 500 dollar money orders. His friend behind him had 6000 in case and he wanted money orders 500 dollars each. Just curious why they had so much and needed so many money ordersin same amount. That’s a lot of money to carry in a grocery store, Athens cash register screen said the amount that is how I knew , and he laid the money in stacks on counter. A lot of us in line were looking.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472018)
• Switzerland
1 Dec 18
May be they are from another country and they are sending money to family members.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472018)
• Switzerland
2 Dec 18
@CookieMonster46 You are wrong, because there is a long list of countries BANNED by PayPal, just to mention a few: Congo, Belarus, Liberia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Syria, Sudan, Sierra Leone... as you see if they need to send to one of those countries they must find another way.
Jellybelly
@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
1 Dec 18
They could do that by PayPal, there has to be a better way than taking all that cash around.
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Sky
@skysnap (20153)
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1 Dec 18
Not a lot of money. In past when there was no network system. people used to carry that much. but now a days it's rare. so we think that way.
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Jellybelly
@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
1 Dec 18
I never see that , big money transaction are usually handled in a bank.
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Sky
@skysnap (20153)
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1 Dec 18
@CookieMonster46 I have seen people paying scammers through western union. pity to see that happening. so yeah big money now a days move through bank and network.
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