The post was very old but I hope, now your mind is changed. We must know the Ripple project are becoming famous day by day. It could be an easy solution for remittance.
Seriously? Do you know that XRP coin has no use on the Ripple platform? The platform can operate without XRP coins at all! The only objective of this coin is to make developers rich. All coins are pre-mined and concentrated in developers hands. So, when they want money thay sell these useless coins to hamsters. Please, take some time and search info about Ripple platform. It'll save your money.