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OT: Credit Cards

Having examined my summer wardrobe, and found it on the tatty, washed out and faded side, so I decided to upgrade it a bit.

This morning I bought two skirts and two tops from a local shop, and decided that I must replace the jacket which died about 4 years ago. As the shop had everything except plain navy jackets (typical!) I found just what I wanted from a mail order place I have used and liked before. So I ordered it. It should last the rest of my life!!

Then I had to replace some navy sandals which died last year (actually two pairs died, but I decided to only replace one), so I ordered some from my usual mail order shoe place (Hotters). As I have strange feet I ordered 3 pairs to try, plus a style I have had before just in case the others were useless. I fully intend to return 3 pairs.

So today I appear to have spent a lot of money (well, for me I have spent a lot, I'm not a big spender usually, more of a miser!)

I filled in the payment by Credit Card form for the shoes, but it was refused, so I thought I had mistyped the number and started redoing. At that moment 'the Lady in India' rang to see if I had used my card for 2 transactions today, plus another which had been refused. I proved I was me! and then the Lady said it might be that my address/name on the order was not the same as the one registered with the Bank.

I explained that although Sally is the name I am always called it isn't the first name on my card, so they did differ, and she said it would well be that. In future I will fill in order forms on-line with the name which appears on my Credit Card, exactly. So. if you mail-order make sure everything agrees, or the Lady in India will be checking up on you!

Nice to know she was so quick off the ball though - obviously 3 different merchants and all those sandals rang alarm bells! Made me feel very righteous - proves I'm normally frugal! What's betting nothing fits and everything has to go back anyway (they are both free returns). The skirts and tops obviously fit and are staying.

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Sally Swindells
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In message , Sally Swindells writes

I have just had to return some Hotter shoes for a larger size. It was free return and free postage back on the larger shoes. Tiffany is the one I choose. Hugs Shirley

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Shirley Shone

They look comfy. I had to be really strong willed not to order everything!

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

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Sally Swindells

Sally Swindells wrote:

When my DBro Mike died on Valentine's Day 2003, my DSis Betsy and I rented a car and drove to California from Lizard Land (aka Phoenix) to take care of things as Papa was not physically able to do this. One of Mike's friends owns a mortuary and agreed to take care of the cremation, etc. and not charge Papa a bazillion dollars -- Mike had no insurance, of course and I believe the cost was about $1,400. Betsy drove to downtown L.A. to fill out the paperwork and pay the man using my Visa credit card. Long story made short, Betsy call me from the mortician's office to tell me the charge was declined -- THREE times -- I knew the card was nowhere near being close to the $20,000 limit! I made sure the mortician had my credit card number and told him I would contact the Visa office first thing the next morning and then phone him to tell him to go ahead and run the charge. When I phoned the Visa people -- that Lady in India, of course -- I made sure she knew that I was trying to cremate my DEAD BROTHER and didn't need the added grief of having my credit card with that $20,000 limit denied!!! They thought that, since I had never paid to have someone cremated before, this was a bogus charge! I told the woman that I was going to phone the mortuary the second I finished talking with her and to expect the charge to be there within minutes after the! I too was glad to know the Visa people were keeping track of stuff but I really didn't need that irritation!! In retrospect, it's a very funny story but when it happened none of were laughing :-))). CiaoMeow >^;;^<

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at

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Tia Mary

In retrospect, yes.

When I moved from the US to the UK, I told my credit union in the US before I left, changing my address and all. But I could not give them a phone number, since I did not have one.

Well, I spent money at IKEA - I just moved to another country, what do you expect? It wasn't that much, maybe around $1000. They sent me a letter, surface mail, which arrived about 6 weeks later, asking me to get in touch to confirm that that was my charge and warning me that my card might be abused at IKEA. Of course, by the time I got the letter, I had already paid the bill...

Hanne in DK

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Hanne

Good to see the banks look at possible bogus transactions. The banks do the same here in Australia. And, true, when paying online by credit card,the name on the card must match exactly with everything else in the transaction. Cheers Bronnie

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Bronnie

When DH was stuck in Europe last week I phoned our credit card company and asked them to put a note on the account that there would be transactions coming in from across Europe and here in the UK. Monday they put a stop on our card because there were European transactions and UK transactions, BUT they didn't bother telling us! I only found out when my card was declined on Tuesday trying to buy some food. I was not a happy bunny

Sarah

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Kate XXXXXX

If I was going to steal your credit card, I could damn sure find better things to spend the money on!

What were the CC people THINKING!

Oh, stupid question.

Cindy

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Teleflora

On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:05:19 -0500, Sally Swindells wrote (in article ):

I'm surprised the Lady in India wasn't checking on me when I was using the card like a drunken sailor in Paducah. Or maybe there is a note in my file that says if the word "quilt" is in the name, it's Maureen not a random thief.

Maureen

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