Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Severe words of wisdom and warning!

If you see a vending machine that allows debit cards, DON'T USE THE DEBIT CARD, NO MATTER HOW THIRSTY YOU ARE, AND NO MATTER HOW LITTLE CHANGE YOU HAVE.

Why? Because I did this to get a $1.25 Gatorade (debit service sponsored by Yahoo! inc.). Now all the sudden I have unauthorized debit authorizations for $1, $1, $10, and now $40! That's the potential for a $52 bottle of Gatorade as things stand right now!

So, naturally, I'm disputing this. I've also blocked my card (it's in tiny tiny pieces shredded in the trash) and waiting for UPS to ship my new one from the bank.

Grrrr, this sort of dishonest stuff pisses me off! This stuff I bet never happens in Amsterdam, where you could do the same thing even with a cell phone to vend drinkables.

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