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Impy_The_Lerk · July 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">so im ordering this computer....</div> SO while ordering a computer... i decide to order through this company (ill withhold the name so its not an advertizment)

and i fill out their online order i click check... it says "thank you for ordering"

im puzzled cus it never asks me to fill out an e-check or anything like that

so i find out they called my house, and i call em back.... (more time outta my day)

then after waiting on hold.... i find out from "elly" that...

"Oh we dont accept e checks..."

"Yeah i dont give my money to stupid people"

...

they actuly expect me to pay with a credit card when theres like umpteeen million other ways to transfer money...

[WHO]Them · July 2004

Get a Debit card. Problem solved.

Seriously, checks are a relic of the past.

xioutlawix · July 2004

[WHO] is right on that one chief.

Impy_The_Lerk · July 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([WHO]Them @ Jul 1 2004, 05:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Get a Debit card. Problem solved.

Seriously, checks are a relic of the past.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
i have one...

they can just bill that ?

[WHO]Them · July 2004

They should be able to. I dunno about yours, but my debit card is processed just like a mastercard but it takes money straight from my checking account.

Impy_The_Lerk · July 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([WHO)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Them,Jul 1 2004, 06:30 PM] They should be able to. I dunno about yours, but my debit card is processed just like a mastercard but it takes money straight from my checking account. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
lol ok

stupid question:

it says expires 05/05

(and apparently i have 2 of em)

that expires 05/03 .... no years... Lol i dont even know if this is still valid...

should i just give them the number and let the computer comp. sort it out <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

what can i say i allways pay with cash -.-

Melatonin · July 2004

05/ 03 as in may 2003?

7Bistromath · July 2004

From what I can tell, the way credit/debit cards work is precisely Impy's problem with the whole process. You give somebody your debit card number, and they've pretty much got a direct tap to your checking account. For most (like me) this isn't much of a concern. For some, it just isn't safe enough, and there is indeed some risk.

[WHO]Them · July 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (007Bistromath @ Jul 1 2004, 04:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> From what I can tell, the way credit/debit cards work is precisely Impy's problem with the whole process. You give somebody your debit card number, and they've pretty much got a direct tap to your checking account. For most (like me) this isn't much of a concern. For some, it just isn't safe enough, and there is indeed some risk.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
How is that *any* different from them having all the numbers at the bottom of a check?

Granted that I haven't done the research, but I heard that checks are far less secure than credit cards.

Zig · July 2004

<a href='http://www.paypal.com' target='_blank'><b><span style='color:blue'><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL</span></span></b></a>

Impy_The_Lerk · July 2004

they said they wouldnt except e checks or pay pal...

exactly why i was disguested with them.

7Bistromath · July 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zig @ Jul 1 2004, 07:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <a href='http://www.paypal.com' target='_blank'><b><span style='color:blue'><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL</span></span></b></a> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD

DOOManiac · July 2004

If they do not have an automated and secure (Check for SSL, the little yellow padlock icon) transactions on their web site, you shouldn't be buying anything from them. Get a debit card and use their online form to purchase the system.

And on the other side, you can't blame a legitimate business for not accepting crap like e-checks or paypal. They're a business, not some auction site. (Unless above paragraph is false, in which case they are probably just a scammer). I gurantee you Dell or Buy.com don't accept Paypal as a form of payment.

Having worked at a bank I can testify that as easy as it is to screw someone over with credit cards, its even easier to do it with checks.

The bottom line is, when it comes to your financial security: Automated machine doing electronic transaction > minimum wage human being

Insane · July 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Impy_The_Lerk @ Jul 1 2004, 11:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> it says expires 05/05

(and apparently i have 2 of em)

that expires 05/03 .... no years... Lol i dont even know if this is still valid...  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
That means that they expire in May 2003 and May 2005 respectively. Therefore, the latter is still valid. It's not years that's missing, it's days.

Dr_Jekyll · July 2004

I just ordered a computer from Newegg.com and this is what i got

2.8Ghz Prescott 800fsb
1024mb ddr pc3200 ram
128mb ati radeon 9800pro
intel motherboard w/875p chipset
80Gb HDD w/8mb cache & SATA
ASUS DVD and cdrw drives
Vantec ION 410W power supply
Chenbro gaming bomb case
audigy 2ZS soundcard
creative inspire 7.1 speakers
apc surge protector w/3 min battery
2 VAntec stealth 92mm case fans
nostromo n52 speedpad

it all only costed me $1450<------OMG OMG OMG

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