[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> I
> > >
> > > Something I allways wondered - why have debit cards taken of in
> > > Europe (especially the UK) and not America....
> >
> > I thought they had.  I know that my wife and I use our debit card all the
> > time.  But a debit card doesn't help when you want to buy something for
> > which you don't have the cash....
> >
> >I don't see the point of the debit card given that cash is avaialable at ATMs 
>everywhere. I use my credit card for many purchases to get the frequent flier miles. 
>So now that I have no desire to fly anywhere I will probably go back to cash.


Having to pay $3 every time I try to get cash is a pretty big incentive
NOT to use it.  I also hate having to pull out a wad of several hundred
dollars every time I try to pay for something - its not a good urban
safety tip.

-j-

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