On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 20:35, J. Greenlees wrote: > Adam Williamson wrote: > > On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 15:32, Austin Acton wrote: > > > >>On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 09:02, Adam Williamson wrote: > >> > >>>Tiny point - you don't need a credit card. Lots of debit cards work OK. > >>>My PayPal account uses my VISA debit card. > >> > >>Funny you mention that. What we call 'debit cards' in Canada are > >>actually 'bank cards' or Interac. While originally intended for ATM > >>machines, they have really caught on in Ontario for in-store purchases. > >>They offer this in most provinces I think, but in Ontario, purchasing > >>with a bank card is rampant - to the degree that many of my friends > >>don't carry cash at all, just a bank card. (madness) > > > at 1.50 to 3.00 for each purchase through interact? always knew living > onthe east side of the rockies fried brains. ;-) > here if it says visa, or matercard or american express, it is a credit > card not a debit card, unless you are referring to the fact that using > it is going to put you into debt. :-)
Bloody hell, you get charged for it?! That's shocking. I don't get charged for payments on the card, or for withdrawing money (though most such cards get charged a small amount for withdrawals if they're from an ATM not owned by the bank that issued the card). Yeah, here Mastercard and AMEX only do credit cards, but VISA do debit cards, which are cards which take the funds for payment directly from a deposit account, just so we know we're on the same page here :). -- adamw
