On Wednesday 09 July 2003 11:48 pm, dfox wrote: > Update: boo hoo. > > I am running into a big catch-22 with respect to my debit card -- the > bank can't add the shipping address and i live in an apt so i can't have > the package sitting at my doorstep when I come home at 7pm, as it will > probably be stolen. Micro pro flatly refused to ship to my work address.
Ok, this has nothing to do with MDK, but... I'd place the order, using the address on file at my bank. Then, when they try to deliver it, and you're not there, they'll leave a little note on the door. Call the number of the shipping co. (usually found on said note) and tell them that you'd like to pick it up at the nearest branch office--with any luck, it won't be too far away... Having said that, I have some words of wisdom: "Get A Credit Card!" 1) A real credit card company will let you file, at least one, "secondary delivery address". 2) [more importantly] NEVER EVER, and I mean EVER give out debit card info on the internet, no matter how much you trust the recipient. If you do, you can find your bank account RAPED for all it's worth. With a credit card, you can say: "I didn't authorize that transaction", at which point your account gets credited and the merchant has to _prove_ that it was _you_ that authorized the transaction, otherwise it'll get refused. Debit cards, on the other hand, offer NO protection of this sort (IME.) If an unauthorized charge is made against your debit card, you'll probably have to sue the merchant [during which time they'll be holding your money] to have ANY chance of getting it back. Even if you 'win', in such a lawsuit, your lawyer will probably charge you more than you lost in the first place... HTH, -J -- ========================= Eight years involved with the nuclear industry have taught me that when nothing can possible go wrong and every avenue has been covered, *then* is the time to buy a house on the next continent. (alt.fan.pratchett)
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