Srilm wrote:
If you guys recall...
Some time ago...
BangBang had an ATM/Debit card stolen.
Well... As I have tried to tell TONS of people for many, many years...
An ATM card, especially a Debit Card with a Credit Card company logo on it, is THE WORST card that you can carry.
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Seriously...
And I'm not even going to list all of the reasons here right now... I've done that many times in the past, and I'm just tired of doing it...
A Debit/ATM card with a Credit Card logo on it (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, etc.) is THE WORST card that you can carry, anywhere in the world.
Yes you have posted this several times! I am still trying to understand what your reasoning is! Yes I had one stolen (about 8 years ago). Yes it was used before I could get hold of my bank. BUT, before my account was totally wiped out the bank or Visa caught the irregularity in use and put a stop on it. Then after I got hold of the bank, within an hour the charges made against my account were removed and every penny was credited back to my account.
In this case it was a card with my picture on it and thus could only be used where a person involved in the thief worked. Visa refused to pay the business so the only person to actually lose money was the business with a crocked employee!! Or at the least, a very careless employee. I mean my picture certainly did not look like a 20ish Latino!!!! The picture was taken when I was 64 years old!
I did not lose, my bank did not lose, Visa did not lose!! I absolutely do not understand your dislike, distrust, hatred for debit cards. Nothing was any different than if it had been a regular Visa credit card. When it has the Visa logo, it has the same protections in place that a Visa credit card has!! You have never clearly explained your reasons for disliking a debit card so much!!! At least not that I have seen!! Mine was replaced very quickly and I still use it with no problems!!
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