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Does this mean I'm a creature of habit?

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    Vark111
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    I went to my regular lunch place today, and ordered the usual, and my credit card was declined due to "Duplicate Transaction". :sigh: My eating habits have triggered fraud protection.

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      I went to my regular lunch place today, and ordered the usual, and my credit card was declined due to "Duplicate Transaction". :sigh: My eating habits have triggered fraud protection.

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      Peter Mulholland
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      Times must be bad when you're buying your daily food with a credit card. :(

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        Times must be bad when you're buying your daily food with a credit card. :(

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        thrakazog
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        After 3 easy payments lunch will be his!

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          Times must be bad when you're buying your daily food with a credit card. :(

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          Vark111
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          Actually it's a debit card that draws directly from the bank account, which is more convenient than hauling around cash. But I didn't feel like typing all that in the original post.

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            Times must be bad when you're buying your daily food with a credit card. :(

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            Chris Losinger
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            i buy almost everything with a credit card. frequent flyer miles!

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              Actually it's a debit card that draws directly from the bank account, which is more convenient than hauling around cash. But I didn't feel like typing all that in the original post.

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              lewax00
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              But "debit" is shorter than "credit" and therefore less typing ;P

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                I went to my regular lunch place today, and ordered the usual, and my credit card was declined due to "Duplicate Transaction". :sigh: My eating habits have triggered fraud protection.

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                S Houghtelin
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                Vark111 wrote:

                My eating habits have triggered fraud food protection.

                :-O

                It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                  i buy almost everything with a credit card. frequent flyer miles!

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                  Stephen Hewitt
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                  Here's hoping you're not ahead of me in a queue then.

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                    Here's hoping you're not ahead of me in a queue then.

                    Steve

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                    Chris Losinger
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                    in my experience, using a card is nearly always quicker then fishing for cash, having the clerk count back change, dropping some coins, etc.. stores in the US don't even ask for a signature, if it's a small purchase, these days.

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                      I went to my regular lunch place today, and ordered the usual, and my credit card was declined due to "Duplicate Transaction". :sigh: My eating habits have triggered fraud protection.

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                      RaviBee
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                      Déjà meal. :) /ravi

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                        i buy almost everything with a credit card. frequent flyer miles!

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                        RaviBee
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                        Chris Losinger wrote:

                        i buy almost everything with a credit card.

                        Me too.  I do it for the cashback. /ravi

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                          Times must be bad when you're buying your daily food with a credit card. :(

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                          Brady Kelly
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                          Why must using a credit card imply bad times? I used to buy anything I could on my credit card. The rewards points bought me a free return ticket to Cape Town.

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                            Times must be bad when you're buying your daily food with a credit card. :(

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                            Rajesh R Subramanian
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                            I use my credit card only in reputed places, especially for high value transactions. I carry some cash for my daily expenses, but a lot of people find it convenient to swipe their card (as some of them have already pointed out). So, it's just a matter of preference.

                            "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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                              in my experience, using a card is nearly always quicker then fishing for cash, having the clerk count back change, dropping some coins, etc.. stores in the US don't even ask for a signature, if it's a small purchase, these days.

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                              Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                              No PIN entry?

                              -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                No PIN entry?

                                -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                Soulus83
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                                Nop, We have that even here in Mexico! :-D

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                                  No PIN entry?

                                  -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                  Vark111
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                                  Nope. Swipe. Put the card away. Walk away with your goods.

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                                    No PIN entry?

                                    -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                    Chris Losinger
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                                    not with a credit card. bank debit cards, yes. totally insecure, sure. but damned convenient!

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                                      No PIN entry?

                                      -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                      lewax00
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                                      I prefer PIN entry, mostly because I'm terrible at writing my own name. I tend to get bored at some random point through and then just make random scribbles, and it can be at a different point every time I sign...I'm surprised my bank doesn't think someone is trying to forge my name.

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                                        I use my credit card only in reputed places, especially for high value transactions. I carry some cash for my daily expenses, but a lot of people find it convenient to swipe their card (as some of them have already pointed out). So, it's just a matter of preference.

                                        "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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                                        lewax00
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                                        Plus ATM fees to actually get cash add to the cost of using cash. On the other hand I get a small percentage of what I spend back when I use my debit card so I prefer to use that.

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                                          not with a credit card. bank debit cards, yes. totally insecure, sure. but damned convenient!

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                                          Maximilien
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                                          Here we're starting to have NIPed credit cards; they came along the chipped cards.

                                          Watched code never compiles.

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