Does this mean I'm a creature of habit?

Peter Mulholland

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

Pete

thrakazog

After 3 easy payments lunch will be his!

Vark111

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.

Chris Losinger

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

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lewax00

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

S Houghtelin

Vark111 wrote:

My eating habits have triggered fraud food protection.

:-O

It was broke, so I fixed it.

Stephen Hewitt

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

Steve

Chris Losinger

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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RaviBee

Déjà meal. :) /ravi

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RaviBee

Chris Losinger wrote:

i buy almost everything with a credit card.

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

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Brady Kelly

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.

Rajesh R Subramanian

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.

Jorgen Sigvardsson

No PIN entry?

-- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

Soulus83

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

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Vark111

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

Chris Losinger

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

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lewax00

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.

lewax00

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.

Maximilien

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

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Rajesh R Subramanian

The ATM usage charges are negligible here in my country. If you use ATM machines of the card issuing bank, there will be no charge at all. If you use the ATM machines of other banks, the first few transactions (5 or so per month) are free and then they start charging you something like half an USD per transaction. Not something I'd sweat about. :)

"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.