On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:07:00 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:

> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:32:36 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:
>
>>> blake murphy > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:22:38 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:
>
>>>>> I emphaatically agree with rejecting debit cards, which my
>>>>> bank always tries to foise upon me at least once a year as
>>>>> a replacement for the traditional ATM card. You can't
>>>>> blame them; they charge the merchants up to 2% per transaction
>>>>> on the debit card. But it has the weakest possible
>>>>> consumer protection.
>
>>>>you need a new bank. mine charges me zip for each debit card transaction.
>>>>
>
>>> (1) You can't know what the merchants get charged; (2) there
>>> is still much less consumer protection than with a credit
>>> card.
>
>>i don't give a shit what the merchant is charged. you were complaining
>>about what *you* were charged.
>
> I was? Where?
>
> Steve

well, oopsie then. *someone* was complaining. maybe it was me.

your pal,
blake