Sunday, January 30, 2011

And I really wanted that Nook cover...

On my way home Friday, my mom called and asked me to pick up a few things from the grocery store.  After going through the line I swiped my card and punched in my pin number only to find that my card was declined.  After trying the card again and again I stared to get worried. I knew I had money in my account so what was the problem.  After getting mean looks from the ten people standing in line with their groceries I remembered I had another debit card I could use to pay.  I had just gotten the new card the other day and had not memorized my pin number.  So as I stood there racking my brain for what I could do before the people in line started a riot, I remembered that I could use the card as credit instead of debit.  After finally getting out of there I went to the ATM to check my balance on my card, but the ATM would not give me a balance.  When I got home I called my bank and asked them what was wrong with my card.  They went through and asked me all the places that I had used my card previously that week, but when they asked what I bought for $54 the day before I told them nothing.  I was then redirected to another person who informed me that my account was put on hold due to suspicious charges.  Come to find out someone in Madrid purchased something for $54 using my card.  I could not believe it!  Finally we got everything straightened out, cancelled that card and they are refunding me my money.  Guess I'm not ordering the new Nook cover I wanted this weekend.

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