Despite what the title says, I don't actually have money troubles. Not in the conventional sense, at least. I signed up for a Paypal Account yesterday so I could transfer some funds from my bank to the PayPal. The latter said that they sent two small deposits into my bank account which I need to confirm with them so I can transfer funds into my account, amongst other things. Okay, I understand it's a security measure. It sounds easy enough. Today comes and PayPal says that they sent the money into my account. I check the transaction records; none recorded from them. I haven't received my latest bank statement yet, so I'll check that one when it comes. Except I don't know when my next bank statement comes. I'm certainly not going to wait an entire month (my last statement came on the 27th) to transfer a few dollars into my PayPal. The bank is closed for the rest of today and tomorrow as it's a Sunday, so I'll have to call them on Monday to see when my statement comes. Unless they can tell me the deposit amounts off the phone.
That's the first 'money trouble' I'm experiencing at the moment. The second problem concerns Amazon, the online retail giant. I want to do business with its Canadian subsidiary. I plan to purchase The Simpsons Season 2 DVD box-set. On the site, Amazon says it accepts debit and credit cards. But when you check out the methods of payment it accepts, it only lists credit card issuers (Visa et al), and only accepts debit cards issued from those companies. A credit card has been added to my online account, but it hasn't physically arrived in the mail, let alone activated. I dunno when my card will arrive. The online card has been posted to my account for about a week or two, so I assume my application was accepted on the same day. The physical credit card typically arrives 7 to 14 days from the day the application is accepted. I think, then, I can expect my card to arrive either on the first or second week of July. When I receive it, I'll use it to purchase The Simpsons, and pay off the balance with my debit immediately. I don't understand why Amazon just doesn't accept debit cards. It would mean more business for them, I would think.
I hope these problems resolve themselves soon. In spite of purporting to offer convenience, both PayPal and Amazon fail to see the shortfalls of the methods they pursue.
That's the first 'money trouble' I'm experiencing at the moment. The second problem concerns Amazon, the online retail giant. I want to do business with its Canadian subsidiary. I plan to purchase The Simpsons Season 2 DVD box-set. On the site, Amazon says it accepts debit and credit cards. But when you check out the methods of payment it accepts, it only lists credit card issuers (Visa et al), and only accepts debit cards issued from those companies. A credit card has been added to my online account, but it hasn't physically arrived in the mail, let alone activated. I dunno when my card will arrive. The online card has been posted to my account for about a week or two, so I assume my application was accepted on the same day. The physical credit card typically arrives 7 to 14 days from the day the application is accepted. I think, then, I can expect my card to arrive either on the first or second week of July. When I receive it, I'll use it to purchase The Simpsons, and pay off the balance with my debit immediately. I don't understand why Amazon just doesn't accept debit cards. It would mean more business for them, I would think.
I hope these problems resolve themselves soon. In spite of purporting to offer convenience, both PayPal and Amazon fail to see the shortfalls of the methods they pursue.
