Beware of the overly friendly check out person
PureandEasy
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They could be trying to distract you.
I went to my sister’s for dinner yesterday. On my way there I stopped at Canal’s and bought a bottle of vodka for $23.01 with a debit card. The girl behind the counter was very friendly and courteous.
I checked my balance today and my card was charged $43.01. I called the store and they are checking into it, but it infuriates me how easy it is to be ripped off. I know I should have checked my receipt but it still pisses me off.
So beware, and ALWAYS CHECK YOUR RECEIPT before leaving the store.
I went to my sister’s for dinner yesterday. On my way there I stopped at Canal’s and bought a bottle of vodka for $23.01 with a debit card. The girl behind the counter was very friendly and courteous.
I checked my balance today and my card was charged $43.01. I called the store and they are checking into it, but it infuriates me how easy it is to be ripped off. I know I should have checked my receipt but it still pisses me off.
So beware, and ALWAYS CHECK YOUR RECEIPT before leaving the store.
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It's my understanding you can't fight charges made with a debit card, like a credit card. I'll send you a pm about my bad experience.
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
Honest mistake maybe ?
I dont know why she would do it purposely if she wasn't benefiting from it ?
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
No she had to have indicated that I wanted cash back, when I didn't and she pocketed the cash.
I was talking to my co-worker, same thing happened to her husband at an Appleby's.
I'm just warning people out there to check your receipt before you walk out of the door.
i've had them over charge on tips, although it's very rare. happened once in a 10 year period.
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That said, I've had a waiter increase the tip I left him.
I was at a sports bar, bill came to be around $20, I wrote in a $5 tip for a total of $25.
A week later, I check my account online and I see that I was charged $35. I looked at my crumpled receipt (copy) and it was $25. Because the bar was close, I stopped over and found out the waiter was no longer working there. I guess he got caught upping his tips on the credit/debit card slips for multiple customers. So he slipped a "1" in front of my "5" to give himself a nice $15 tip. I got my money back, but yeah...you gotta check that stuff!
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
I've had a couple issues like that, but usually it's my shitty handwriting and only a couple of bucks or whatever.
I can't remember what restaurant it was at recently, but I added the tip on my receipt for our dinner, but saw on my statement that they never charged me for the tip... it was like $10 or so, so that was a nice surprise (but annoying because my quicken wouldn't balance for the longest time and I was getting frustrated trying to find a missing transaction lol).
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
I see...from now on I'm telling them credit...I don't think you get the option for cash back with that ?
Of course in a tipping situation you're at their mercy when they do the transaction
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
I don't know, just beware. I'm lucky it was only $20. could have been a lot worse I suppose.
I dug thru the recycling, and found the reciept, he called the bar and got a lot of shit about how could he prove both weren't his tabs and blahblahblah. The bar owner looked at the reciept and said 'oh it COULD have been a mistake, the $100 reciept sig looks scribbled and different'...something about the waitress said all her reciepts were right. Still refused to refund his money. SO called his bank, explained the situation and they said we would need to call the Better Business Bureau and if they didn't respond, they would refund the money. So I filed a complaint with the BBB, and the bar didn't answer for 8 weeks, so we called the bank and they refunded the money. Then the bar called, the owner was all kinds of pissed off and told SO to come in and, 'pick up his damn $100'.
bad business for the bar to essensially tell SO he 'was a liar'... the bar owner should have just refunded the money when the 2 reciept signatures were wrong. Too bad it is a really cool bar...now that I know the owner is an a$$, I don't care to go there anymore.
(BTW, if your debit card has the mastercard/visa logo you ARE covered for incorrect charges...I have been able to dispute several charges for incorrect charges and for 'mis-advertised products')
- Christopher McCandless
Right now, it's not about the $20 bucks, it's about whether or not this new cashier is ripping off their customers or she made an honest mistake. It will be interesting to find out.
And I'm curious too how the owners will react if it was a mistake, will they pissy too when they have to return my money? I hope not because that is totally bad business.
thanks for the heads up tho, OP! i'm terrible about keeping an eye on my bank account and receipts
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The person was denied 3 separate times -- all at walmart ($200 purchase, 150, then 50). He had a physical card with my account # associated to it. wtf?! animals. They're animals I tell you.
I know, all the effort they put into trying to get something for nothing could be put into move productive use, like getting a GD job and paying your own way.
Which actually makes it even more curious.
Anyway, just be aware.
I'm glad you were reimbursed.
This thread made me more aware, particularly the part about the wait staff changing the tip after the customer signed for the charge. I normally put cash for the tip into the wait person's hand. I will not leave it on the table. I've heard of other ppl taking it.
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
well than and Long Island Iced Teas, which I got into when PJ was here for the Spectrum closing shows. My Seattle PJ buddy introduced me to those and they are YUMMY. Strong, but yummy.
And it does make you think. I like to pay cash, it's just easier, but I just happened not to have it on me that day. And look what happened. hmm.