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    Jolly
    wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 12:52 last edited by
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    Amazon owns Chewy, but I've found Chewy is sometimes a hair cheaper. Gotta order $49 at Chewy to get free shipping, though.

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • J Jolly
      19 Jan 2022, 12:52

      Amazon owns Chewy, but I've found Chewy is sometimes a hair cheaper. Gotta order $49 at Chewy to get free shipping, though.

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      George K
      wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 13:05 last edited by
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      @jolly said in Thanks, Amazon:

      Chewy is sometimes a hair cheaper.

      Yeah, but I don't get 5% back on the Amazon credit card with Chewy.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Jolly
        wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 15:55 last edited by
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        Don't do credit cards.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • J Jolly
          19 Jan 2022, 15:55

          Don't do credit cards.

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          Aqua Letifer
          wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 15:56 last edited by
          #9

          @jolly said in Thanks, Amazon:

          Don't do credit cards.

          I do, it's free money. Not in the credit line sense of course, but in the cash back.

          Please love yourself.

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          • J Jolly
            19 Jan 2022, 15:55

            Don't do credit cards.

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 20:05 last edited by
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            @jolly said in Thanks, Amazon:

            Don't do credit cards.

            I assume you use debit for online purchases? Ever have trouble with car rental? I’ve seen some that don’t take debit.

            Only non-witches get due process.

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            • J jon-nyc
              19 Jan 2022, 20:05

              @jolly said in Thanks, Amazon:

              Don't do credit cards.

              I assume you use debit for online purchases? Ever have trouble with car rental? I’ve seen some that don’t take debit.

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              Jolly
              wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 00:56 last edited by
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              @jon-nyc said in Thanks, Amazon:

              @jolly said in Thanks, Amazon:

              Don't do credit cards.

              I assume you use debit for online purchases? Ever have trouble with car rental? I’ve seen some that don’t take debit.

              Not yet, but I haven't rented a car (other than with a corporate card) in a few years. But for some other things, I've had some pretty stiff holds put on it.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 01:21 last edited by
                #12

                The problem with debit cards is if somebody ever hacks it, they take your actual money away rather just run up a fraudulent bill that is normally easily cancelled.

                I used to use mine for online stuff, and then that happened.

                I was only joking

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                • D Doctor Phibes
                  20 Jan 2022, 01:21

                  The problem with debit cards is if somebody ever hacks it, they take your actual money away rather just run up a fraudulent bill that is normally easily cancelled.

                  I used to use mine for online stuff, and then that happened.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 01:26 last edited by
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                  @doctor-phibes said in Thanks, Amazon:

                  The problem with debit cards...

                  Never had one, and I never will.

                  I really see no advantage. And, I see no safeguard.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • G George K
                    20 Jan 2022, 01:26

                    @doctor-phibes said in Thanks, Amazon:

                    The problem with debit cards...

                    Never had one, and I never will.

                    I really see no advantage. And, I see no safeguard.

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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 01:30 last edited by Doctor Phibes
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                    @george-k said in Thanks, Amazon:

                    I really see no advantage.

                    I think it's laziness, mainly. I don't have to pay the bill.

                    If it was just me buying stuff, I'd just use a credit card. With two of us, somebody needs to stop somebody from spending more than we earn. No names.

                    I was only joking

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                    • D Doctor Phibes
                      20 Jan 2022, 01:30

                      @george-k said in Thanks, Amazon:

                      I really see no advantage.

                      I think it's laziness, mainly. I don't have to pay the bill.

                      If it was just me buying stuff, I'd just use a credit card. With two of us, somebody needs to stop somebody from spending more than we earn. No names.

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                      George K
                      wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 01:33 last edited by
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                      @doctor-phibes said in Thanks, Amazon:

                      I think it's laziness, mainly. I don't have to pay the bill.

                      I pay all of my credit cards off - every billing cycle. I've never paid any interest or late charges.

                      But, Mrs. George is, well, neglectful and doesn't really pay attention.

                      I do, so it works out.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • G George K
                        20 Jan 2022, 01:33

                        @doctor-phibes said in Thanks, Amazon:

                        I think it's laziness, mainly. I don't have to pay the bill.

                        I pay all of my credit cards off - every billing cycle. I've never paid any interest or late charges.

                        But, Mrs. George is, well, neglectful and doesn't really pay attention.

                        I do, so it works out.

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                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 01:37 last edited by
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                        @george-k said in Thanks, Amazon:

                        @doctor-phibes said in Thanks, Amazon:

                        I think it's laziness, mainly. I don't have to pay the bill.

                        I pay all of my credit cards off - every billing cycle. I've never paid any interest or late charges.

                        But, Mrs. George is, well, neglectful and doesn't really pay attention.

                        I do, so it works out.

                        Mrs. Phibes used to pay all the bills, but she had a nasty habit of waiting until the last possible minute, and we ended up paying last months bill with next month's paycheck, which used to give me ulcers.

                        I was only joking

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                        • D Doctor Phibes
                          20 Jan 2022, 01:37

                          @george-k said in Thanks, Amazon:

                          @doctor-phibes said in Thanks, Amazon:

                          I think it's laziness, mainly. I don't have to pay the bill.

                          I pay all of my credit cards off - every billing cycle. I've never paid any interest or late charges.

                          But, Mrs. George is, well, neglectful and doesn't really pay attention.

                          I do, so it works out.

                          Mrs. Phibes used to pay all the bills, but she had a nasty habit of waiting until the last possible minute, and we ended up paying last months bill with next month's paycheck, which used to give me ulcers.

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                          George K
                          wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 01:49 last edited by
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                          @doctor-phibes said in Thanks, Amazon:

                          Mrs. Phibes used to pay all the bills

                          Sounds familiar.

                          "How much can I pay on this credit card?"

                          "Yeah, pay it all..."

                          "Really?"

                          "Yeah, pay it FUCKING ALL."

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • G George K
                            20 Jan 2022, 01:49

                            @doctor-phibes said in Thanks, Amazon:

                            Mrs. Phibes used to pay all the bills

                            Sounds familiar.

                            "How much can I pay on this credit card?"

                            "Yeah, pay it all..."

                            "Really?"

                            "Yeah, pay it FUCKING ALL."

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                            Copper
                            wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 02:15 last edited by
                            #18

                            I have had the conversation

                            Some things I will never understand

                            @george-k said in Thanks, Amazon:

                            "Yeah, pay it all..."
                            "Really?"

                            Yes, really
                            Always

                            waiting until the last possible minute

                            No, pay it now, today, the day it arrives, don't wait even one minute

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 02:27 last edited by
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                              My credit card is on autopay for the full amount. I never have to think about it. Yet I get AMZN points (as good as cash) and the protections described by D’Oh.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                Mik
                                wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 02:31 last edited by
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                                Yeah, MFR knows that if a credit card bill is not paid on time in full I go all Attila the Hun.

                                Haven’t known my debit card pin for years. Never use it.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  Aqua Letifer
                                  wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 02:32 last edited by Aqua Letifer
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                                  I pay mine off in full just about every time I take a shit.

                                  Sorry, but it's true.

                                  Please love yourself.

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 02:32 last edited by
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                                    My debit has been hacked a couple of times. No big deal, money is back in a day, two at most. I just swap to another in the mean time.

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    • J jon-nyc
                                      20 Jan 2022, 02:27

                                      My credit card is on autopay for the full amount. I never have to think about it. Yet I get AMZN points (as good as cash) and the protections described by D’Oh.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 12:11 last edited by
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                                      @jon-nyc said in Thanks, Amazon:

                                      My credit card is on autopay for the full amount. I never have to think about it.

                                      Same here.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Klaus
                                        wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 16:21 last edited by
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                                        I ordered something in the Apple store today and got a peculiar Paypal transaction.

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                                        They've already sent the package. I wonder whether they'll forget about the remaining 1200 Euros. If they do -

                                        Thanks, Apple!

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                                        • G George K
                                          17 Jan 2022, 23:15

                                          A while ago, I posted a story about how retailers are finding it cheaper to just refund, rather than ship a return.

                                          This afternoon, I had a delivery of some cat food (you're welcome, @Boris). It was a package of 24 cans, and it was shipped with two other items in the box.

                                          Three of the cans popped open.

                                          I sent a message to Amazon about returning the shipment, and they said, "Nah, just keep it. We'll ship a replacement."

                                          I got 21 free cans.

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                                          Larry
                                          wrote on 20 Jan 2022, 20:27 last edited by
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                                          @george-k said in Thanks, Amazon:

                                          A while ago, I posted a story about how retailers are finding it cheaper to just refund, rather than ship a return.

                                          This afternoon, I had a delivery of some cat food (you're welcome, @Boris). It was a package of 24 cans, and it was shipped with two other items in the box.

                                          Three of the cans popped open.

                                          I sent a message to Amazon about returning the shipment, and they said, "Nah, just keep it. We'll ship a replacement."

                                          I got 21 free cans.

                                          Dr. Jones was shopping at his local grocery store when he saw the wife of one of his patients doing her shopping. He noticed her cart was filled with dog food. He greets her.. "Hello Mrs. Smith, I didn't know you folks had a dog!" Mrs. Smith says "oh, we don't have a dog. Harold eats this. He loves it!" Dr. Jones is shocked, and says "Mrs. Smith, as your doctor is must warn you that it is dangerous for your husband to eat dog food! It could kill him! You must stop it right away!" Mrs. Smith says she will talk to her husband about it when she gets home.

                                          A month or so later Dr Jones sees Mrs. Smith in the grocers again, but this time she has no dog food it her cart. He says "Mrs. Smith, I'm glad to see that your husband has stopped eating dog food!" Mrs. Smith says "oh, he didn't stop. In fact he ate it right up until the day he died." Dr. Jones says "I fold you it would kill him." Mrs. Smith says "nah, that wasn't what killed him. He was sitting in the middle of the road licking his balls and got hit by a car..."

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