I "saw" another vaper!
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I make a long string of purchases about every 4-5 months. My bank calls me each time and ASKS if they were approved and we go through each and EVERY purchase. I find it extremely irritating to discuss what I bought with some stranger on the phone. I try not to be so put-off when it happens, and I tell myself that if I ever get my card hijacked I may be grateful that someone is looking out for me. But, I'll admit that I do intend to change banks because of it.
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Good stuff, I'm an Aussie and I was on the beach on Fraser Island 2 days ago, I started vaping on my Paps and an Asian guy narrowed his eyes and came over to me, looked up, slowly reached in his pocket and,,,,,pulled out a golden Greek, we both ...... our selves laughing ( I'm 6 ft 4 in tall and got a shaved head and a face like a rock ape) .
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Great story! Is this you on an bad morning? 
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You probably bank with us lol. Some customers don't care for what we do, others think it's the greatest thing. Typically the ones that like it are the one that have been hit with credit card fraud in the past. The truth is that credit card fraud is the fastest growing crime in the world because it is so easy to do. You can buy the supplies to create your own credit cards from ebay for about 300 bucks and off you go, just need to get some card numbers. Before my department was created my bank was taking hits at about 3-7 million dollars a month and we are not a big bank like BofA or Wells Fargo. The truth is, we don't care what you are spending your money on, as long as it is you doing it. We give our customers back every penny they lose to credit card fraud but in the end the bank is the one taking the hit, this is for all banks, and losses like this are what drives up fees and drives down savings interest rates.
Anyway, I digress, kinda went on a tangent haha. I tend to hold my company and job close to my heart so it's hard for me to understand someone not wanting their bank to protect them.
It is still is surprising to me how small this circle is. Outside of knowing what a basic Ecig looked like, It was only a couple of months ago that i discovered PV mods. I've only been vaping for a month but I outside of the store i purchase my juice from i havent seen another vaporite anywhere. Maybe we should all secretly pick a location, date, time and then flash mob our PVs. =)
Viva La Vape!
Viva La Vape!
Okay, I believe you love your job and I have been banking at the same bank for almost 3 decades, so I'll stay... but I still don't like going down my shopping list to discuss every purchase I made. I am waiting for them to call again since I have gone stark raving mad buying vape gear these last couple of days
It could have been my acct you were checking! Have them call and we can be sure
Good idea! I wouldn't mind going to some kind of vape expo... that would be pretty nice =]
Okay, I believe you love your job and I have been banking at the same bank for almost 3 decades, so I'll stay... but I still don't like going down my shopping list to discuss every purchase I made. I am waiting for them to call again since I have gone stark raving mad buying vape gear these last couple of days
It could have been my acct you were checking! Have them call and we can be sure
I understand the frustration, there are some agents in my deptartment that will call on every card alert they work. I'm the opposite, I understand how obnoxious it is to get a phone call once a week from your bank asking if you spent money at your local target just because you spent a few hundred more than you normally do. That being said, I look for reasons not to call a customer and move along to the next card alert.
It is a possibility. While, I can't legally say what bank I work for... Does your bank's name have anything to do with trees and tend to have locations inside a large popular retail giant with double letter initials?
Awesome, I don't monitor transactions any more, use to do that a few years ago. If I was, I would definitely be looking for vape gear purchases, just to check out the sites to see if they have some good sales going on
Your job is about to get much easier, once chip and pin technology is accepted by the U.S. your fraud spend will decrease from pos. It will go online, but then you will have an easier trend to follow.
Cheers
Your job is about to get much easier, once chip and pin technology is accepted by the U.S. your fraud spend will decrease from pos. It will go online, but then you will have an easier trend to follow.
Cheers
I'd love to have seen the look on their face if you had of called.
It is because I ran into a co-worker leaving the office yesterday that I am heading to a local shop today to get my new kit. I bought into the Blu cigs a month ago and for the last week been browsing here and there for better PVs. Then saw this guy, carrying a rather large PV. I stopped and we talked, and now I am heading to the local place today to pick mine up. Was so happy to see there was a local joint for this.
I get those calls occasionally. I don't mind at all. In fact, they ask about one charge and then I tell them about the others that may be there. I understand the need for this, and would prefer a call over having to put in a claim for fraudulent charges.
Had my bank called about e-cig stuff, I would not have minded at all since I am buying this stuff over the internet. And had my bank called and I verified my purchases, and then the caller mentioned that they too were a vaper, I would get a kick out of that. I am sure we would have had a nice chat. It would be a cherry on top if it was someone here on ECF!
Had my bank called about e-cig stuff, I would not have minded at all since I am buying this stuff over the internet. And had my bank called and I verified my purchases, and then the caller mentioned that they too were a vaper, I would get a kick out of that. I am sure we would have had a nice chat. It would be a cherry on top if it was someone here on ECF!
I was at a party last weekend where there were more vapers than smokers! It was actually kind of awesome, the few smokers would look all forlorn as they made their way up to the roof to smoke, while all of us (probably 7 or 8 of us) vaping were sitting inside comparing devices. Pretty much everyone had some type of ego/twist clone with a clearo. A couple people had carto tanks, one person had a KR808, but no mods or anything.
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