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Sharktooth

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Three hours I spent last night trying to buy a trolley for my brother Xmas present and got nowhere. Despite my debit card being issued by Santander in Isle of Man, no vendor would accept because I live in Thailand. Btw the delivery address is UK.

Why do Amazon, Interflora, Thorntons accept it but American Golf and all the rest of them don't?

This is a case of 'I have money and I want to give you business' yet I am refused. No wonder the economy is going down the bog!
 
Its frustrating

Similar hassles buying golf bag recently even though I have a UK card, managed to get it through in the end & delivered to in-laws in UK but its sometimes easier just to get them to do the whole transaction
 
Heard a lot of horror stories about paypal in the past Coatsy and would rather avoid. I understand where you are coming from Slab, but this was supposed to be a surprise for him. Not really the same giving him the cash and asking him to go get it himself.

This is the first time I have experienced this and can't get my head around the short sightedness.
 
They, and their Banks, are simply taking 'reasonable' protection measures against fraud - as they end up taking the hit when it hppens.

Paypal is indeed the way to go in scxh cases - as the 'checking up' process has already been done. But for 'high value' purchases, it's worth ensuring that you still have the (subsequent claims) security of a Credit Card payment rather than simply Paypal's Claims. process. Paypal rejected a claim of mine that my CC ended up refunding.
 
Foxholer said:
They, and their Banks, are simply taking 'reasonable' protection measures against fraud - as they end up taking the hit when it hppens.

Paypal is indeed the way to go in scxh cases - as the 'checking up' process has already been done. But for 'high value' purchases, it's worth ensuring that you still have the (subsequent claims) security of a Credit Card payment rather than simply Paypal's Claims. process. Paypal rejected a claim of mine that my CC ended up refunding.
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So why does Amazon, Interflora, Thorntons, the Whisky Exchange, Marks and Spencer, British Airways, Virgin accept it? And that's just the UK. I use these cards in Asia, Australia, Africa and Europe with ZERO problems, backed up with 'verified by visa' system. Yet some head up their bottom golf shops don't???
 
Sharktooth said:
So why does Amazon, Interflora, Thorntons, the Whisky Exchange, Marks and Spencer, British Airways, Virgin accept it? And that's just the UK. I use these cards in Asia, Australia, Africa and Europe with ZERO problems, backed up with 'verified by visa' system. Yet some head up their bottom golf shops don't???
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Probably because Golf and common sense don't sit well together! :whistle:

Probably fear - and maybe the association of Thailand with counterfeiting? The loss of high ticket value goods is something reasonable to worry about. Services not quite such a loss - loss of income only - and the likes of BA, Virgin are used to customers paying 'international transactions'.

So a 'positive' for Paypal imo. And a negative of 'working abroad' specially there!
 
Foxholer said:
Probably because Golf and common sense don't sit well together! :whistle:

Probably fear - and maybe the association of Thailand with counterfeiting? The loss of high ticket value goods is something reasonable to worry about. Services not quite such a loss - loss of income only - and the likes of BA, Virgin are used to customers paying 'international transactions'.

So a 'positive' for Paypal imo. And a negative of 'working abroad' specially there!
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I work internationally. What does that have to do with it?
 
Sharktooth said:
Three hours I spent last night trying to buy a trolley for my brother Xmas present and got nowhere. Despite my debit card being issued by Santander in Isle of Man, no vendor would accept because I live in Thailand. Btw the delivery address is UK.

Why do Amazon, Interflora, Thorntons accept it but American Golf and all the rest of them don't?

This is a case of 'I have money and I want to give you business' yet I am refused. No wonder the economy is going down the bog!
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Did you get the product ordered in the end or are you still waiting to do it?
 
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