tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post7495996917152857030..comments2023-10-15T10:48:01.870-04:00Comments on Roxie's World: Customer ServiceRoxie Smith Lindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-39708480998959732302010-07-28T10:25:05.897-04:002010-07-28T10:25:05.897-04:00Well I totally believe in Credit Unions and suppor...Well I totally believe in Credit Unions and support using SECU. That said, I had my card declined when I first arrived in Cardiff, when the hotel -- which I had already paid for in part -- decided it wanted some sort of card deposit beyond that -- in case I made international calls I guess. I nearly had a heart attack when they said the card had been declined and asked for another one. I HAD NO OTHER! I WAS BY MYSELF! I WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIP! I WAS READY TO DIE! When I said in horror that I had no other, the clerk kindly explained that many banks [sic] don't permit this attempt at pre-payment they were going for there -- they lowered their request, and it went through fine. I did come home to phone calls on my line from the Credit Union asking about my card. But that was the only non-payment I got. Or partial payment. I have called them up before as you know. But nothing so completely blocked as you had. But still -- I hate this.Katie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901518232103073849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-62979694538655159972010-07-24T12:27:36.569-04:002010-07-24T12:27:36.569-04:00Two things: credit union & go watch Bonnie &am...Two things: credit union & go watch Bonnie & Clyde--it always make me feel good when they say "we rob banks!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-59210860224643433812010-07-24T11:57:04.670-04:002010-07-24T11:57:04.670-04:00The bank that dares not speak its name has been gi...The bank that dares not speak its name has been giving me--to recall Charles Ludwig Dodgson's label for my line of work--no Laughing and endless Grief these days about ATM machines, deposits, you name it. I don't even have a card from them. And, opening our eyes and thinking of England, my United Visa has started charging extra fees for UK currency exchanges (NOT, as far as I can tell, with the Euro). Thanks for verbalizing my still inchoate venting urges. your imminencyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-33159032315709868602010-07-24T08:30:54.349-04:002010-07-24T08:30:54.349-04:00Speaking of robbing banks for your travels, you mi...Speaking of robbing banks for your travels, you might take Tibor Fischer's novel The Thought Gang with you. It's one solution for bureaucratic rage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-13799980544245185492010-07-24T02:06:44.164-04:002010-07-24T02:06:44.164-04:00Eh -- prison/faculty mtg...think welsh prison quie...Eh -- prison/faculty mtg...think welsh prison quieter but less headroom. HAve a great time and bring back welsh versions of the coin of the realm. And a report on the quality of the Brains S.A. PG Tips teabags. Sticks of pink rock with the place names going all the way through. Lavabread. A rugby ball. At least one dragon. Pictures of sheep. And doorways.richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-90210210222809320792010-07-23T23:53:18.004-04:002010-07-23T23:53:18.004-04:00Have at 'em, CPP. They deserve your gift for ...Have at 'em, CPP. They deserve your gift for Anglo-Saxon outrage, which may or may not be the same thing as "bureaucratic rage," but, hey, f*ck 'em.<br /><br />Meantime, Richard, that sounds like a constructive idea, but I fear it's too late to start opening new accounts. The moms leave on Tuesday. I think at this point they should just plan to rob a few banks along the way should the need arise. I mean, really, could a Welsh prison be any worse than having to sit through faculty meetings in the fall semester?Roxie Smith Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-83695285265967326262010-07-23T22:31:37.448-04:002010-07-23T22:31:37.448-04:00HAHAHAH! Yeah, I'll give those fucken banker a...HAHAHAH! Yeah, I'll give those fucken banker asshole fuckers a piece of my fucken mind!Comrade PhysioProfhttp://physioprof.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-83901731545909604112010-07-23T19:25:50.102-04:002010-07-23T19:25:50.102-04:00Actually while CPP is abusing Chase, consider that...Actually while CPP is abusing Chase, consider that HSBC own banks all over the place, including the UK (onine bank First Direct). You might open an account with them on the understanding that you intend to use a debit card in the UK with it -- all sorted from the get-go.richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-46302847274993358272010-07-23T18:51:12.017-04:002010-07-23T18:51:12.017-04:00You should call them up, get through to the fraud ...You should call them up, get through to the fraud dept. then transfer them to CPP. THAT will f them up.richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-15929295569734876812010-07-23T16:53:16.711-04:002010-07-23T16:53:16.711-04:00There is an academic term for this postmodern emot...There is an academic term for this postmodern emotion! It's called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Statistical-Panic-Cultural-Politics-Emotions/dp/0822343770" rel="nofollow">bureaucratic rage</a>. It's characterized by intense yet impersonal anger (impersonal because you know that the specific person on the phone isn't the real problem).Nataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954034499196842959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-50309635150318444162010-07-23T15:04:57.610-04:002010-07-23T15:04:57.610-04:00You are welcome, CPP. Our effing pleasure, of cou...You are welcome, CPP. Our effing pleasure, of course.<br /><br />And thanks for the suggestions, Kelly. We'll look into the gift card possibility, and the move to the credit union will likely happen after the trip. We stopped reading HuffPo when it became a bastion of deranged and dishonest Hillary hatred during the '08 primary campaign. Just couldn't take it.Roxie Smith Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-11138688416029689992010-07-23T14:40:17.839-04:002010-07-23T14:40:17.839-04:00Thanks for the fucking link!Thanks for the fucking link!Comrade PhysioProfhttp://physioprof.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-55002636041133373172010-07-23T14:36:58.375-04:002010-07-23T14:36:58.375-04:00Two suggestions. Do take your money out of the ban...Two suggestions. Do take your money out of the bank and begin banking with the credit union. Its truly the only way to go . . . smaller, friendlier, with better rates on home equity loans (at least here in NC), and you get the satisfaction of taking your money out of the fucking bank that's been making your life miserable (How did you miss the "Move your money" campaign? Do you not read Huffington Post?).<br /><br />Two--you can get Visa/MC "gift card"--which said fucking bank should issue you, prepaid with your cash that is allegedly being held in said fucking band, and which you then use just like a credit card on your trip. These are actually very helpful for trips--and generally much safer than the bank credit/debit combination cards, which leave your accounts vulnerable to hacking. <br /><br />Just a suggestion.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021057010739864479noreply@blogger.com