Author Topic: I am about to make a large online purchase with a credit card (Read 1517 times)

recursivelyenumerable · « **on:** August 19, 2008, 10:16:26 PM »

I've never done this before (or used a credit card at all), and I'm sure I'll fuck it up somehow. Anyone have any tips for life in debtors' prison?

T234 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:22:37 PM »

Make sure you haven't got spyware, and that the site you're buying from is legit.

demi · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:24:30 PM »

I'll pay it off if you let me fuck your sister

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:32:17 PM »

my sister could beat both of us up so that wouldn't work anyway. how about my hypothetical first born child?

Rman · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:36:27 PM »

Credit card companies make it as easy as possible to get into debt. It's not that hard, bra.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:42:59 PM »

uh that's kinda the point.

Rman · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:43:56 PM »

what are you trying to do exactly? build credit or something? you should at least not try to carry a balance from month to month.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:47:36 PM »

If it's over $1200, there is a good chance they will block it and contact you to see if it's legit. So in some cases, you can get a second chance.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #8 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:48:28 PM »

it's ~$1000

Brehvolution · « **Reply #9 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:49:59 PM »

THe sooner you pay it off, the more money you save. If you pay off your purchase within a month, you won't incur interest.

muckhole · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:51:03 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on August 19, 2008, 10:20:04 PM

Avoid enormoushop.com.

Awesome.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2008, 10:51:10 PM »

I won't pay it off in a month. Maybe three months.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #12 on:** August 19, 2008, 11:38:13 PM »

THen you will pay about 17%-24% on your balance each month unless your immune for the first year per the offer you took.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 19, 2008, 11:45:34 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on August 19, 2008, 10:20:04 PM

Avoid enormoushop.com.

bravo

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2008, 11:57:09 PM »

Quote

THen you will pay about 17%-24% on your balance each month unless your immune for the first year per the offer you took.

17%-24% a month? Doesn't the A in APR stand for "Annual"?

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2008, 01:21:37 AM »

It is done. I just blew $1000 of money I don't have on registration fees for a dumb conference on programming languages, all for the sake of feeding my sick need to adopt a ludicrous academic smarty man pose that fools no one but myself. Oh well, at least I'll get to see Canada before the effect of Too Human's failure really kicks in.

Tucah · « **Reply #16 on:** August 20, 2008, 01:22:49 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on August 19, 2008, 10:20:04 PM

Avoid enormoushop.com.

Awesome

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #17 on:** August 20, 2008, 01:24:36 AM »

Curiously, my credit card was declined the first time I hit the "register" button, then accepted the second time. Did I just spend $2000? or have I just been Trojan'd? if the latter, which one of you is responsible?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2008, 02:39:37 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on August 19, 2008, 10:20:04 PM

Avoid enormoushop.com.

best post ever

demi · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2008, 02:43:29 AM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on August 20, 2008, 01:24:36 AM

Curiously, my credit card was declined the first time I hit the "register" button, then accepted the second time. Did I just spend $2000? or have I just been Trojan'd? if the latter, which one of you is responsible?

I'll tell you if you let me fuck your sister

chronovore · « **Reply #20 on:** August 20, 2008, 03:06:42 AM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on August 20, 2008, 01:24:36 AM

Curiously, my credit card was declined the first time I hit the "register" button, then accepted the second time. Did I just spend $2000? or have I just been Trojan'd? if the latter, which one of you is responsible?

Call your CC company, they'll be happy to check your charges for you.

laesperanzapaz · « **Reply #21 on:** August 20, 2008, 04:45:02 AM »

yeah makes sure you check your CC company to see if youve been double charged. ASAP man.

also, i dont get the enormoushop joke.

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