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My Lawd, Inquiry. Next time, use an ATM and pay cash. Something I wish I had thought of the other day when I had my card reading false start at BP. The whole thing was "an event" there, because no matter how many people waltzed up to pay for their items using a debit card reader that didn't work, the indifferent clerk just lightly muttered "declined". Like it was a thing that JUST happened.
No, "cash only, sir/ma'am - the card reader is broke". He passively stood there and let it keep declining cards back-to-back.
Good things came of it, as I mentioned in a previous Midnight post - but the dude had zero integrity to just SAY the machine was not working. Crazy.
Either way, an ATM visit could have solved my problem, but the ones around here run $4.50 per transaction, and I'm too broke to burn off $4.50 just to have cash.
I'd consider it in your case though, Inquiry. The bank you use seems to be having trouble processing transactions. U-Haul employees got eviscerated, Dollar General clerks got crash courses in obscure refund methods - it's been "a deal" for everyone. ATM's are simple (expensive, but simple).
Happy (very?) belated birthday to your younger brother.
later
You know, it occurs to me I'd likely have whole lot less problems if I'd just stay in the Pub permanently. It's as though I've developed a severe brick 'n mortar allergy....