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- HeDiggMe, on 12/11/2008, -4/+164Hopefully he didn't leave home without his American Express
- anshuman, on 12/12/2008, -6/+104"Hello this is David , How can I help you?"
"I lost my wallet, it also had visa card"
"Sir, sorry to hear that, Can I please get some verifications details first to proceed. You name "
"Hey David, lets cut this short, I am Saunders, Your boss literally, just lock my current card under Joseph Saunders and send new one to Office by noon"
......
"Hey Who is this? I dont have time for prank call your American. Please trouble some other company you idiot"
*phone cut off*
Saunders: "he is ***** fired"... - inactive, on 12/12/2008, -3/+63If irony were made out of Strawberries, we'd all be drinking Strawberry smoothies right now.
Back to you Tom. - Aguyinachair, on 12/12/2008, -3/+59Am I the only one who doesn't care about this?
- wanimayuresh, on 12/11/2008, -4/+50Oh, so that's how all the money disappered.
- inactive, on 12/12/2008, -1/+47What money did Visa get, exactly?
- duggtodeath, on 12/11/2008, -6/+52I guess he needs a bailout.
- gaqua, on 12/12/2008, -1/+43Yeah right, dude. The fed isn't going to buy that "Oh I lost my wallet can you cover my $17 billion dollar debt until I get a chance to pay you back?" ***** line.
Are they?
Wait, ARE THEY?
SON OFA BITCH! - TSK05, on 12/12/2008, -3/+32Imagine that, turns out he's human and can forget things like the rest of us. Wow.
- inactive, on 12/12/2008, -8/+33Wait, why are you getting dugg up? How retarded are you people?
Guess what: CEOs are humans too. They aren't infallible. Let me let you guys in on a little secret: even your hero, Obama, has lost things before. - drifter, on 12/12/2008, -4/+28yea, i mean when he needs to pay for the dinners and lunches that most likely easily cost $200, he should always pay in cash and have large amounts on him.
Are you serious? I hope that was just a little joke, i hate people who act like credit cars are horrible and no one should have them. Those are the same people who dont understand a thing about credit cards. - nullcodes, on 12/12/2008, -1/+21I lost my wallet at an ATM once. The ATM reminded me to take my cash, card, and receipt. But not my wallet .. which I had left on top of it.
- trucanadian, on 12/12/2008, -1/+21Dugg for linking directly to the news agency (rather than some huffington crap)
- SantaClauz, on 12/12/2008, -0/+17he's right I try like 10 times a day
- gaqua, on 12/12/2008, -0/+16Credit cards are like guns. Stupid people use them stupidly, smart people use them when needed or for a specific purpose.
If I have $1000 in the bank, and I want to buy a $400 item, if I pay cash, I have $600 left.
If I have $1000 in the bank, and I want to buy a $400 item, and I have a card that gives me 5% cash back, I put it on the card, then I pay it off at the end of the month. Now I have $600 left, but I also have 5% of the $400 I spent, or $20 more, for a total of $620.
As long as you don't carry a balance on a card with an interest rate, you can do very well.
And if you have a card with an introductory 0% interest rate, put a big purchase on there and invest the amount somewhere else. I bought a $2000 washer/dryer on 0%, and paid it off in 10 months, interest free.
The $2000 bought shares of a stock that went up over 20%, giving me almost $450 in profits when I sold it.
So my washer dryer cost me $1550 instead of $2000 effectively, because I was able to make my money work for me.
I'm not a millionaire, but I'm not an idiot. - inactive, on 12/11/2008, -3/+19i'm sorry too
- Iwantbatteries, on 12/12/2008, -3/+17but has ron paul?
...ever lost bacon?
while using his medicine skills on a mountain goat? - 808ethan, on 12/12/2008, -0/+9If the employee didn't quadruple ***** check that he really is the CEO, the employee would be fired.
CEO's are semi famous, many people try to cancel his card every day. - glhf, on 12/12/2008, -1/+10Debit ftw?
To be fair he probably does buy somethings on credit but not likely through credit cards as they have high interest rates.
(Although, he might get really low interest rates for his cards being who he is and all.) - dupek11, on 12/12/2008, -0/+8It's 4 a.m in the morning where that call center guy works, and his boss's name is Gupta not Saunders, so no wonder he put the phone down.
- Georgy, on 12/12/2008, -0/+8Why hasn't this gotten old yet?
- inactive, on 12/12/2008, -0/+8And that's supposed to tell me what? That Visa isn't a bank? Thanks, I already knew that. Maybe now you will, too.
- heyitsguay, on 12/12/2008, -0/+8Why are people making bailout jokes? Visa isn't even a financial institution. It's gotten jack from the government bailouts.
And quit knocking the bailouts, while we're at it. They clearly weren't an ideal solution, but there wasn't much time to devise one. If they hadn't been bailed out, you probably wouldn't have your job either, because without the bailout most banks would have failed. And without banks, there's no financial system. And without a financial system, businesses have no way to do short-term financial transactions. Which can cause business failure. Which causes those business' employees to not be employees anymore. - Matri, on 12/12/2008, -0/+8You again? Didn't you get banned before for posting that exact same irrelevant & off-topic link?
- trucanadian, on 12/12/2008, -0/+8Visa didn't get any money. It's interesting how so many digg users blindly believe the bailout is a bad idea. And at the same time, none of them have the slightest knowledge of economics. Everyone just sees is as your wallet being lighter.
- harveywalbanger, on 12/12/2008, -1/+8I hope someone uses them to steal his identity, run up tens of thousands in debt and then he has to deal with these hack credit agencies like the rest of the planet. My little brother's wife got credit cars in both their names after they were already divorced and now by brother is still paying for it 5 years later in monthly installments.
- theaceoffire, on 12/12/2008, -0/+6No, that is unfortunate.
- darkane, on 12/12/2008, -0/+6I'm fairly certain that the CEO would have a large quantity of phone numbers for people he could call to have this situation dealt with, none of which include the Visa customer support 800 number.
- javiero, on 12/12/2008, -1/+6priceless :)
- nullcodes, on 12/12/2008, -2/+7Dugg cause I hate the ***** MPAA too so such a comment is never irrelevant.
- BotaXero, on 12/12/2008, -1/+6He's just showing his faith in their no liability policy for fraudulant transactions.
- fadeddragon, on 12/12/2008, -0/+5No, its not.
Irony- The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning - borez, on 12/12/2008, -7/+11Quite suprised that as the Visa CEO he actually uses a credit card. You'd think that he'd know better.
- inactive, on 12/12/2008, -0/+4because everyone still hates MPAA?
- JammoBlammo, on 12/12/2008, -1/+5Buried for being sensationalist and retarded.
- gsxraddict, on 12/12/2008, -1/+5oops, posted on the wrong thread...
anyway this is an edited comment...
Im sure he didnt have a problem cancelling his card. - JammoBlammo, on 12/12/2008, -0/+4Banks back credit cards - not logos. But I'll bet you don't carry a credit card to know that.
- JammoBlammo, on 12/12/2008, -0/+4I found more interest in the numerous posts discsusing bailouts, how Visa is somehow a financial institution, and how credit cards have no value because 95% of people can't use them responsibily and the smart profit off of the stupid.
- Meocross, on 12/12/2008, -0/+3This person doesnt have enough diggs seriously 50+ at most.
- Jeremyz0r, on 12/12/2008, -0/+3Debit.
- JammoBlammo, on 12/12/2008, -0/+3Defined by his bank, not Visa.
- jonlucc, on 12/12/2008, -0/+3@gagua Shhh. Don't tell them the secrets. If dumb people start being smart, we won't get 5% cash back anymore because the companies won't be able to afford it.
- tHr333, on 12/12/2008, -3/+6For life, there's Mastercard.
- Gareth321, on 12/12/2008, -0/+3Credit cars! Woo! Brrrrooom brrroooooooooooooooooooom.
- mewoot10, on 12/12/2008, -2/+5why are people digging this guy up?
- TWiThead, on 12/12/2008, -0/+3@borez:
You realize that it's possible to use credit cards without living beyond one's means, right? I pay for just about everything with credit cards, but I never buy things that I can't afford. Because I pay my statement balance in full each month (online, so it's quite convenient), I'm never assessed any interest charges. And in the rare instances in which I encounter problems with purchases, the protections in place are far better than that of a debit card. Meanwhile, I've earned thousands of dollars of rewards (some in cash, some in Amazon.com gift certificates) over the years.
Credit cards themselves aren't bad; they're just badly used by some people. - iamgnat, on 12/12/2008, -0/+3What I would like to know is the follow up to the story.
1) How long did it take and how much hassle did he deal with to get the missing cards canceled?
2) How many months will it take him to fight the banks to get unauthorized charges reversed and then to get the mounting fees and interest removed?
I think we all know the answer to those questions though. - cadebbie, on 12/12/2008, -3/+61) Hello this is Visa. If you would like to hear this message in English press 1
2) Please enter the last 4 digits of your card and your PIN#
3) And then the messaging gets caught in a loop hell
4) The call gets disconnected
Welcome to our world. - kittenman, on 12/12/2008, -0/+3that's funny
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