General Chat

I would have been so steamed if a bank clerk said "that's a naughty thing to do" how condescending and unprofessional. I would have asked to speak to management. I have a good balance on account with my bank and I would I would have requested a reprimand be made to a bank teller lack of seriousness towards my concern. That response was frivolous and to me insulting. She showed a total lack of regard. As to the company,I never fall for those give us your credit card number. In advance because if the company was showing good faith,why do they need your credit card. If they believe in their product,they will allow you to try their product and then charge you after the trial.i only know this to have happened once online and not a genealogy company. It's too bad that a lot of genealogy companies act in a sleazy manner and give our hobby a bad rap. I know I have several subscriptions and try hard to help others out with info that cannot pay for subscriptions. When I first started out ,broke and working online looking for family,so many generous people helped me and I found many generous people online. I own a few surname groups and once a website. I do find most amateur genealogists a great group of people.

I'm sure Dizzi's not going to complain about (what I've taken as an informal and friendly remark) that was made over 3 years ago.
Those words were hardly a hanging offence, so why try to get someone into trouble?

As I have posted before ...

never have subs to stuff such PayPal, amazon, FH web sites etc etc linked to yr main bank account debit card OR your usual credit card.

Instead get one of the money cards which are generally used to take abroad rather than cash. You can top these up from yr bank account but any drawings on the card eg FH trials subs. are limited to whatever is on the card and yr household finances cannot be upset. Any "free" trial blocking a sum on yr account would become obvious right away.

The blocking practice itself is quite legal but must be clearly disclosed during the set up of the transaction. It is most often encountered with car rental when a sum for accidental damage is often blocked on the account and unblocked when the car is returned without dents. All arts of the package tour industry use it too and people not running much of a current ac surplus can have a nasty shock.

WHO DUG THIS UP