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on-line shopping using Electron
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sorry to hear that..
we got another cat after i reg and i wanted to chane to us,thecatsand thedebt...:beer: :j OFFICIAL DFW NERD NO 159 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH OUR DEBTS:beer: :j
If you do a job well, people won't be sure you've done anything at all :rolleyes:
Must claim back bank charges!!!:rolleyes:0 -
We ended up with Electron although only on an account for me and not hubby at the time.
I have just got into internet shopping and it really is bugging me.
Hubby has applied for a credit card now with only his name (so I can't use it which is what I wanted) and it is making things a lot easier.Not in debt at the moment, but been there in the past and realise I'm the kind of person who could easily fall back into it with the self destructing spending button so making sure I keep on top of being a good girl.
2.00 saver club = 46.00
1.00 Friday saver club = 5.000 -
Hi, Sainsburys online take electron and so do play.com.
I wonder why I can book a flight online with bmi baby with it but not a train!!0 -
Have you thought about a pre-paid credit card?
My life has changed for the better since I got mine. I have the Cashplus card and also the Mirror's Quidity card.
They are making my christmas shopping a breeze this year.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't ever stop believing........
Never get tired of watching you, someday you will break through.....0 -
asda now do electron it is in the drop down box but no picture not used it yet though also wrote to tesco to be told they are doing electron in futre but do not know when0
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astonsmummy wrote:i cant understand why tesco doesnt accept electron, what a pain in the bum!
I know that the reason it can't be accepted for Groceries at least is because that your order is processed instore automatically on a special checkout - and your card details are 'keyed in' to charge your card, rather than physically swiped like you normally would at a checkout.
However, Electron cards cannot be 'keyed' in - they must be swiped and read by the chip or by the mag strip electronically (hence why they have 'FOR ELECTRONIC USE ONLY' on them too). Even if you were shopping in store in real life - if the chip or strip failed to read at the checkout, you can't pay with an Electron card. All of the other types of card allow the card number/expiry etc to be keyed in manually.
I presume the case is the same for the Books/Entertainment etc, that they a till same as in the store to process orders, and hence can't accept them.
Retailers online *can* accept them if they ask for the CVV code - I made payments to the USA using my Electron card as they supported CVV authentication with their merchant.
Hope that explains it a little anyway!Yes, I work for Mr T, but anything I say is not given as an official response or representation from Mr T, and is usually best taken with a pinch of salt, lightly toasted and served with a chardonnay or rose wine. Mmmmmmm.0
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