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Will I have to cover the fees n case of chargeback? Confused
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Does it feel like it really? Thats amusing.0
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It was supposed to be a birthday gift, thats why it was paid for in advance as I was scheduled to travel to the country (Thailand) and he couldnt go woth me cos of work commitments0
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Anabelle_Elle wrote: »Thanks for clarification. I doubt he!!!8217;d take it to the extent of filing a police report, hopefully
Good thing is, these are very recent developments between us, and as far as I know it takes at least a month to process a chargeback, especially that it is international...? By which time I will already have left the premises
If he wishes to do the chargeback as fraud and doesn't file a police report it won't be accepted and he'll get billed anyway.
Largely depends when he does this - it's your risk, your CC will have to be given at reception and they can bill you if he does the chargeback meaning you might get billed after. Hotels are not stupid, they will have procedures in place to stop people having a stay and then charging it back though most likely it will be your ex who ends up payingSam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness:
People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.
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I see. I might just give the deposit in cash instead of credit card then (they accept, I already asked), so as not to suddenly get billed a month afterwards0
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Best thing to do would be to book your own place.
It avoids any potential problems, extra charges, and morally is also the correct thing to do as you have split up.0 -
So it seems like your boyfriend bought you a gift, now being an Indian giver.
I would say for your self respect you just pay for the hotel or at least offer to pay half. If this situation was the other way around you wouldn!!!8217;t feel good.0 -
beckysheffield wrote: »now being an Indian giver.0
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Anabelle_Elle wrote: »It was supposed to be a birthday gift, thats why it was paid for in advance as I was scheduled to travel to the country (Thailand) and he couldnt go woth me cos of work commitments
How come you are already in Thailand? This is very confusing. Did your boyfriend pay your accommodation for only part of your holiday? Very odd. And did this argument take place on the phone or did you have this argument a few days ago and then just leave and go to Thailand?
That said, I can't see any possible grounds for a chargeback here. The only thing he could do would be to contact his credit card company and report the transaction as fraud in that it was not made by himself but by you without his consent. I'm not really sure here if he would be believed. You say he booked this for you 'some time ago' and his card has already been charged. He will be asked why he took so long to notice the fraudulent transaction. If he tries to say you are his girlfriend and you took his card and booked the hotel without his consent, I have a feeling that the credit card company will be reluctant to become involved.
But if his intention is to punish you and he doesn't care about loosing some of all of the money, if he made the booking he is in a position to cancel it, even if he faces a 100% cancellation penalty. You may turn up at the hotel and find the booking cancelled and refunded!0
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