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  • Fingerbobs
    Fingerbobs Posts: 1,730 Forumite
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    Do you mean you lost 3 grand in the casino - or come out ahead or even ?

    Sounds like he broke even and paid it back into the card before he left.

    He is still winning as if it were me I would of lost the lot and more !

    Just pay the £150, you dont really have much choice.
    Sounds to me more like an attempt to generate a balance on a credit card (for stoozing purposes perhaps), and not realising that cash advance fees apply, and deposits can (nearly always) only be withdrawn back to the same card used to make the deposit. 
    If I had £3000 to risk, I wouldn't be moaning about a £150 fee. 
  • yksi
    yksi Posts: 1,025 Forumite
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    Unfortunately education is never free. Gambling's considered a cash transaction, and you've just learned that withdrawing cash on a credit card is expensive. It hurts, but now you know
  • yksi said:
    Unfortunately education is never free. Gambling's considered a cash transaction, and you've just learned that withdrawing cash on a credit card is expensive. It hurts, but now you know
    This is where your wrong. A friend lent me a book which educated me about many things(credit card fees unfortunately not) which was free....
  • Do you mean you lost 3 grand in the casino - or come out ahead or even ?

    Sounds like he broke even and paid it back into the card before he left.

    He is still winning as if it were me I would of lost the lot and more !

    Just pay the £150, you dont really have much choice.
    Sounds to me more like an attempt to generate a balance on a credit card (for stoozing purposes perhaps), and not realising that cash advance fees apply, and deposits can (nearly always) only be withdrawn back to the same card used to make the deposit. 
    If I had £3000 to risk, I wouldn't be moaning about a £150 fee. 

    No not stoozing...
    Do you mean you lost 3 grand in the casino - or come out ahead or even ?

    Sounds like he broke even and paid it back into the card before he left.

    He is still winning as if it were me I would of lost the lot and more !

    Just pay the £150, you dont really have much choice.
    Sounds to me more like an attempt to generate a balance on a credit card (for stoozing purposes perhaps), and not realising that cash advance fees apply, and deposits can (nearly always) only be withdrawn back to the same card used to make the deposit. 
    If I had £3000 to risk, I wouldn't be moaning about a £150 fee. 
    Do you mean you lost 3 grand in the casino - or come out ahead or even ?

    Sounds like he broke even and paid it back into the card before he left.

    He is still winning as if it were me I would of lost the lot and more !

    Just pay the £150, you dont really have much choice.
    Sounds to me more like an attempt to generate a balance on a credit card (for stoozing purposes perhaps), and not realising that cash advance fees apply, and deposits can (nearly always) only be withdrawn back to the same card used to make the deposit. 
    If I had £3000 to risk, I wouldn't be moaning about a £150 fee. 
    Do you mean you lost 3 grand in the casino - or come out ahead or even ?

    Sounds like he broke even and paid it back into the card before he left.

    He is still winning as if it were me I would of lost the lot and more !

    Just pay the £150, you dont really have much choice.
    Sounds to me more like an attempt to generate a balance on a credit card (for stoozing purposes perhaps), and not realising that cash advance fees apply, and deposits can (nearly always) only be withdrawn back to the same card used to make the deposit. 
    If I had £3000 to risk, I wouldn't be moaning about a £150 fee. 

  • 2e0arr
    2e0arr Posts: 1,007 Forumite
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    it was on the cards he would lose
  • 2e0arr said:
    it was on the cards he would lose
    It was on blackjack actually...
  • yksi
    yksi Posts: 1,025 Forumite
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    yksi said:
    Unfortunately education is never free. Gambling's considered a cash transaction, and you've just learned that withdrawing cash on a credit card is expensive. It hurts, but now you know
    This is where your wrong. A friend lent me a book which educated me about many things(credit card fees unfortunately not) which was free....
    I don't think you understand the expression. You have paid for the loan of the book - in some manner - I suppose you could say that you've paid for it by owing your friend a favour. Which might be ok with you of course! :)
  • yksi said:
    yksi said:
    Unfortunately education is never free. Gambling's considered a cash transaction, and you've just learned that withdrawing cash on a credit card is expensive. It hurts, but now you know
    This is where your wrong. A friend lent me a book which educated me about many things(credit card fees unfortunately not) which was free....
    I don't think you understand the expression. You have paid for the loan of the book - in some manner - I suppose you could say that you've paid for it by owing your friend a favour. Which might be ok with you of course! :)
    OK I found a book on the floor how does that 'cost me'?
  • 2e0arr
    2e0arr Posts: 1,007 Forumite
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    my only gambling is hook a duck at the fair  grounds. personally i avoid gamblers and gambling
  • yksi
    yksi Posts: 1,025 Forumite
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    yksi said:
    yksi said:
    Unfortunately education is never free. Gambling's considered a cash transaction, and you've just learned that withdrawing cash on a credit card is expensive. It hurts, but now you know
    This is where your wrong. A friend lent me a book which educated me about many things(credit card fees unfortunately not) which was free....
    I don't think you understand the expression. You have paid for the loan of the book - in some manner - I suppose you could say that you've paid for it by owing your friend a favour. Which might be ok with you of course! :)
    OK I found a book on the floor how does that 'cost me'?
    If you intend to read it, it costs you time.
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