Re: Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards (Re: The HELL With IHOP!)

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On Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:12:43 -0500, unidextr@mindspring.com wrote:

>On 20 Nov 99 22:22:49 GMT, sharx@ecn.ab.ca () wrote:
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>>In CANADA, where I live, most debit cards work on the INTERAC system. IT
>>*requires* the inputting of a PIN number. Period.
>>                    
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>
>That doesn't apply for "check" cards or don't they have "cheque" cards in
>Canada? Check cards don't use of a 'pin' to pay with them.

Bull, it does if they have Plus or CIrrus on the back. Trust me, I get
a lot of cash at foreign locations from stores this way. The sale will
go through as a Visa or it will go through as a EFTPOS or ATM style
transaction, depends on how you present it. Typically I would get
asked "Check, credit or savings?".

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Subject: Re: Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards (Re: The HELL With IHOP!)
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