Rudi Richardson
Member
Funny thing happened last night/this morning... (perhaps it's just me that got the chuckle out of it)
I'd been holding out until yesterday's Wheels and Tracks show in Melbourne (not relevant but boy was it a yawn) to see if the dealers present had a few items I'd been looking for. Not really all that surprisingly I left empty handed. So last night after The Wife went to bed I set about placing the orders to a reseller of "excellent scale model kits from x-USSR manufacturers" (I think they're US based, but can't be certain), a Russian miniatures company, and an Italian model company. Now when I placed the order I couldn't help but think that the bank may find these transaction descriptions a bit weird. Needless to day the bank froze the card on the 2nd transaction: the Russian model company.
Nothing a quick call to the credit card fraud division couldn't solve, and I really am grateful they detected the strange looking transactions. But here's the fun bit: explaining to the lady on the other end what it was for: Umm, no Teressa, the transactions are legit. Yes I know it looks funny since they're all about the same amount. What was it? Well, umm, former Soviet, Russian and Italian models...
*awkward silence* I mean miniatures... :hmmm
Anyone else have similar awkward encounters trying explain the purchase of "foreign models" to their bank?
Rudi
I'd been holding out until yesterday's Wheels and Tracks show in Melbourne (not relevant but boy was it a yawn) to see if the dealers present had a few items I'd been looking for. Not really all that surprisingly I left empty handed. So last night after The Wife went to bed I set about placing the orders to a reseller of "excellent scale model kits from x-USSR manufacturers" (I think they're US based, but can't be certain), a Russian miniatures company, and an Italian model company. Now when I placed the order I couldn't help but think that the bank may find these transaction descriptions a bit weird. Needless to day the bank froze the card on the 2nd transaction: the Russian model company.
Nothing a quick call to the credit card fraud division couldn't solve, and I really am grateful they detected the strange looking transactions. But here's the fun bit: explaining to the lady on the other end what it was for: Umm, no Teressa, the transactions are legit. Yes I know it looks funny since they're all about the same amount. What was it? Well, umm, former Soviet, Russian and Italian models...
*awkward silence* I mean miniatures... :hmmm Anyone else have similar awkward encounters trying explain the purchase of "foreign models" to their bank?
Rudi
