Re: Apple II Oasis

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <39E0E105.50D0F62F@inetnebr.com>,
Roy and/or Janet Miller  <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
 
> Paul Schlyter wrote:
> 
>> Tom Zuchowski <tzuchow@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I decided not to register this fine program after all.
>>>
>>> When I went to the online registry, it tried to charge me an additional
>>> $6.00 fee if I paid by check rather than give my credit card to some
>>> random web site.
>>
>> I don't think you need to be that paranoid about leaving out your
>> credit card number.
> 
> Perhaps Paul, he just doesn't like the idea of having to pay an
> additional 6 dollars to send them a check.
 
Neither do I, so that's why I didn't send them a check.  BTW if I
sent a foreign check, I wouldn't only have to pay a mere $6 extra, I
would also have to pay my own bank an additional $10 (ca).  Therefore
I use checks only when there's no other reasonable alternative, and
when I think it's worth that extra cost.
 
> Not everyone has credit cards,
 
He did though -- note his phrase "my credit card" above....
 
> and, of course, not everyone likes them. So when he complains about a
> registration in excess of $25, he's talking about $25 plus a $6 fee,
> which, of course, equals $31.
 
If he doesn't like the cheaper alternative -- well that's really his
problem.  I find it hard to understand why one doesn't "like" a way
of payment that is both cheaper (in this case some $6+$10 = $16
cheaper for me) and faster (2 minutes, compared to 1-2 weeks of
sending a check by snail mail).  The risk of being frauded, while
present, is IMO being greatly exaggreated by many people.  Of course
common sense applies here as well as in other cases: don't give out
your credit card to ANYONE, no matter whether it's web sites or
restaurants....
 
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