The spite, hate, rage, apathy and mild irritation thread...

[ChetMagongalo]

We just got another credit card dispute, which is the 6th one in just over a year. Which means that we lose the money from the sale, we lose the pedal, and there is virtually nothing we can do to better vet the transactions. If the shipping and billing name match and the address gets confirmed in our stamps.com account, I don't know what else we can do to make sure we aren't getting ripped off. I can't refuse to sell to people whose shipping and billing address are different, because that happens all the damn time.

I am honestly considering not taking cards anymore because we have lost a LOT of money over this shit. People are trash.

I know it's probably not mainstream enough or maybe even easily accessible, but maybe blockchain technology (ex. bitcoin) could be a way around this? I don't really know a lot about on a detailed level but on a macro level I think it could be a solution

[aens_wife]

dang, so people buy something...report card stolen or missused, bank refunds them...they keep pedal.....

Or they steal a card and just use a different shipping address. Shitty people try all kinds of tricks to cheat the system.

I don't think that Bitcoin would help much because it is so limited in usage (relatively speaking). The reason we started taking credit cards was that we got a lot of complaints from people who didn't want to use paypal. If pedal buyers didn't want to sign up for pp, I doubt most would go for something less common.

I think there just are no good solutions and the banks and card processing companies are the ones who are supposed to find the frauds, then fail, and then they assume NO RISK and we pay all of it. Fuck it and fuck them.

[jrfox92]

The reason we started taking credit cards was that we got a lot of complaints from people who didn't want to use paypal.

If you get PayPal virtual terminal it gets around that, I think.
I shut down my Chase business bank account for various reasons, wariness of credit card scams being one of them.
I can still accept credit/debit cards, but (AFAIK, i haven't had any disputes in a long time) I'm pretty sure they have to go through PayPal to dispute anything.

[aens_wife]

The reason we started taking credit cards was that we got a lot of complaints from people who didn't want to use paypal.

If you get PayPal virtual terminal it gets around that, I think.
I shut down my Chase business bank account for various reasons, wariness of credit card scams being one of them.
I can still accept credit/debit cards, but (AFAIK, i haven't had any disputes in a long time) I'm pretty sure they have to go through PayPal to dispute anything.

I am going to look into what we can do with our website. We are limited by the services they offer (for now), so I can't pick a different cc processor without moving our site, which sucks. Looking into it now...

[snipelfritz]

Why can't I get all of the poop out of my colon in one sitting instead of like five or six over a three hour period?

[Disarm D'arcy]

Go easy on the white wheat dough, eat more fibers and drink more water. 2 liters a day, more if you drink alcohol or diuretics such as . Should fix you up in a week or so

[Pepe]

Why can't I get all of the poop out of my colon in one sitting instead of like five or six over a three hour period?

Did you try linseed (flax seed)? Maybe that can help you. Doesn't taste too spectacular, but here in Germany you can buy several sorts of multi-grain bread with linseed and these taste good.

[comesect2.0]

what if you have anal fissures and if you wipe too much your ass bleeds?

[Pepe]

Use good hand lotion on a piece of toilet paper afterwards. Works.

[Disarm D'arcy]

You guys really need free universal healthcare

[comesect2.0]

from what ive experienced hospitals are a death trap...but ya i cant afford a check up get my teeth fixed or anything...cant even own a damn car cuz of insurance being to high...cant even afford an apt that isnt filled with mold in the walls and scumfuck gangster assholes snoopin round...water is poisoned, food is made by machines and genetically altered...trash every fuckin where and i mean everywhere.....kids at the park walkin round with ipad stuff...people hot rodin around with their mustangs, men with skin tight pants and a hair cut that looks like a cow pissed on their head after a swirly in the toilet...boring people humping the american dream...poor people working 2 jobs livin in rat hole 900 dollar apt...worlds crowded...government doesnt make sense or cares but has total control cuz people let them....cancer everywhere...I stood on a landfill in iowa once miles and miles of mountains of garbage...this is our world now, pile of fucking garbage...people wearin bluetooth ear peices walkin around talkin and shit...fuckin cyborgs....stupid government.

[Invisible Man]

[Iommic Pope]

from what ive experienced hospitals are a death trap...but ya i cant afford a check up get my teeth fixed or anything...cant even own a damn car cuz of insurance being to high...cant even afford an apt that isnt filled with mold in the walls and scumfuck gangster assholes snoopin round...water is poisoned, food is made by machines and genetically altered...trash every fuckin where and i mean everywhere.....kids at the park walkin round with ipad stuff...people hot rodin around with their mustangs, men with skin tight pants and a hair cut that looks like a cow pissed on their head after a swirly in the toilet...boring people humping the american dream...poor people working 2 jobs livin in rat hole 900 dollar apt...worlds crowded...government doesnt make sense or cares but has total control cuz people let them....cancer everywhere...I stood on a landfill in iowa once miles and miles of mountains of garbage...this is our world now, pile of fucking garbage...people wearin bluetooth ear peices walkin around talkin and shit...fuckin cyborgs....stupid government.

Here's the rub: its not the whole world. Just the bit you live in.
Don't get me wrong, its a planet full of assholes, but its not all a flaming bag of dogshit.
Cancer, blutooth and tightpants - Im with you 100% on.

[Chankgeez]

Here's the rub: its not the whole world. Just the bit you live in.
Don't get me wrong, its a planet full of assholes, but its not all a flaming bag of dogshit.
Cancer, blutooth and tightpants - Im with you 100% on.

Don't tell that to all the animals which'll be extinct by 2112.

Inlcuding, your neighbors, the New Zealand sea lions.

[Iommic Pope]

Yeah, I get that. Up until the end of last year I was quietly confident that there would be a steady political shift towards actually taking care of the planet.
But now everybody is preoccupied with bullshitting everyone else that we're on the brink of another global war.
Which is unlikely, but great sideshow to keep our minds off of the global financial attrition currently rolling out.
I think people want to change, but your average person doesn't know how exactly we can do it without things being tough for a while and without governments and big corporations taking a stand and providing more leadership and clear-cut arguments in the face of this ideal that we need to return to the 50s or whatever, then those dumb arguments prevail in the face of reason because they're simply louder and more butthurt.
But, I stand by my argument, there is still plenty of good left in the world to see and experience.
And, to ratify yours, chank, we absolutely need to work harder to protect what's left and repair what we can.