[Mgs] Credit Card Refund for foreign transactions

Paul Root ptrmgb at gmail.com
Tue Dec 11 20:06:04 MST 2007


Mine asked for name and address. That's it.
And they already gave me a refund number.


On Dec 11, 2007, at 8:25 PM, Rick Lindsay wrote:

> I got this letter too.  When I saw how much
> information the application letter wanted I decided
> that my privacy was worth more than the $25.  I tore
> the letter up and trashed it.
>
> rick
>
> --- melfrankus at carolina.rr.com wrote:
>
>> Please let us know when you get the $25
>> ---- Paul Root <ptrmgb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> This week I got one of those class action law suit
>> forms.  Apparently,
>>> CC companies were
>>> charging too much for overseas transactions. It
>> got left on the counter.
>>>
>>> Tonight we were cleaning. She found it and said,
>> "you didn't make any
>>> foreign transactions
>>> did you?".
>>>
>>> Nope, why?
>>>
>>> We'll there's this form ...
>>>
>>> From 1996 to 2006 if you traveled outside the US
>> for less than a
>>> week, or had foreign transactions
>>> of less that $2500.
>>>
>>> Oh, well, I bought something from Mechtech 4 years
>> ago or so. Don't
>>> even remember what it
>>> was. Something about $100.
>>>
>>> I have a refund ID, I fill out a simple form and
>> I'm getting $25 back.
>>>
>>> Wild.
>>> _______________________________________________


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