telecheck spoils the day. . .

miknoypinoy

Senior Member
woke up this morning all excited, as today was supposed to be the day of the d700. . . called the local camera store and they said they had the d700 and a mbd10 in stock. . .so they held it for me, and i went down there a little later. . .went to the counter, said my name and they brought out the two boxes. . .(i was feeling warm and tingly when i saw it lol). . .rang it up, i wrote a check. . .the sales clerk ran it through telecheck and bam. . .denied. . . .theres plenty money in the bank but i thought about it and realized i had wrote a few big checks (not as big as that one though) the past couple days. . .so it probably through up some red flags for fraud. . .i couldnt even call my credit union to resolve it because theyre closed today. . . oh well. . . ill call the bank tomorrow and hope they still have the few d700s in stock still. . . anxiously awaiting for the new day. . .thats my story for the day. . .thanks for the listen. . .(or read i should say. . .lol)
 

miknoypinoy

Senior Member
Aw, too bad. had to be disappointing. good luck tomorrow. If it's meant to be, it'll be there tomorrow :)

thanks Helene. . . if not , may be I was meant to get the d3s instead. lol. they had those in stock too. I just thought it too much price for what I do. but hey, "go big or go home" right.
 

Sambr

Senior Member
Holy - you folks can still write cheques - no kidding if you tried to write a cheque in a store here in BC Canada - they would escort you out the door. It's credit card or debit card up here. Small shops who the owner knows the person yes big retailers other than Costco not a chance.
 

Mike150

Senior Member
At least with checks, I can write it for any amount. My Debit card balks at anything over $600 unless I call the Bank and ask them to raise the limit for one day and tell them how much I want it raised to. Good part about that is it reduces Impulse buying.
 

fotojack

Senior Member
Yeah, like Sam said, that's the way it is here in Calgary, too! :) I can't remember the last time I wrote a check for anything. It's been debit card since the day they came out.
 

miknoypinoy

Senior Member
here's an update. after that weekend they had sold out of the 700s. called everyday everywhere to see if someone had one in stock. nada . . . started looking online and everyones price was still the original 2699. well this week i found one online and attempted to order and telecheck foiled me again lol. didn't think it would be checked on an electronic transfer. called the bank and got it resolved. payment went through and a new d700 and mbd10 shipped today to get here Friday. anxiously waiting again. but will be worth the wait. thanks for all the sympathies and humor.
 
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Marcel

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here's an update. after that weekend they had sold out of the 700s. called everyday everywhere to see if someone had one in stock. nada . . . started looking online and everyones price was still the original 2699. well this week i found one online and attempted to order and telecheck foiled me again lol. didn't think it would be checked on an electronic transfer. called the bank and got it resolved. payment went through and a new d700 and mbd10 shipped today to get here Friday. anxiously waiting again. but will be worth the wait. thanks for all the sympathies and humor.

If this would happen to me, I'd be very much tempted to change bank after giving them hell.
 

miknoypinoy

Senior Member
If this would happen to me, I'd be very much tempted to change bank after giving them hell.

lol. naw. I've been with this credit union for about 10 years. they've been good to me. they're just looking out for my interests. all is good. even better on Friday. . .
 

Marcel

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You will just LOVE the D700. It produces amazing files. Just make sure to share some pics with us. ;)
 

miknoypinoy

Senior Member
You will just LOVE the D700. It produces amazing files. Just make sure to share some pics with us. ;)

yes. more snake pictures! lol. no, I really enjoy this site. its breaking me from my closed minded snake photography if you'll call it that. I do enjoy taking pics of my snakes but there's a big world out there in front of the lens. I knew it was out there but now I'm venturing into it. thanks again everyone.
 

bluenoser

Banned
woke up this morning all excited, as today was supposed to be the day of the d700. . . called the local camera store and they said they had the d700 and a mbd10 in stock. . .so they held it for me, and i went down there a little later. . .went to the counter, said my name and they brought out the two boxes. . .(i was feeling warm and tingly when i saw it lol). . .rang it up, i wrote a check. . .the sales clerk ran it through telecheck and bam. . .denied. . . .theres plenty money in the bank but i thought about it and realized i had wrote a few big checks (not as big as that one though) the past couple days. . .so it probably through up some red flags for fraud. . .i couldnt even call my credit union to resolve it because theyre closed today. . . oh well. . . ill call the bank tomorrow and hope they still have the few d700s in stock still. . . anxiously awaiting for the new day. . .thats my story for the day. . .thanks for the listen. . .(or read i should say. . .lol)

here's an update. after that weekend they had sold out of the 700s. called everyday everywhere to see if someone had one in stock. nada . . . started looking online and everyones price was still the original 2699. well this week i found one online and attempted to order and telecheck foiled me again lol. didn't think it would be checked on an electronic transfer. called the bank and got it resolved. payment went through and a new d700 and mbd10 shipped today to get here Friday. anxiously waiting again. but will be worth the wait. thanks for all the sympathies and humor.

(note: at this point I would have taken a flame thrower to my bank! LOL! :))

lol. naw. I've been with this credit union for about 10 years. they've been good to me. they're just looking out for my interests. all is good. even better on Friday. . .

You might be perhaps the world's most level-headed and rational person! (very alien to me you know!? :p) Where's all that anger? The angst? The bile? The boos and hisses?

I'll have to try it your way someday Mike. lol!


yes. more snake pictures! lol.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..............

;)


no, I really enjoy this site. its breaking me from my closed minded snake photography if you'll call it that. I do enjoy taking pics of my snakes but there's a big world out there in front of the lens. I knew it was out there but now I'm venturing into it. thanks again everyone.

You know Mike, your wonderful attitude and patience toward life's niggles has inspired me: BRING ON THOSE SNAKE PICTURES! LOL! (actually I wouldn't mind seeing *some* of them. :))

Seriously...congrats on your purchase and getting the D700. I echo what Marcel said earlier - you'll love it!
 

fotojack

Senior Member
And on a completely different and unrelated topic.....I didn't win the 6/49 lottery today, so there's another wasted $4. (bought 2 Quick Picks) ,so there goes my dream of buying a D300 yet again. But I'm not gonna give up! I'll buy another ticket and hope for the best this Saturday. :)
 
well, thankfully you're not playing the MegaMillions lottery here. If I win the jackpot, expect me to go on a buying spree of bodies and lenses, the likes you've never seen before, or will again.
 

Mike150

Senior Member
well, thankfully you're not playing the MegaMillions lottery here. If I win the jackpot, expect me to go on a buying spree of bodies and lenses, the likes you've never seen before, or will again.


Quite by accident, I looked at the Lottery web page and saw the $200Mil. I will be stopping tonight to spend my Dollar. Who knows... Maybe I'll splurge and buy two. I'm not going to speculate on what I'd buy first if I win. I will assure y'all it will be someting nice. If I don't win, I will continue to save my nickles and dimes for the D7000 body (or whatever might replace it by the time I save enough).
 

miknoypinoy

Senior Member
And on a completely different and unrelated topic.....I didn't win the 6/49 lottery today, so there's another wasted $4. (bought 2 Quick Picks) ,so there goes my dream of buying a D300 yet again. But I'm not gonna give up! I'll buy another ticket and hope for the best this Saturday. :)

lol. all of us at work chipped in again today. 45 electricians $10 a pop. hopefully we can hit something.
 
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