FWIW, On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 3:12 AM, Jason Adams <adams...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 04/11/2015 06:01 AM, IMAP List Administration wrote: >> The trouble began immediately. I chose electronic wire transfer as the >> payment >> method, > > Its not 1929 any more. I'm utterly suprised the store still offers wire > transfer. > > In my day job, we refuse wire transfers. We would rather lose a customer > than deal > with it unless the invoice is several thousand dollars. Its too much work > (on both ends) > and one never gets the invoice amount, as the banks charge fees on both ends. > > What should have been an automated order now requites human intervention on > both ends, plus any transcription error along the way sends your money to > no-man's land. > > Even the store's handling of PayPal is obsolete, requiring two steps, and > manual matching > of orders to payments. > > There are a dozen other payment methods that could be used on the store, but > it seems > hopelessly stuck in 1996.
in Japan and (IIRC) the US, there is wire transfer, which is more or less as Jason describes, and electronic transfer, which is much more reasonably priced, particularly if you keep more than JPY 300,000 or so (USD 3000 or so) in the bank. > -- > Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. > (One of these days, I want to be so condemned, as long as someone is paying me to do it. ;-) -- Joel Rees Be careful when you look at conspiracy. Look first in your own heart, and ask yourself if you are not your own worst enemy. Arm yourself with knowledge of yourself, as well.
