Alastair Scott wrote: >On-topic because I'm referring to MandrakeSoft :) > >I put in an order for a boxed set of 9.0 yesterday (the 7-CD PowerPack), and >note that the £50 appears to have been charged to my credit card although >the boxed sets are due out third week in October. > >This sort of thing - taking the money before the goods are _capable_ of >being dispatched - is frowned on, although not illegal, in the United >Kingdom, and a large proportion of companies say up front that "we will not >debit your card until the goods are dispatched", and don't. What are the >conventions in other counties? > >(I also note that the Value Added Tax rate in France is 19.6 per cent. It's >a "mere" 17.5 per cent in the United Kingdom). > >Alastair > As an example hotels in Las Vegas charge your credit card for the first night of your stay as soon as you book, which can be months in advance. I don't know of other hotels in other US states doing that, and I have stayed in quite a few with my job.
Richard.
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