tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post3836680956104280094..comments2024-03-10T10:09:42.420+01:00Comments on An American in Provence: One giant whoops for MegankindMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07991742540996769458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-58886670168051534402007-05-09T18:17:00.000+02:002007-05-09T18:17:00.000+02:00Some lessons are easier to learn than others. I ju...Some lessons are easier to learn than others. I just came back from the bank, from getting my husband's card that got "ate" by the machine this weekend. He dawdled while putting his fresh cash in his billfold, and ten seconds later, byebye card. Holiday "pont" obliged, the bank just reopened today.deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-17408981004227896612007-05-08T19:47:00.000+02:002007-05-08T19:47:00.000+02:00You'll find it amusing that here in the US, if you...You'll find it amusing that here in the US, if you put in the wrong code three times, the machine keeps your card and you have to apply to your bank for a new one.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-60647855805646609222007-05-08T10:36:00.000+02:002007-05-08T10:36:00.000+02:00Megan, I'm so sorry about that! Ugh. I've heard t...Megan, I'm so sorry about that! Ugh. I've heard the Poste is not the best for banking b/c of the crazy lines, but I don't have to tell you about that. :P I went with Credit Lyonnais and it's been fine so far. It's amazing how different everyday things like credit cards can be. <BR/><BR/>Did you know that a French man invented the magnetic-swipe credit card? Go figure. Louis Pasteur was French, too, but can you easily find pasteurized milk? heheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-82501512422835338442007-05-08T03:56:00.000+02:002007-05-08T03:56:00.000+02:00Omg, thank you for this. I'll remember this for f...Omg, thank you for this. I'll remember this for future reference. :0lAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-42974322163182101192007-05-07T21:39:00.000+02:002007-05-07T21:39:00.000+02:00I know, they get so confused by American cards! W...I know, they get so confused by American cards! When my co-workers come over from the US, we always end up in these little villages in the middle of nowhere for work and they get so perplexed by their American credit cards. I try to explain that there's no "puce", but every single time they still insist on trying to insert it into the machine (cuz what could a foreigner know, right?). And then I usually have to explain how to swipe it and that they have to sign, etc.<BR/><BR/>And I had a similar problem with my bank - my card was expiring, so they gave me a new one and promised the code hadn't changed. Well, it in fact HAD changed, so I ended up blocking it at the supermarket and had to leave because I didn't have any other cards or cash with me. I go back to my bank and they say "Oops, looks like it did change for some reason, now you just have to wait for your new code to show up in the mail". Except all of the postal workers in my town were on strike...for over three weeks. I finally ended up getting my pin about a month later, but can you imagine? A month without a bank card? What if I'd had to travel or something? Crazy French!Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.com