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Ed Pawlowski

On 1/7/2016 7:32 AM, wrote:

>>
>> Debit card? <shudder>
>
> Can't imagine why! I use my debit card for most things locally - the
> money comes straight from my bank account and by the time I am home
> there is a notification that it was used and for what amount. It has
> simply become my plastic cash, without the inconvenience of having to
> visit the bank to access it. I rarely even go to an ATM these days.
>

Years ago the debit card did not have the same protection that the
credit cards have. Today they do. In the US, by law they don't have to
offer the same deal, but banks do so to be competitive and give
assurance to the customer that the card is safe.