05 April 2004

Walmart screws customers

Okay, not a shocking headline to most. But it made sense after my mortgage payment failed to clear the bank last Friday!
Seems that April 1st & 2nd (an April Fool's hack, maybe?), Walmart's computers triple charged Visa & Mastercard customers.
Along with the triplicate charges, I also received $50 in fees from the bank, and -- before the facts were in -- a tongue lashing from the spousal unit concerning my fiduciary irresponsibility!
After calling the hotline set up by Wally World (I can see the non-English speaking call-center employee now, sitting at a desk with a red phone on it), they agreed to cover the bank fees and send a $25 gift card for said SuperScrew Center.