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Bank decling Online Payment?
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I really can't spell decling
anyway
I put 75 quid in my bank, actually in the bank with the cashier about 1pm and I said to her, this is instant isn't it? She said yes.
Got home, went to book some tickets online for 74.10 and the site won't let me - says its been declined by my bank? I understood when I tried earlier at like 2pm because it had only been an hour . . . but instant is instant right - like 5 hours earlier it should be in and let me book them now right?
Like really need to book them tonight . . .
anyway
I put 75 quid in my bank, actually in the bank with the cashier about 1pm and I said to her, this is instant isn't it? She said yes.
Got home, went to book some tickets online for 74.10 and the site won't let me - says its been declined by my bank? I understood when I tried earlier at like 2pm because it had only been an hour . . . but instant is instant right - like 5 hours earlier it should be in and let me book them now right?
Like really need to book them tonight . . .
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ah I see now I missed out an ing. Ah well!
Although I never do it. It might be because you have been spending a lot recently and so the bank is like, hold on a second *blockblockblock*. Usually in shops they'll ring them up for you but obviously they can't do that online. They'll probably just get you to verify a few transactions, is all.
Is the payment via debit card or credit card? Normally it will be the card that is declined and it helps narrow down the possibilities... but I guess not always!
I rang the bank and spoke to some foreign person, robot I am sure. They asked a million questions and then told me that my account has not shown any loggings of declining anything. And as far as they were concerned all was OK and I should have been able to make that payment online.
So I rang the company, Vue who I was trying to order with and it turns out that it was because I was trying to book more than 10 tickets and they only allow 10 tickets at a time online. I said well it's rather stupid that they bloody told me it was that my card was declined rather than just telling me I was trying to book too many tickets. Anyway she apologised and said that she could book them for me over the phone BUT I ran out of credit mid booking.
So, after all that . . .
I'm still no better off! :razz:
Bit stupid you can't book more than 10 online at once though isn't it?
I've gotten this type of thing before, but as you said, the error messages are never descriptive.
Anyway, it's worked out better because when I rang up she told me about a special screening with freebies a few hours before which i wasn't aware of. Fate, I tell thee!
And I didn't want to do two seperate orders because they charge a 3.60 booking fee so it would be sort of 7 quid in booking fee's alone which is rediculous. I shall pop along to the cinema later to book with cash. Far easier!
You cant buy a lot of concert tickets in more then 4/6 per card/address normally. Most places to do it to try and stop touting. Annoying when you need more then that number though.