1 Bottle of Tylenol $257.96 at Walmart.

[JDub02]

was it bulk tylenol?

 

[GrumpyMan]

Nah, just a little bottle. Which I had to take a lot of after finding out I had been ripped off. First time too, being ripped off I mean.

 

[waggy]

Yes I am protected as long as I file a police report. Yeah I'm sure it was just coincidence that 5 minutes after I used my card the was money taken out and I hadn't used my card in a month. Yeah right, just pure coincidence.

The red flag happens when I'm in Houston make a buy, and immediately there is a transaction in Plano Tx. They have software that looks for that kind of stuff at Visa.

yes he shut down the register. Ran home used your CC to buy something in 5 minutes... now does that fucking seem logical?

 

[GrumpyMan]

That's not what I said, maybe it's a new Iphone app.......Nothing in the whole deal seems logical. The cops said there were a lot of complaints of this occuring at Walmarts this year.

Read my other post, I said someone in Plano, TX at a Super Walmart made the charges. What a coincidence though, another Walmart and 10 minutes later and 600 miles away, imagine that.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I doubt it's linked to walmart. I know Americans tend to hate Walmart for some reason, but they are not THAT low. They already make tons of cash legally it would be stupid for them to start screwing around with people.

 

[slag]

Regular ATM debit card or credit card are fine. Just don't use a Visa/MC debit card.

Why not?

 

[GrumpyMan]

Not blaming Walmart, I shop there all the time, I like Walmart usually and also I usually use cash though. I can't help but believe that someone hacked into their system somehow since other people are having problems too.

 

[waggy]

Not blaming Walmart, I shop there all the time, I like Walmart usually and also I usually use cash though. I can't help but believe that someone hacked into their system somehow since other people are having problems too.

your not blaming walmart? odd thats what the first post does.

 

[GrumpyMan]

The only thing I hated about it is that they could give a crap when called about it. It was like I was telling them that their parking lot was dirty. The uncaring attitude was bad.
waggy, you work for Walmart don't you?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Use some common sense GrumpyMan. There's a reason no one agrees with you here. It is extraordinarily unlikely that Wal Mart is at fault - more likely that dodgy porn site you used the card for.

 

[waggy]

The only thing I hated about it is that they could give a crap when called about it. It was like I was telling them that their parking lot was dirty. The uncaring attitude was bad.
waggy, you work for Walmart don't you?

nope i don't work for walmart. i just have something you seem to lack and that's common sense.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Yeah that's right, you are correct it was those porn sites that I use my card for. Of course how could I have forgotten. My bad. You and waggy are right, it was my fault and I totally exonerate Walmart. Thanks guys for your support and well wishes to all.

Man I wish I was a smart and had as much common sense as waggy and Godless asstronomer. But it gives me a New Years resolution now and the will to go on.

 

[dbk]

i never use debit.. unless i need some cash

 

[Itchrelief]

The only thing I hated about it is that they could give a crap when called about it. It was like I was telling them that their parking lot was dirty. The uncaring attitude was bad.
waggy, you work for Walmart don't you?

No, your OP insinuates that either Walmart was hacked or a Walmart employee directly stole your number. The title of this thread even states that a bottle of Tylenol cost you $250, making a very clear connection between Walmart and the card theft, which is unlikely absent any further evidence, which you have not provided to date.

 

[LTC8K6]

Why not?

Regular ATM card requires a PIN - safe.

Regular credit card is not your own money - safe.

Visa/MC debit does not require a PIN and it's your own money they will steal - not safe. Your own accounts get tied up. Headaches.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Yeah that's right, you are correct it was those porn sites that I use my card for. Of course how could I have forgotten. My bad. You and waggy are right, it was my fault and I totally exonerate Walmart. Thanks guys for your support and well wishes to all.

Man I wish I was a smart and had as much common sense as waggy and Godless asstronomer. But it gives me a New Years resolution now and the will to go on.

Acceptance is the first step. Good luck man.

 

[EagleKeeper]

...
Had Visa call me about 2 years ago. seems sombody tried to buy like 2k worth of computer parts at a small computer shop in florida At the same time that happened i was buying gas in Chicago area. they called and the guy was cool. he asked if my car went a thousand miles an hour hehe.

Someone outfited a full scuba package from a shop in Boca Raton, FL on our card. We had only used the card once previously - this is when, they still took imprints.

Visa later credited the charge.
UPS delivered the equipment to an apartment complex outside of DC.
All that info was provided to the police - what they did afterwards ???
That summer, we visited the shop in Fla when down Miami way - the owner was apologetic. I do not know if the banking system caused him to eat any of the cost - suspect not due to the reception that he gave us.

 

[GrumpyMan]

No, your OP insinuates that either Walmart was hacked or a Walmart employee directly stole your number. The title of this thread even states that a bottle of Tylenol cost you $250, making a very clear connection between Walmart and the card theft, which is unlikely absent any further evidence, which you have not provided to date.

I still believe that Walmart got hacked or their employee screwed me somehow. But it doesn't mean that I hate Walmart. I can hold someone responsible and not hate them. Take you guys for instance......

 

[murphy55d]

Regular ATM card requires a PIN - safe.

Regular credit card is not your own money - safe.

Visa/MC debit does not require a PIN and it's your own money they will steal - not safe. Your own accounts get tied up. Headaches.

What do you mean Visa/MC debit does not require a PIN? I have to put my PIN in when I use my card...its a Visa debit.

 

[LTC8K6]

What do you mean Visa/MC debit does not require a PIN? I have to put my PIN in when I use my card...its a Visa debit.

Nope, you can also use it as if it were a credit card. Even online. Which is what happened to the OP.

 

[SunnyD]

What's worse is that you paid $7.56 for a bottle of Tylenol. You could have gotten their generic ibuprofen for $2 and change.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

What's worse is that you paid $7.56 for a bottle of Tylenol. You could have gotten their generic ibuprofen for $2 and change.

Tylenol == acetaminophen == paracetamol != ibuprofen

 

[GrumpyMan]

What's worse is that you paid $7.56 for a bottle of Tylenol. You could have gotten their generic ibuprofen for $2 and change.

But, but, it was a really big bottle. And with the headache I had yesterday I didn't really care.

 

[SunnyD]

Tylenol == acetaminophen == paracetamol != ibuprofen

Absolutely, because acetaminophen does jack shit and ibuprofen is WAY better, which incidentally was my subtle yet transparently obvious point.

But, but, it was a really big bottle. And with the headache I had yesterday I didn't really care.

Okay, but you could have gotten two even bigger bottles of the walmart brand for teh same price.

But I feel your pain. Migraines and headaches all the time here. In fact, I've had this headache for the last three days now, and I'm almost out of drugs myself.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Absolutely, because acetaminophen does jack shit and ibuprofen is WAY better, which incidentally was my subtle yet transparently obvious point.

Ibuprofen will work better for most kinds of headaches, paracetamol is more of an anti-inflammatory.