[pct-l] money

[kdpo at pacbell.net (Ken Powers)]

I agree with Gray. Carry some cash all the time. You will find some places
that will not accept either a debit or credit card. But we found a lot more
places that refuse to accept travelers checks. Seems they are to easy to
forge these days.
Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gray_Hiker" <gray_hiker@mindpoison.org>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] money


> > The best solutiion is to get a debit card from your bank. Those cards
> allow
> > you to debit your checking account and act as a credit card where debit
> > transactions are not accepted. They are typically Visa or MasterCards,
and
> > as such you get their backing for problems.
>
> I had a huge problem with either of my debit cards, both Visa, on two
> different banks pretty much everywhere I tried them in southern
California.
> Next time, I will take them, but I will also have $100 in cash with me,
just
> in case they don't work. I can't tell you how disappointed I was when I
> couldn't get the bacon cheeseburger I wanted because neither of my cards
> would go through on their network.
>
> Gray
>
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