How MyLot will help me make around $17.15 today alone!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220068)
Walnut Creek, California
October 6, 2023 4:16pm CST
I still pay a few of my bills by check. I ordered some new checks from Very Large Bank the other day. I later discovered that, to my surprise, I was charged $17 for 40 checks.
A little research revealed that the $17 was for "expedited shipping," which I had not asked for. It turns out that Very Large Bank subcontracts their check-making to a third party.
That third party did what many companies do to make extra money. They signed me up for something I did not ask for. Many people will not pursue when Corrupt Third Party Entities try to rip them off. That's a part of what they do.
I called Very Large Bank this morning and got through to someone who spoke English. She reversed the charges and said she would let Very Large Bank know what Corrupt Third Party Entity had done.
So, along with my earnings from MyLot, I will have an extra $17.15 or so to spend on things like guitar strings and ice cream.
Do you try to "toot your horn" when someone tries to rip you off?
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
6 Oct 23
When I discover it, I do. And here, too less people are speaking as I do as compared to what happened years ago. It is still Spanish, but the accent belongs to other countries. Sometimes I wonder if the anger that Chilean have at not earning money is because jobs are taken by other people.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
7 Oct 23
@TheHorse Some years ago I had a big problem with an American airline. As I could not get what I wanted, I wanted my money back. The person in the phone has a horrible English with a worse accent. I lost my patience. I told her that I wsanted to speak with a Native speaker as she did not speak English well and me neither. Finally an American person came to the phone and I could have what I wanted
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Oct 23
@marguicha I am glad that you were able to get through to someone who could help you. It's (in my experience) sometimes not so much that they cannot speak English, as that they cannot understand English. It may be the same with other languages.
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@kaylachan (71519)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Oct 23
If I can prove it and prevent it. Yes I do.
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Is the myLot bank frozen or the site stopped paying? ZERO today despite I had some good interactions.
@1creekgirl (41686)
• United States
7 Oct 23
I just had a similar experience with our very large bank. I paid off our credit card balance, then they tried to tell me we owed $75 for some kind of weird interest. I told them they gave me the pay off amount, I paid it, and that's all they were getting from me. They deleted it.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Oct 23
@1creekgirl I wonder how this particular scam worked.
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@porwest (92403)
• United States
7 Oct 23
Checks? Seriously? lol. I have some checks somewhere but who the hell knows where they are? But I generally only ever issue checks directly from the bank through bill pay. That being said, I am not sure I would ever pay that much for checks, even with expedited shipping. But I guess if you still use them, it works. But 40 checks? I used to pay $8 for 200 of them.
How the world has changed. I blame Biden. 
As for the tactics you described, that irritates me to no end. I remember once buying a whizzleydoodle or something like that from TV. It sliced, diced, chopped, grated and added a membership to a "shopping service" that showed up on my card statement a year later for $99. Luckily I got it cancelled quickly.
As for the whizzleydoodle? It fell apart when I tried to slice a carrot on the damn thing.
As for the tactics you described, that irritates me to no end. I remember once buying a whizzleydoodle or something like that from TV. It sliced, diced, chopped, grated and added a membership to a "shopping service" that showed up on my card statement a year later for $99. Luckily I got it cancelled quickly.
As for the whizzleydoodle? It fell apart when I tried to slice a carrot on the damn thing.1 person likes this
@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Oct 23
@TheHorse The one on your head.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Oct 23
@BarBaraPrz That could be my nose or either ear.
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@ptrikha_2 (47062)
• India
7 Oct 23
I have done a few times.
Yet a few things are pending which are likely to be in a semi legal domain and that would involve some complicated and cumbersome procedures.
At times, Financial Institutions have these tendencies in the name of T & C, Operational obligations and other technical jargon.
Often courts come out with rulings against such practices but the entities like banks often overlook them or try to exploit the loopholes.
Glad that your $17 are back with you.
Ice Cream would be a good choice because having it after the winter sets in won't be a good idea.
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@LindaOHio (181268)
• United States
7 Oct 23
The cable company rips us off every day. I keep calling them; but they keep raising our rates. I'm glad the bank reversed the charge. Enjoy your weekend.
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@LindaOHio (181268)
• United States
8 Oct 23
@TheHorse And it doesn't matter which company you go with because they're all out of sight.
@muhammadazam (25)
• Bandung, Indonesia
7 Oct 23
I just joined this my lot I'm confused how I'm a beginner to earn here
