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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:38 am
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[QUOTE=moondog;16902997]
Originally Posted by anacapamalibu

I am tempted to go the "charge back" route during my next go around with Schwab. In spite of the fact that this animal is not suited for "charge backs", I still reserve the right to try... enormous amount of paperwork for both Schwab and the processing banks in China. The way I see it, 80 man hours would be wasted on dealing with my single batch order; the Chinese banks might not care about this, but I have a hunch that FIA Card Services might.

My point is that if we give the US side enough grief, they might be compelled to motivate Visa to set things straight. While I respect the fact that giving up on Visa is a reasonable course of action, I want my 2% cash back, and I aspire to change the game for the rest of the traveling community.
Hey Moondog, it isn't Schwab anymore, it's FIA. And they're owned by BOA. Don't you love the oh-so-corporate feel?
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