On Sat, 1 Oct 2011 08:02:00 +0200, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:


"SMS" wrote

Personally I'm amazed that anyone uses debit cards since credit cards
offer consumer protections not available on debit cards,

Personally, I'm amazed that people don't know many debit cards offer the
same protection as credit cards.

Not quite the same. CCs are protected by law. Some/most DCs are protected by
contract. After a loss, CC: the CC company's money is on the line, DC: your
money is in the ether (which can cause all sorts of other issues).