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https://www.dansdeals.com/more/dans-commentary/dark-side-earning-credit-card-points-psa-dont-swipe-others/

https://www.mixcloud.com/zev-brenner/talkline-with-zev-brenner-on-credit-card-scams-affecting-the-orthodox-jewish-community/

http://podcast.headlinesbook.com/e/31616-credit-card-miles-and-points-swiping-for-rewards-buying-and-selling-miles-is-it-assur-and-a-chillul-hashem-or-a-great-way-for-a-side-parnassah/



BEFORE SWIPING FOR SOMEONE READ THIS: (first hand story)

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=36812.msg2062371#msg2062371
https://www.dansdeals.com/more/dans-commentary/dark-side-earning-credit-card-points-psa-dont-swipe-others/#comment-1399884


Dan's warning to DDF:
I hope people realize that any buying group or anyone else that gets merchandise in advance of payment can go south at any time. That's even if you get a check at the time of delivery.
X-posting as I don't want anyone to say that I never put a warning here.

A story that ended up in court - https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/DocumentList?docketId=iRcRHuyZUdOIx69D00a5XQ==&display=all&courtType=Kings%20County%20Supreme%20Court&resultsPageNum=1


I am one of the biggest buyers for buying groups, I have done millions in transactions and have sent to every group there is over the past 3 years. Most buying groups are okay, some scan in slower than others, some pay slower than others - most will lose a few packages over the year. You can research and find which are better for you.

However there is a bigger problem now with Amazon itself.  Amazon in the past has been great with any problems always ready with a refund for lost packages even if it was thousands of dollars. Lately Amazon has clamped down and has tagged these buying groups addresses  in their systems as "freight forwarder" and now no longer will fix any problem you have whatsoever. Doesn't matter what the problem is, even if it shows the package was never delivered, amazon will not help you in any way. Their copy and paste response will always be "this item was sent to a freight forwarder and we're unable to replace or refund the item. We recommend contacting your freight forwarder for more details, as we don't have any more insight or information regarding this matter, For more information about sending items via freight forwarders, please visit our Help Pages: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201117950." As well the amazon drivers either must know this or have been increasingly bad at delivering packages because the numbers of packages missing has gone up astronomically. Previously you would have very few packages missing, now the past 3 months I have had 59 "lost" packages. I now have over $15,000 of loses and some guy in Delaware is probably living the life with all the stuff he stole from me. I will survive, I have made a lot more than $15,000 over the years however just a warning to others here that things are not as they used to be and it really is no longer worth doing buring groups with all the loses piling up

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Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3440 on: March 17, 2019, 05:56:16 PM »
This whole topic is hilarious!  Although in my head I kept thinking about this thread and swapping points for a Lamborghini  ???:

https://www.dailywire.com/news/44706/walsh-i-bought-lamborghini-now-i-dont-want-pay-it-matt-walsh

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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3441 on: March 17, 2019, 11:45:35 PM »
Now lets get back to the grocery store..
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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3442 on: March 18, 2019, 08:57:20 AM »
With Sterling or the others, how did paying the bill work, they paid it or they sent you a check? Iiuc someone told me of an operation where the place had someone in charge of managing the accounts to make sure they were paid before the due date..

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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3443 on: March 18, 2019, 09:53:10 AM »


With Sterling or the others, how did paying the bill work, they paid it or they sent you a check?
Are you the nudnik in the famous spilled soup story?
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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3444 on: March 18, 2019, 10:02:45 AM »
Are you the nudnik in the famous spilled soup story?
Which story?

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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3445 on: March 18, 2019, 10:03:56 AM »
Are you the nudnik in the famous spilled soup story?
Lol

If that was my thought it would've a lot better than that..

but seriously, it possibly makes a big difference in regards to ribbis.. if you're interested listen to the podcast..

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« Reply #3446 on: March 18, 2019, 10:06:24 AM »
but seriously, it possibly makes a big difference in regards to ribbis.. if you're interested listen to the podcast..
How so? Based on what?
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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3447 on: March 18, 2019, 10:14:53 AM »
Lol

If that was my thought it would've a lot better than that..

but seriously, it possibly makes a big difference in regards to ribbis.. if you're interested listen to the podcast..
Not really. I doubt anyone can claim that they never saw a bank statement until after the bill was due.
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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3448 on: March 18, 2019, 10:29:50 AM »
Which story?

Once upon a time someone spilled a bowl of soup....
the shlemazel is the guy who spills the soup
the shlemiel is the guy the soup spilled onto
the nudnik is the guy who wants to know what type of soup it was.
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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3449 on: March 18, 2019, 10:53:00 AM »
Once upon a time someone spilled a bowl of soup....
the shlemiel is the guy who spills the soup
the shlemazel is the guy the soup spilled onto
the nudnik is the guy who wants to know what type of soup it was.
FTFY

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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3450 on: March 18, 2019, 12:26:27 PM »
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Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3451 on: March 18, 2019, 01:20:23 PM »
Does this thread need to be split again?

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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3452 on: March 18, 2019, 02:33:38 PM »
Tomato Tomahto ;D
Shlemazel is the guy without mazal - the guy spilled on
Shlemiel is the klutz (does shlemiel stand for anything?)- spiller
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3453 on: March 18, 2019, 04:29:48 PM »
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3454 on: March 18, 2019, 04:37:21 PM »
Here ya go:
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=102364.0

Competing with the interesting article thread for the most split?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3455 on: March 18, 2019, 04:39:25 PM »
Competing with the interesting article thread for the most split?
Definitely up there.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3456 on: March 18, 2019, 04:41:33 PM »
Definitely up there.
But how often does a thread split from JS to UITA?
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Re: Re: Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3457 on: March 18, 2019, 04:46:03 PM »
Shlemazel is the guy without mazal - the guy spilled on
Shlemiel is the klutz (does shlemiel stand for anything?)- spiller

http://www.balashon.com/2009/12/shlemiel.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schlemihl
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« Reply #3458 on: March 18, 2019, 04:46:18 PM »
But how often does a thread split from JS to UITA?
@TimT ;D
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3459 on: March 18, 2019, 04:46:36 PM »
But how often does a thread split from JS to UITA?

And why is the shlemazel stuff allowed to stay?
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