Karl
Highlands Ranch,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, March 20, 2013
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Mia
scottsdale,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, August 16, 2011
Visa will protect you against unauthorized, again, unauthorized, purchases. Some Visa credit cards have a consumer protection package that you can turn to in case of stolen or broken merchandise, however debit cards, which it sounds as though that is what you used, does not. Visa debit cards DO protect you against fraudulent charges. Chase, Wells Fargo, etc all have fraud departments you can file a report if you find a charge on your account that you did not make. Your letter stems from complaints with the merchants you used. Using a Visa debit card doesn't mean the bank will cover your charge if there is a dispute between you and someone you have done business with. If Marriott is charging you a $250 fee for smoking in a room that you did not smoke in, that is an issue with Marriott. Chase is not a party to this dispute. You need to escalate your complaint to a top manager with Marriott. Someone found an ash? I would demand to know when this ash was found, by whom, and how could they verify the ash was from something smoked in their hotel room. Maybe the ash was left from someone before you came into the room. Maybe the ashes fell of some clothing you wore when you were somewhere else. You get my meaning...Just because you used a Visa card doesn't mean Chase is required to pay if a merchant claims you broke their rules (I'm not saying you did.) How would Chase even begin to investigate if you smoked in your room? Just because you said so?
As far as your broken monitor, the same rules apply. Your debit card does not cover broken merchandise. A credit card may have that kind of coverage but not a Visa debit card. This is an issue with the merchant. Think about it this way: If you receive an item and the monitor is broken, you call the merchant and in most cases they tell you to send back what is broken, and when they receive it back they will (or should) replace the item. They know it's their computer. They know when it was sent to you and they have the broken merchandise to write off or return to their supplier. A refund to you or a replacement should complete the transaction. Now, because the merchant isn't honoring their return policy you are demanding Chase to refund your money? Why? They didn't sell the item. They don't have your money, the computer company does. Chase isn't the company refusing to fix the problem your merchant is. Chase is simply a third party where you used their services to make a purchase. How would Chase know your item was delivered to you broken? Because you told them? How would they know you didn't break it yourself? How would they know you bought the item when you said? A receipt? How would they know the exact item on the receipt is the exact item that was broken. When you buy something the bank doesn't know what you've purchased, they just process the transaction for the total amount at your request. Banks are not in the business of mediating issues between consumers and merchants, courts are. You know that bringing a broken computer into a Chase branch and saying, "see, they won't fix the problem so they are keeping my money" is ridiculous. Chase paid the merchant on your behalf. The person who sold the computer has your money, not Chase. Your frustration and ire are misdirected. File a small claims court case. And yes, you can file cases against big companies. In most cases though a well written letter to a top company official or company owner will get results. No one at Chase has kept your $400 plus dollars... The companies Marriott and Lightinthebox.com have your money. Get it from them. Good Luck.
Karl
Highlands Ranch,#4Consumer Comment
Fri, August 12, 2011
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mr rik
miami,#5Consumer Comment
Fri, August 12, 2011
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