Nearly everyone takes PayPal.
I wish more did, honestly. But I have to get out my credit card an annoying amount of the time.
I did some reading up on PayPal a couple weeks ago, when one of the founders made the news talking some bullshit. It's not good. However, I don't know of anywhere better, and I don't know of an eBay alternative. So I've been frustrated by my continuing dependence on them for a time now.
(Seriously--scan their Wikipedia page, and then discard half of it as excessive--there's still enough to get under your skin)
I just can't work out how to not chop my own foot off in order to calm my conscience. Also, I'm pretty convinced that all companies are evil, and I have to decide how much I can tolerate. I'm not resolved on that front yet.
I have SquareCase installed and set up on my phone, but I hear they're not reliable for vendors, and there are still outstanding questions of their security for purchasers. Also, their Android app at least has some severe usability issues. So I'm not sold on them yet.
I use Google Wallet too, but whose slate is clean?
I just can't work out how to not chop my own foot off in order to calm my conscience. Also, I'm pretty convinced that all companies are evil, and I have to decide how much I can tolerate. I'm not resolved on that front yet.
This is how I feel too. I often buy on eBay, and almost all the vendors I frequent are "PayPal only". I buy vintage jewelry; there's not another source as good. If I stop using them, I can't do something I like anymore. And if by doing so, I could actually make a difference, I would, but it won't. I can't kick their enormous brass balls hard enough to hurt them; I'll only hurt me. And in a small way, the vendors, who wouldn't be getting my money anymore.
Oh dear. TMI alert, will whitefont. So I seem to have developed some intestinal issues, specifically
diarrhea
. Luckily this happened while I was home for lunch, but now I don't want to go back to work. I think it's either a really mild case of food poisoning or maybe because I started taking Vitamin D last night, but in case it gets worse I really, really don't want to be stuck at work twenty minutes away (or in a work truck, or at a tire store). Is it unreasonable for me to call in? I can keep doing some work from home (email and phone calls) but I hadn't planned to work at home today...
I just don't think it's over and really, really don't want to have an episode at work. We work in an old house with no insulation and the bathrooms are not soundproof *at all*.
I'd say that's a "stay near your own bathroom" situation, smonster.
Okay, thanks for the validation. Left a voicemail for my supervisor. He's not going to be happy, but oh well.
IME, "a stomach thing" is always good for calling out of work -- no one wants that on the job.
Yeah, I think that's totally valid, smonster -- for you, and for not spreading it to them. I know I'd be grateful for your taking that precaution for me.
Random fact of the day: I am wearing almost knee high boots and sushi socks, which I think Teppy gave me.
