[ale] OT: looking for a good quality and price for printingbusiness cards

Wed Jan 20 10:11:55 EST 2010

If you'd ever been a victim of identity theft you'd understand that while it may not end up costing you anything in dollars when it is all over the stress is enough to make you want to prevent it.  At least nowadays it is known thing and is easier to get banks and such to address.  Back when it happened to me they weren't even calling it identity theft yet and the hoops I had to jump through to get things taken care of were quite stressful.

It's also a reason why American Express is still on my sh*t list.   They were the absolute worst at preventing it and at addressing it when I contacted them.  My only satisfaction in the whole mess was that it ended up costing THEM over 20 grand because they couldn't recognize stupid things like multiple transactions at the same location and payments sent in that weren't owed yet on checks not in my name.

By the way - it is also why I never use debit cards.  Federal law limits how much you can lose on credit cards so long as you report things in a timely manner.  Only bank policies deal with debit cards and as they always say they can change their policies without notice.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bronosky
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:35 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: looking for a good quality and price for printingbusiness cards

My goal isn't to protect my credit card company from scoundrels. I
feel a moral obligation to not do business with scoundrels.

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:32 AM, scott boss <scott at sboss.net> wrote:
> I do it via paypal...
>
> Sent from my mobile...
>
> On Jan 20, 2010, at 9:28, Richard Bronosky <Richard at Bronosky.com> wrote:
>
>> and your bank is?
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Lightner, Jeff
>> <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
>>> One of the things my bank provides is a way to generate temporary
>>> credit
>>> card numbers and these are what I use for any online purchase.  I can
>>> set the limit and the expiration on each one.  Moreover each one can
>>> only be used at a single vendor so even if the company I gave it to
>>> published the number on the web the charge would never go through
>>> at any
>>> other company.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Mike
>>> Harrison
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 5:57 PM
>>> To: Richard Bronosky
>>> Cc: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
>>> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: looking for a good quality and price for
>>> printing
>>> business cards
>>>
>>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Richard Bronosky wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've heard bad things about VistaPrint's color reproduction and
>>>> bleed
>>>> trimming. I know that every company is going to disappoint a few
>>>> people. I just think that buying cards from a company that offers
>>>> free
>>>> business cards is a red flag. I also don't like giving my info to
>>>> anyone involved in
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=vistaprint+credit+theft
>>>
>>> Hadn't seen that one. Partially why I keep a low limit card
>>> just for odd web purchases.
>>>
>>> The print quality has been pretty good, but I also do very simple
>>> mostly black on white business cards.
>>>
>>> I was taught by a very good marketing expert:
>>>
>>>   Put the card on the table/desk in front of you.
>>>
>>>   Stand up, maybe even take a small step back.
>>>
>>>   If you can't identify the company and a sense
>>>   of what they do, it's not a good design.
>>>
>>>   It's also about raised ink, Paper quality and texture
>>>   if you can afford it.
>>>
>>> BTW (and to be on-topic): A small Linux-ish penguin
>>> seems to attract a lot of comments on my GeekLabs cards.
>>> I don't use them very much, mostly for fun..
>>> Maybe I should more.. or add it to my serious business card.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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