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Originally Posted by Cracking Slowly
When that Target mess happened I had to get a new debit card because I had used it at two of our local Targets. It has the Visa logo on it and I always use my pin so that the charge will deduct immediately from my bank account. When using it as credit it takes a couple of days to post. If I use it as a debit which requires my pin it posts the next day. I check my account daily and have Chase bank alerts that notifies me if a charge has been made on my bank account. I don't trust those machines either and you always hear of people's information getting stolen. I try to use cash as much as possible.
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Alerts are great but if someone has your pin and wipes out your account you don't get refunded for that ever...pin based transactions are considered to be your fault and not the banks where credit card type transactions are insured.