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Amazon: Only £1 taken for purchase

  • 17-12-2017 10:10am
    #1
    blade1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,667 ✭✭✭✭


    Bought a pressure washer for around £135.
    Went to pay and only £1 came out of my bank account.
    I paid in sterling if that makes any difference???
    Can anyone tell me what's going on?

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  • #2
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,913 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    blade1 wrote: »
    Bought a pressure washer for around £135.
    Went to pay and only £1 came out of my bank account.
    I paid in sterling if that makes any difference???
    Can anyone tell me what's going on?

    That was Amazon validating your card details. Amazon doesn't actually charge until your order is ready to ship.


  • #3
    blade1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,667 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Quackster wrote: »
    That was Amazon validating your card details. Amazon doesn't actually charge until your order is ready to ship.

    Ah right thanks!
    For a moment I thought I was getting a nice Christmas present:pac:

    Although my card details were on there already.


  • #4
    fepper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭fepper


    When I first started buying from amazon,they'd always be £1 on my pending transactions on my account when id place a order,now it's full price on pending when I order


  • #5
    blade1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,667 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Full amount taken out now.
    Btw it was €6 cheaper to pay in sterling than euro.


  • #6
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,160 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    blade1 wrote: »
    Full amount taken out now.
    Btw it was €6 cheaper to pay in sterling than euro.

    That is always the case. It's the same when abroad when the cashier says "Select if you'd like to pay by local currency or EURO" - You always should select local currency and let YOUR bank convert it.

    Often people get caught out because it seems handy to let somebody like Amazon or Paypal convert it but you always pay more.


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  • #7
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,650 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Berty wrote: »
    That is always the case. It's the same when abroad when the cashier says "Select if you'd like to pay by local currency or EURO" - You always should select local currency and let YOUR bank convert it.

    Often people get caught out because it seems handy to let somebody like Amazon or Paypal convert it but you always pay more.

    +1 applies to every purchase when the sticker price is not in Euro, including settling your bill in a hotel when checking out. Always pay a vendor in his currency.


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