kinttachJun 22, 2024

I’ve been locked out of PayPal for years because of their mistake

https://lemm.ee/post/35276654

I’ve been locked out of PayPal for years because of their mistake - lemm.ee

About 3 or 4 years ago PayPal added the option to buy cryptocurrency, which I thought I’d try. (Dumb idea 🙄) Part of the sign up process was glitched. I retried and clicked submit one too many times, I guess. Now I’ve been unable to use PayPal for years. They blocked me because THEIR SITE was broken, but the web page essentially accuses me of being a criminal and asks for my bank records. No way in hell. This was just for me to pay others. I can only imagine how awful PayPal is if you are a vendor. Fuck PayPal.

Show threadMeatsOfRageJun 23, 2024
I haven’t used PayPal in over 10 years. Why don’t you just leave the service?
Show threadaccideathJun 23, 2024
Because it’s convenient for paying online (one login instead of having to search my debit card and also, if I got scammed, there’d be another layer of protection for me) and it’s convenient for sending money to friends when we order pizza together or sth like that. What’s the alternative?
Show threadCryophiliaJun 23, 2024
Venmo, Google pay, apple pay
Show threadaccideathJun 23, 2024

No one I know has venmo. Most people I know wouldn’t even know what venmo is. I’m not even sure it’s available here in Europe. I believe it actually isn’t, can’t find it on the AppStore.

And Google pay and Apple pay are nice and I personally use them but I’m not always on a device that supports them, I’m not always on shops that support them and I know a lot of people who don’t have credit/debit cards, only giro cards, and those usually aren’t supported either. And, at least in Europe, you cannot send money to friends via Apple Pay or Google pay.

Show threadshortwavesurferJun 23, 2024
Monero
Show threadaccideathJun 23, 2024
So, crypto?
Show threadshortwavesurferJun 23, 2024
Absolutely. It is absolutely the future of finance.
Show threadPasserby6497

And Twitter is absolutely the future of social media!

See, we can all post statements that are clearly detached from reality and entirely incorrect.

Jun 23, 2024 at 12:03pmWeb