No Credit? No Problem!

We attempted to buy Jen a new pair of shoes earlier this week and both of our credit cards were declined. After we arrived, often one card would occasionally be declined because foreign activity raises red flags by the computer and we would simply have to call the company to confirm that we indeed were the ones using the card and the hold would be cleared. It was very unusual for both cards not to work.

So, after paying in cash, we went home and I called the credit card companies who told me that they had to turn off the cards due to potential security compromise of our credit card numbers. This is inconvenient but it's especially inconvenient and annoying for it to happen to both our cards on the same day. They promised they'd send new cards "overnight" but that means "over-a-week" here. What it ultimately means, though, is that we can not order a new Blockbuster rental package...