Some credit cards allow you to chose your own picture to be printed on your CC.
Some credit cards allow you to chose your own picture to be printed on your CC.
Might I add cash is king,I'm a small retail, delivery business,with a what I call fair amount of walk in business partner.The commercials we have/ had here in the states implies how fast c.c. Purchases are,man I can ring up easily 3 cash sales in the time it takes to do one c.c. It doesn't cost me a dime! Cash allows me to better keep my cost down,seems better for all ,just my 2(cash) cents worth,I've had no problem using cash(carefully) in jamaica ,use good sense where ever you are!
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Why are all you folks picking on Jamaica like it's the credit card fraud capital of the world. it is the Capital of Casual but not the capital of credit card fraud. Go back and read through this thread...Allentown, Denver, Canada! In the end you all make it sound like Jamaica is at fault. This stuff happens everywhere. If you use a credit card you run the risk...you all know that! Before I came to Jamaica I travelled extensively in my ministry...around the world twice at least. The only fraud I ever encountered was in the good ole USofA. I've used an NCB (Jamaican bank) credit card for a number of years here without a hitch and I've used it at the airport. Please don't beat up on Jamaica about this. --Fadder Jim
Father
Jamaica has some serious problems in crime...
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Thanks Kevin!
Life is simple...
It is people who make it difficult!
Father, this is a Jamaica forum. If it was a Canadian forum it would seem like we were picking on Canada. My only reason for bringing up this subject was to tell people that it would be wise to use cash at the MBJ airport as I had my card copied there. As you said, look through this thread, and it references many other countries where fraud exists. No one is claiming Jamaica to be a CC fraud capital. We are only concentrating on Jamaica because it is a Jamaican forum.
Same for me. I call my CC company and I use my card at a lot of places, large and small, in Jamaica. This last trip I used it at two hotels, several restaurants, as a deposit on a scooter rental and a couple of shops (Hi Lo, Wise Choice).I've never had any CC issue's in/from Jamaica in the 22 years I've been going.
I get travel rewards when I use that card and it has no international fees and it has a great exchange rate, so it's win-win-win. Also, I do NOT feel comfortable carrying lots of cash, or trying to keep it in my room safe or whatever.
I have had my card used fraudulently in the states...worst thing was not having the card for 5 days while they sent a replacement.
I never use my debit card for anything but ATM withdrawals.