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dereck

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Mar 30, 2013
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I went to Tewksbury's website to purchase some hobbits weed. I have been hearing so much about it I finally decided to give it a try after reading so many wonderful reviews. I get to the payment section and what do you know, there's no option for Mastercard. I sent an email to Tewksbury asking why....
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Master Card is no longer accepting charges for tobacco products effective 12/21/12 in the U.S. we are unable to process orders charged to Master Card.
I am new to pipe smoking, only a couple of months in(Kicked the 15 year Copenhagen habit :)) However Ive been buying brands online like crazy for the past couple of months and this was the first time I've had any issues using my card.
just thought I would share my disappointment for the day.
-D

 

cavendish

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 22, 2013
806
1
Yeah I read about this a few weeks ago. They are starting to lean towards stopping online purchases for alcohol, firearms and ammunition as well. I guess they want to streamline their customers to the shelterd types lol

 

appointed

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 8, 2013
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Alcohol, tobacco and firearms. Three things that built America. This just makes me sick to my stomach to hear.

 

rayje589

Can't Leave
Nov 28, 2012
358
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Really? I have a credit union backed master card and use it all the time on P&C. Only once did I have an issue where I couldn't use my card, Luckily I also have a VISA card.

 

judcole

Lifer
Sep 14, 2011
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39,054
Detroit
Different companies are doing different things to handle this situation, which seems to be related to age verification.

 

admin

Smoking a Pipe Right Now
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Nov 16, 2008
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Mastercard is charging high fees to retailers that want to sell tobacco. Sparing the details, there are a bunch of hoops you have to jump through in addition to the fees. They probably decided it wasn't worth it for them, and that they don't want to pay the extortion.

 

05venturer

Lifer
Nov 25, 2012
1,622
2
Amery,WI
I think that any company that really wants to use the online shopping option needs to use Paypal. It is pretty much all I use for online shopping. JMO

 

kanaia

Part of the Furniture Now
Feb 3, 2013
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It has something to do with being PCI compliant. Mastercard is the only one playing this game with internet/ mail orders. If a retailer is not pci compliant it can be fined 25,000 so I recommend you toss the MC and get a Visa or AMEX.

 

cavendish

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 22, 2013
806
1
PayPal is leaning towards the same thin MC is doing. I will not use PP anymore dure to the hassle for canadian customers.

 

zonomo

Lifer
Nov 24, 2012
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Sorry to hear that dereck. There is a giant thread on this topic from a company called Just for Him. They had a similar situation with MC. My strong recommendation: Find another way to get the Hobbits Weed. You won't be disappointed. Have managed to acquire a fair amount of it. When I travel to Denver, its a MUST STOP location for me.

 
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