My elderly mom thought the stimulus rebate debit card was like the "free" credit card offers we used to get in college (boomer here - you may be too young to remember). She had no use for another credit card, so she tossed it. She has several friends who did the same thing. Fortunately, the government is replacing it after a phone call. Oops - maybe those debit stimulus cards weren't such a good idea after all...
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My dad did the 1st time.
What did you have to do to remedy it?
He called and they sent another one. Piss poor prep on their part - he said it looked like a credit card offer from some unfamiliar return address
Call the feds. I think you can google the number. I wonder how many thousands they'll have to reissue?!
Why are they not just depositing in peoples accounts. Like they did before. I’ve never heard of any card being delivered anywhere
I think if your taxes got direct deposited you do but I cant get it so I havent cared to pay attention
Were they going to send her a new card or an official looking envelope and a paper check ?
No idea. I don't think we'll know until it shows up.
I hate to admit that I MAY have been a dumb elder who MAY have trashed it because I get BS cards in the mail a few times a week . I was looking for a gold colored envelope with an obvious US Treasury check in the window like my last one or a direct deposit like my SS check or tax refund . If I was one such elder I will spend Monday on the phone.
Nothing dumb about it, fren. It was poor planning on the government's part. It's fixable.
Our bank let us pull out the full amount on a terminal set aside for that purpose. We just deposited it, but they didn't take any fee from it. Statewide credit union.
Key words here ‘ credit union ‘
Folks ditch the bank and join a local credit union they will treat you much better
It says on the paperwork that comes with it which ATMs to use for zero fee.
I don't like anything about this shit but don't fucking lie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqQsS4jwsOo
Olympia, WA.
It doesn't get more commie or MKUltra'y.
I am really worried that these $1400 checks will make Xiden popular. Is there any way this can be undermined?