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Post by number13 on Jun 1, 2019 11:44:03 GMT
When your consecutive purchases to lock in pre-order prices ahead of the out-of-UK price adjustment trigger a suspicious activity flag on your credit card. It's got to the stage that my credit card probably gets suspicious if I spend on anything that ISN'T Big Finish...
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Post by number13 on Jun 1, 2019 12:01:19 GMT
... when you're scanning along the supermarket shelves and find they're selling jars of Judoon... ( "Cho toh hoh toh noh!!!" ) ... until a double-take closer inspection reveals some no doubt tasty Italian beans called 'Judion'. Phew! (So that's another fact I've learned sort of because of 'Doctor Who' )
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 1, 2019 12:46:04 GMT
When your consecutive purchases to lock in pre-order prices ahead of the out-of-UK price adjustment trigger a suspicious activity flag on your credit card. It's got to the stage that my credit card probably gets suspicious if I spend on anything that ISN'T Big Finish... My last 2 Book Depo orders was combined only 11 cds - 3 days apart. On the 2nd order literally 5 minutes after the purchase I get 1 of those dreaded "foreign" calls where they breach privacy in the 1st sentence by saying "Mr "" we have just noticed on your credit card number **** **** **** **** there has been some suspicious activity so what we need to do now is completely cancel your card..." I lost it right there on the spot with them berating them about all manner of things such as the Law and basic manners and common sense, seeing as I regularly buy from Book Depo and BF on this card for the last 10ish years and they should have seen the pattern. Also simultaneously logging into my online credit card account to fill out an official complaint like a "Karen" LOL.
The person realised they "done messed up royally" and said "oh kayyy" and hung up.
And that's my story about what happened on the 11th May feeding my BF addiction purchasing cd's online LOL.
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Post by coffeeaddict on Jun 1, 2019 16:30:28 GMT
It's got to the stage that my credit card probably gets suspicious if I spend on anything that ISN'T Big Finish... My last 2 Book Depo orders was combined only 11 cds - 3 days apart. On the 2nd order literally 5 minutes after the purchase I get 1 of those dreaded "foreign" calls where they breach privacy in the 1st sentence by saying "Mr "" we have just noticed on your credit card number **** **** **** **** there has been some suspicious activity so what we need to do now is completely cancel your card..." I lost it right there on the spot with them berating them about all manner of things such as the Law and basic manners and common sense, seeing as I regularly buy from Book Depo and BF on this card for the last 10ish years and they should have seen the pattern. Also simultaneously logging into my online credit card account to fill out an official complaint like a "Karen" LOL.
The person realised they "done messed up royally" and said "oh kayyy" and hung up. And that's my story about what happened on the 11th May feeding my BF addiction purchasing cd's online LOL. The odd time I have received those calls, I politely tell them I am hanging up and calling back using the phone number listed on my card. Reason being, if your card has been compromised, there is always a chance that the rest of your personal info has been as well, if not, then the call could be to get what they are missing. My credit card company highly recommends customers do that, as it lessens the chance of turning card skimming into full-on identity theft.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 1, 2019 21:54:38 GMT
My last 2 Book Depo orders was combined only 11 cds - 3 days apart. On the 2nd order literally 5 minutes after the purchase I get 1 of those dreaded "foreign" calls where they breach privacy in the 1st sentence by saying "Mr "" we have just noticed on your credit card number **** **** **** **** there has been some suspicious activity so what we need to do now is completely cancel your card..." I lost it right there on the spot with them berating them about all manner of things such as the Law and basic manners and common sense, seeing as I regularly buy from Book Depo and BF on this card for the last 10ish years and they should have seen the pattern. Also simultaneously logging into my online credit card account to fill out an official complaint like a "Karen" LOL.
The person realised they "done messed up royally" and said "oh kayyy" and hung up. And that's my story about what happened on the 11th May feeding my BF addiction purchasing cd's online LOL. The odd time I have received those calls, I politely tell them I am hanging up and calling back using the phone number listed on my card. Reason being, if your card has been compromised, there is always a chance that the rest of your personal info has been as well, if not, then the call could be to get what they are missing. My credit card company highly recommends customers do that, as it lessens the chance of turning card skimming into full-on identity theft. The issue is, there apparantly are no local (as in offices in australia) offices- it all goes offshore.. and with the "English as a 2nd language" it makes it really hard to get your message through to them. I have literally said to them "so you are telling me as an Australian customer there is physically not 1 office or telephone number within the confines of Australian shores I can call direct instead of going overseas?". The response was ".. no".. I told them that's bull**** and hung up as legally there needs to be an Australian office as a point of escalation. Very annoying
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Post by pawntake on Jun 22, 2019 12:06:16 GMT
Wow! love it! when there is a big buzz around this Forum like there is today!!So many fantastic announcements(some amazing stuff to look forward to!!!Adam Adamant,new Torchwood stuff!!and Counter-measures!And its big finish day as well.Need to juggle my pre-orders
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Post by lenyjr on Jun 24, 2019 3:46:50 GMT
You're waiting for BF to announce mega-subscription 2 - another 42 release one to complement the one that is ending at the end of the year. The first hit was rough but it's been great not having to pay for yearly subs for the last 3 plus years.
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Post by sherlock on Jul 10, 2019 19:00:12 GMT
Had a tune stuck in my head earlier, as I was humming it I realised it was the tune of the Beep and Friends song...
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 10, 2019 22:31:29 GMT
When just through repitition and daily patterns you notice the same "writing styles" and virtual copy/paste jobs on this forum vs the BookFace Big Finish pages and are adding 1+1 together equalling 2 LOL
:-)
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Post by Jeedai on Jul 11, 2019 2:56:11 GMT
When Big Finish announces a character-themed sale, and you already have every story they're in.
*cough* Lucie Miller *cough*
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Post by Ela on Jul 11, 2019 19:00:07 GMT
When Big Finish announces a character-themed sale, and you already have every story they're in. *cough* Lucie Miller *cough* Eighth Doctor.
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Post by mark687 on Jul 15, 2019 16:22:56 GMT
When its 2 Days out from Legacy of Time and 5 from the YouTube Weekend and your thinking "Its still a bit too quiet on the DW 20TH Anniversary front"
Regards
mark687
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Post by Jeedai on Jul 16, 2019 7:27:31 GMT
When Big Finish announces a character-themed sale, and you already have every story they're in. *cough* Lucie Miller *cough* Eighth Doctor. Him, too.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 17, 2019 0:47:35 GMT
When you see multiple posts on BookFace Big Finish pages.. Relating to an off-the-cuff remark on the various podcasts that even though the words are said, are said in jest/jokingly.. "Important Update on the 5 o'clock news.." It's amusing
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 20, 2019 6:40:42 GMT
When u see BF post on their faceybookey page fun quiz/test your knowledge posts .. and you see the same peoples treating it like life or death/must get full marks.. Still amusing LOLZ
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Post by mark687 on Jul 26, 2019 14:49:38 GMT
You nearly miss BF Updates because your listening to a Business Podcast featuring an in depth Interview with Jason Haigh-Ellery!
Regards
mark687
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Post by Whovitt on Aug 7, 2019 13:25:14 GMT
I bought the Big Finish Action Figure bundle. I'm not an action figure person. You can't really do very much with them and they clutter up the place. But they're official Big Finish products, so being the sucker that I am I bought them. I think this is less of a sign of addiction and more comprehensive proof of one
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Post by timegirl on Aug 20, 2019 15:55:19 GMT
Sees that there is a puppet show area at work this week, instantly gets “Jo is Making a Thing” stuck in your head all day and has the slight urge to reenact The Scorchies with the puppets😄
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Post by timegirl on Aug 20, 2019 23:36:36 GMT
Sees that there is a puppet show area at work this week, instantly gets “Jo is Making a Thing” stuck in your head all day and has the slight urge to reenact The Scorchies with the puppets😄 On a side note, I would pay good money if Big Finish ever came out with an official Scorchies Puppet Theatre 😄 and I have a feeling I would not be the only one 😉
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Post by sherlock on Dec 6, 2019 18:25:08 GMT
So the artist I listened to the most on Spotify this year was Big Finish apparently...
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