Yesterday I called my credit card companies to let them know that I’ll be traveling soon. I never had to do this before, but recently my credit card is refused outside of Japan or America, just because they are worried about theft. The only solution is to let the company know before I travel so they will not do a block on my account. How convenient!
I was talking to the “24 hour banker”, and here’s part of the conversation:
Credit Card Company: “Where will you be traveling, sir?”
Me: “I’ll spend some time in Seoul, Korea before moving on to Hawaii for about a week.”
CCC: “I see sir. About Seoul, is that North or South?”
Me: “Uh, it’s in the north part of South Korea.”
CCC: “I’ll check to see if it is a dangerous country, sir. Please hold.”
Weird conversation. How many people call their credit card company before traveling to North Korea? I’m guessing it must be in the minority.
Anyway, I think I’ve got it all sorted out, now. When did using credit cards become such a hassle?
