I guess I'll pay down my credit card and retire the debit card.
I found this on the net, I know nothing of this org but a quick readover of their debit card info looks like it's correct.
http://www.pirg.org/consumer/banks/debit/debitcards1.htm
Here is a link to the Feds info on EFT (debit) cards.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/consumerhdbk/electronic.htm
Stores like the cards because it's harder to do a charge back and in somecases the transaction fees are lower.
How about going back to CASH?
One of these days I'm going to get a baseball bat and demand my rights as a consumer.
A line where people can only pay cash.
I love the folks who wait until the last item is bagged,
and then with a flourish, proceed to fill out their check
like they were signing the Declaration of Independence.
and then of course they have to balance their checkbook.