My bank thought I was moving a little too fast!

When we got home from church this afternoon, I called Apple regarding the status of my order. I DID NOT mention my recent discovery at MicroCenter.

When I asked the young man what was the problem with my order, he replied that there were no funds in the account!

WHAT???

That gave me a little cause for concern because when I made the transfer, I confirmed that the money had been transferred from my checking account to the account that I use for purchases on the Internet. When I say that I confirmed it, I mean that I checked the balances in both accounts. The money had definitely been deducted from my checking account and had definitely been added to the Internet account.

I quickly headed down to the family room and logged onto my bank’s website.

The balances in both accounts were now back to what they were before I made the transfer!

After talking with the young man, we concluded that because I completed the transaction to purchase the computer within seconds of transferring the funds, I must have triggered some type of consumer protection mechanism against bank fraud.

I asked the young man, “Can we just cancel the transaction?”

“Sure!”

I don’t really know what happened, but to quote the Grinch…

“That worked out nicely!”

I say that because I am now the proud owner of a brand new 17″ Unibody MacBook Pro that is covered for the next three years with AppleCare!!!

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