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!!!
