Posts by Sarah James4

I actually prefer the one above😁 it’s definitely better than😛 this one...🙄

It's just like when you really want to talk some sense into someone...👍

Gary Anderson38 said:There are swords and there is sword fighting. That means it's a good movie.

The movie isn't bad. It could have been better, sure, but whatever... I totally forgot about it. Gonna turn on the TV and give it another watch.

Where did you find that smiley? I love it...😁 This guy is hilarious.😁 😁

Sophia Castillo35 said:I’m asking you again: is it actually okay to leave a messy shell behind in a cafe? Cleaning up is the establishment's job, not the customer's.😉

I don't see how a restroom and a tanning salon are even comparable service industries... leaving a mess isn't right. I always push my chair in at a local diner or restaurant, but some people just won't.😉 And honestly, a tanning salon should have someone dedicated to keeping things sanitary, but until then, I agree with you. You should clean up after yourself since you never know exactly who is cleaning or when.

Sophia Castillo35 said:Maybe you misunderstood me—I'm not saying you need to mop the whole floor or move furniture. Just grab some disinfectant and wipe down the tanning bed after you're done. It’s not a big deal for me, and I won't lose any dignity over it (and you even said you wouldn't either). Honestly, it's just common courtesy, like rinsing out a sink after using it.. 🙄

No, I didn't misunderstand you, and cleaning up after myself isn't hard. But here's my point: why should I be wiping things down when that's supposed to be their job, not the customer's?

Maybe I just don't get how things work at a tanning salon since I've never actually been to one.

Melissa Cruz2 said:I always give it one more wipe myself. I have no clue what they use, though. Those cleaners don't even have a scent, and they definitely don't smell like disinfectant.

Most disinfectants have a scent, at least a little perfume, because most people can't stand that harsh chemical smell. If I were you, I’d just be direct. Ask them how they clean the tanning beds, what products they use, and how often. Any decent business should have their cleaning schedule posted clearly for customers, along with when they last had a health inspection. It’s totally fine to ask about lamp maintenance, too.
It's all about your own safety and health.🙂

Sophia Castillo35 said:Women should be cleaning up after themselves too. I usually wipe things down when I arrive—you have to trust your own eyes, right? You never know if someone actually cleaned it before you—and then I clean up once I'm done. It took me until my third visit to even notice the sign: Please clean the tanning beds after use. They have spray bottles and paper towels sitting right by the beds. 😎

No offense intended, this isn't aimed at you, but if I'm paying for a service and still have to clean up my own mess...👎 I wouldn't go to a tanning salon, and honestly, I've never been. If I ever did find myself at one, I wouldn't step foot in there again. It’s not about pride. It’s just that tanning salons are a business. I pay them to provide a service, and they're the ones responsible for maintaining their equipment, not me. 👎

I wear glasses, plus I have prescription sunglasses too. Honestly, if you’ve got the budget, just go for polarized lenses. I have a pair myself that I picked up about three years ago while visiting England at a high-end optical boutique—one of those professional spots that handles both eye exams and sales. I think the whole package cost me around $250. That covered the exam, the first frame and lenses, a second free frame, and the upgrade to polarized.
Polarized lenses are absolute game-changers for driving. They kill all that glare since they cut through light from every angle, so you don't get that annoying sensation where the sun feels like it's hitting your pupils even through dark tint. Highly recommend...😁

The song selection for Eurovision wasn't any better than what we saw at Dora, except this time it had an international stage.
The tracks were a total disaster, and the vocals? Even worse. Their range was practically non-existent, not to mention the struggle with the English lyrics. Honestly, the only way to look at this is to treat it like some amateur talent show—that's really all it was.
Pure torture. And we actually have to pay broadcasting rights for this? They should've just aired two episodes of a National Guard documentary instead.👋

Brandon Newman95 said:Look, first off, I don't work on Sundays, and I’m definitely not Jeremy Flores10 who was posting about working Sundays. I know what people are saying, and there’s truth to it. Sarah James4, how can you judge this when you don't even live here in the States, but out in France? Yeah, I'm unhappy here, but do you really think it would be better elsewhere? Maybe, maybe not. I'm actively looking for a job where I don't have to work weekends. I'm not sure if stores in France stay open on Sundays, but if they do, I bet they get double pay. The issue here is that people working at Walmart or Dino are making $500. And you know who benefited most from no Sunday work? The folks over at Walmart—Todorić. Just imagine how much those workers at Diona had to deal with, working 7 AM to 9 PM every day, and then 7 AM to 6 PM on Sundays, all for minimum wage. And then people like you come along to lecture me? 😠 🙂 You should go grab a book on human rights and actually read them. It's wild how these massive retail chains jump at the chance to work here, yet back home where their headquarters are, they won't even try. What do you think is happening? They're probably dodging taxes and stuff like that. For sure.

I don't know you or Jeremy Flores10. If you took that as an insult, that's on you. I was just giving my "radical opinion"—basically an emotional reaction to the topic. Everyone on this forum sees the problem more or less. People aren't getting paid fairly, and we aren't idiots or monsters; we're talking about money people aren't receiving. But it's also about the law and following it. My mom wasn't paid extra for working weekends or holidays either, so I know the situation firsthand. I was in that exact same spot until a few years ago. I haven't heard anyone complaining about waiters working Sundays or holidays, or low-paid staff in restaurants. But I do know that if these people got at least the same daily rate they get during the week—since right now they get nothing extra—they'd be "satisfied" just to be paid. That would be the first step, along with getting work hours back to eight hours a day like the Labor Law says. In France, since you asked, the stores are closed. And what does my current life in France have to do with this topic? You think just because I live here I shouldn't have an opinion? Now you're trying to "judge" me and tell me what I can or can't do on this forum.
For things like this, you really ought to "read" the UN Declaration of Human Rights, you know, the one established and celebrated every year on December 10th.

Ok, they were closed at least one workday, but they won't be closed here. Here, they'll be open from dawn till dusk. And I'm sure they were well compensated for working on Sundays.

I totally agree with this, but it won't happen here, not with the way the Labor Law is written, not with the employers, and the Church isn't going to force people to show up. As far as I know, cafes have the same restrictions, and they don't follow them either. Their hours are limited too, though I'm not sure exactly what they are. 😉

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Brandon Newman95 said:I’m not saying we need to work on Sundays, but don't act like essential services aren't necessary or that nobody works then. That's just silly. Think about it.

But I have one question for everyone. Remember when people used to travel to Austria or Italy? Did you actually go shopping there on a Sunday, or was everything shut down? Up until the 90s, were stores even open or closed?
If we ban stores from working on Sundays, why not cafes too? I was recently in a country where cafes closed by 3 PM—if not earlier—and that was on a SUNDAY. Imagine how much of a disaster that would be here in the States.
It’s not even the point, really. Buses, trams, police, doctors—they all have to work on Sunday because life doesn't stop. Imagine needing to visit someone but you don't have a car and the bus isn't running. Or if a burglar breaks into your house and you can't call the police because it's Sunday and they're off. Or if you get sick and need a doctor. Firefighters definitely need to work on Sundays, so that's my answer for them, but for retail and cafes, it's a different story.

Then just go live in Vatican City if things are so bad in America. Not just you, either, but everyone complaining. The law exists and it needs to be enforced. Like someone already told you, if you don't want to work on Sunday, don't. Find a job where you have weekends off and that's that. Because I, like most good citizens, am certainly not going to let you tell me how to spend my time, or whether "my" store, "my property," and my idea should be open or not. The law decides that, and the law says it will be open.
Go pick up a book and learn about free will and choice, you and everyone else like you. 🙂 😁 👋

Regarding how banks handle their "ambiguous" explanations—a few years back at my husband's bank here in the USA, thousands of people filed a lawsuit because of that exact behavior. Basically, the bank failed to clearly outline or explain how they were calculating service fees.
We all received written notices about the reimbursements the bank had to pay out to every client, covering a period of several years
where the bank wasn't being clear or "loud" enough about certain policies. Anyone who was charged more than $10 in fees ended up getting a payout. It wasn't a million dollars or even a thousand per person; we're talking just a few dozen bucks. But it was about principle and ethics. Just because you're a massive corporation doesn't mean you can do whatever you want.🙂

To wrap this up, the only thing that makes sense to me is that I made a purchase right before withdrawing cash (which I definitely 😁), and since the store transaction hadn't cleared yet, the ATM basically thought I still had the funds... 🙂

Anyway, thanks everyone for your time and all the help... 👍

And regarding your question, Nicole Wood2, I honestly don't have an answer. Maybe it was just some weird exchange rate issue or something like that... 🙂

Nicole Wood2 said:"I assumed I couldn't withdraw more than what was actually in my account, and I definitely didn't sign up for any overdraft protection."

Exactly. An Electron card is a debit card. You can only pull out what's sitting in your account at an ATM or a teller window.

"But it turns out an ATM in some European country gave me about $100 even though I don't actually have that money in my account, and now the bank wants me to pay it back."

What do you mean "it turns out"?? Let's not play detective here, you withdrew the cash. 😎 You were abroad, shoved your card into an ATM—knowing your balance, but maybe hoping for the best?—and it handed you the local currency equivalent of $100. Right?

"What should I do, I haven't paid them back yet?"

Of course the bank is sending you notices to cover the deficit. There's no other way; you have to settle the debt. The only thing that makes sense is that the ATM failed to get the correct info (or any info at all) from your home bank regarding your foreign currency account when you hit withdraw.

My experience is the opposite. Every time I've used a card with C / m or an Electron card while traveling, they never give me more than I asked for. I usually just had to take a slightly smaller amount to account for the exchange rate.

Does anyone else have a different theory?
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To be honest, I wasn't sure about my current balance. I live abroad but have an account in USA. I use Chase. But I hadn't checked it in a while, so I just went for it. I have no reason to cheat anyone and I have plenty of money to cover the debt.
The part I don't get is how an ATM can overlook the fact that it's a debit card and just hand over cash regardless of the actual balance.

It wasn’t even my intention to miss a payment, but this is supposed to be a "debit" card. Their website clearly states there's a daily limit of $667, and no overdraft allowed. My monthly Chase statement says it too: "Approved overdraft limit is $0.00." So, I don't see how it's my fault if an ATM spits out cash that isn't actually in my account. Is that on me?
I haven't found any clear rules on how these things work.
Nobody from the bank gave me a heads-up about what would happen in a situation like this.

Intel

I went ahead and withdrew that cash.
Still can't wrap my head around how I managed to pull out money I don't even have.

So, I have a foreign currency card from JPMorgan Chase, and about two weeks ago, I got a notice from them.
I thought with this card you could just withdraw cash from any ATM in the States or anywhere else. My understanding was that you couldn't pull out more than what’s actually sitting in your account, and I definitely didn't sign up for any kind of overdraft protection.
But it turns out an ATM over in some European country let me take out about $100 even though my balance was zero. Now the bank is coming after me to pay it back.
Has anyone dealt with something like this before? What should I do? I haven't sent the money back yet.🙂