On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 08:03:39 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

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The banks and credit card companies have become pretty good at tracking
your spending habits and locations. Last year at about this time I
decided to drive to SC to spend Christmas with my son. When I arrived
at the hotel and tried to pay for the stay with a card, I got a request
to contact the issuer. Once they confirmed it was really me, the
payment was processed. I was told that it is a good idea to call the
issuers of debit and credit cards and let them know you will be
traveling and using the cards in locations they are not normally used.
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Yep, I had that happen to me a coue years ago while in Tennessee. I made a size able purchase ms the card was denied. I was really embarrassed but the sales guy was really helpful and asked me if I notified my card co that I was traveling, which i hadn't.

I called and got it lined out and all was well.
Since then I do call ahead and tell when I'll leave, where going and approx return. It's a good thing.

The only time I ever got my card put on hold was after I did a "card
not present" in a place where I had just used the card. It was my
fault. I did use the card to rent the boat and when I turned the boat
in I bought a T shirt but my wallet was still in the car. I knew my
number and all the other stuff so she just punched it in.