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[sigma7]

One of the drawbacks of the cashless society is we tend to spend a bit more -- not feeling the greenbacks somehow abstracts the notion of what we're paying and makes it a bit easier to rationalize the larger sums, I think. So we swipe and we spend maybe a few bucks more than we like. Happens to the best of us.

Unless you're Dale's daughter, who went a little nutty at CVS and, if Visa is to be believed, spent enough to cover the national debt...two thousand times over. Final tally is $23 quadrillion, or $23 million-millionbillion, if you like. Oh, and a $20 negative balance fee.

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[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Quadrillion (10¹⁵) is a thousand million million. A mere million million is a trillion (or, if you're British, a billion, with 10¹⁵ being a bilyard).

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

You're right, I'm counting my millions wrong. Math is hard.

Which reminds me, before I forget: the Barbie Liberation Organization.

[phoenixfire12.livejournal.com]

What'd she do? buy the whole franchise 100 times over? And what DID she actually purchase?

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Prescription prices are clearly out of hand. And here I thought that spam with the subject, "Stop giving CVS all your money!" was being alarmist....

[redmonster.livejournal.com]

Someone at Visa hit too many buttons on the numeric keypad.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

That's the fiscal version of wharrgarbl right there. Or it's the notes to "All Along the Watchtower."

[erica-roo.livejournal.com]

This is why you should buy all your pharmacy items at Walgreens. ;-)

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

Wha? Oh lord...

[erica-roo.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I saw a very similar story on the KC news today with nearly the exact same amount charged elsewhere. Do you suppose hackers are trying to get free masses of money?

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

The guy buying cigarettes? Saw the same thing, too. And it's not like 23 quadrillion is a figure that recurs often in everyday financial transactions.

I dunno...if I were a hacker, I'd be a bit less conspicuous. Maybe someone's trying to enter the transaction while wearing mittens. As one does during summer.

Ah, apparently it's a Visa error, and several people got tagged for that exact sum. Well, this should keep Visa afloat for a few more years.