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The new booking process
Quincy the Raccoon:
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--- Quote from: Quincy the Raccoon on 13.11.2016, 22:54:04 ---This raccoon is NOT PLEASED in the least. Sorry. Since I have no credit card (and I don't know who has!) I can kiss EF goodbye... :-[
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1) You can get a pre-paid credit card at any gas station, in many supermarkets, online, etc.
2) If you don't have one and you simply refuse to get one, just ask a friend. Yes, you can book with the card of a friend (as made clear in Cheetahs post)
3) Only ONE person per room needs a card as only ONE person books a room for two/three people.
This process is simply required now, since telephone and email booking isn't possible anymore to make booking fair for everyone and actually doable for the hotel.
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1> In our town they don't sell those, or already filled up to €25,- each (PRE-Prepaid)
2> I don't have family members with a credit card or even WILLING to spend that much money in one go...
3> I don't know any furs who would do that for me
And about On-site: nope! I don't walk with an thick envelope full of monnies in the town of berlin without the thought of getting ROBBED! :slap:
So yeah, EF: NU-UH! Won't gonna happen for me this year.
Vaulz:
--- Quote from: Quincy the Raccoon on 14.11.2016, 11:26:32 ---2> I don't have family members with a credit card or even WILLING to spend that much money in one go...
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Just for further clarification: The Credit card is NOT used for payment as clearly stated in the announcement. It is merely a method for verification and is not used to withdraw any amount of money. Whatever way you used to pay in the past years will most likely still be available.
Suicune:
But why verfication at all? oO
Vaulz:
--- Quote from: Suicune on 14.11.2016, 12:40:10 ---But why verfication at all? oO
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Instant online reservation without any form of identity verification? If that were to be done, anyone would be able to send out as many reservations as they like, without the need to verify that the reservations actually correspond to actual people. In that situation, it would only take one person with bad intentions to block out the entire reservation system, or at least a good part of it.
Zestence:
The announcement only mentions credit cards but I assume debit cards will work as usual? At least they've always taken my VISA electron.