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 Pay
with Any Credit Card You
Like!
For your convenience, we
accept all major credit
cards such as MasterCard,
Visa, Discover and American
Express. through "Google
Checkout" and "PayPal" checkout
methods. Both are secure
and easy to use with our
smooth and short checkout.
Added Security for
Credit Cards
For added security, you
will asked to choose one
of the following during
the check out process along
with the request to provide
the 3 or 4 digit security
code as guided in the image
above. We offer over 8 easy
to use, convenient and secure
payment options to choose
from. Pick your choice.
Your credit cards, or popular
PayPal service or also Bank
or Certified Checks or Money
Order. Our online store
uses secure infrastructure
so that you payments are
processed through a reliable
and secure gateway. Also,
we have attempted to offer
you intuitive information
about these options during
the check-out process. We
hope you will find your
check out experience easy
and enjoyable.
Paying Online by
a Credit Card
You can enter your entire
credit card number safely
via our secure server, which
encrypts all submitted information.
To provide you with an additional
layer of security, all credit
card numbers provided are
stored on a computer that's
not connected to the Internet.
After you enter your complete
credit card number, it is
transferred to this secure
machine across a one-way
interface. This computer
is not accessible by network
or modem, and the number
is not stored anywhere else.
Completing Your
Credit Card Payment Authorization
Know that a credit card
payment is not complete
UNTIL a credit card processor
completes the authorization
of your payment. The various
security checks during this
authorization must pass
and it can sometimes take
- although uncommon - a
day or two to complete these
checks. Your order can only
be shipped after this authorization
is completed successfully.
It's not uncommon for a
request for credit card
authorization to fail once
or twice before the card
is finally authorized. We'll
send you an e-mail if we
experience difficulties
in authorizing your credit
card.
Early Beginnings
of Credit Cards
As far back as the late
1800s, consumers and merchants
exchanged goods through
the concept of credit, using
credit coins and charge
plates as currency. It wasn't
until about half a century
ago that plastic payments
as we know them today became
a way of life. In
the early 1900s, oil companies
and department stories issued
their own proprietary cards,
according to Stan Sienkiewicz,
in a paper for the Philadelphia
Federal Reserve entitled
"Credit Cards and Payment
Efficiency." Such cards
were accepted only at the
business that issued the
card and in limited locations.
While modern credit cards
are mainly used for convenience,
these predecessor cards
were developed as a means
of creating customer loyalty
and improving customer service.
The first bank card, named
"Charg-It," was introduced
in 1946 by John Biggins,
a banker in Brooklyn, according
to MasterCard. When a customer
used it for a purchase,
the bill was forwarded to
Biggins' bank. The bank
reimbursed the merchant
and obtained payment from
the customer. The Diners
Club Card was the next step
in credit cards.
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