Mastercard banning cigar and cigar accessory purchases

Rod · Dec 17, 2008

I heard that Mastercard is blocking any and all cigar and/or cigar accessory purchases. Does anyone have any concrete info on this?

Edit to add:

I guess it's true. What a sad society we live in...

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005...mastercard.html

HapaLee · Dec 17, 2008

Have you checked the date of the article Rod? :whistling:

MadMonk · Dec 17, 2008

Rod,
Straight from my overtaxed memory: A while back, Lew Rothman stated that this would be happening. I can't remember why, but it seems he gave some reason(s). In the same bit, he mentioned that JR would have some type of consumer card, so folks could continue to buy from JR. I'm searching the JR site right now, to see if there is anything related to this subject.

-Dan

edit to add: This was in the past year or two.

grateful1 · Dec 17, 2008

Search is your friend! <---linky

ggiese · Dec 17, 2008

Rod said:
I heard that Mastercard is blocking any and all cigar and/or cigar accessory purchases. Does anyone have any concrete info on this?

Edit to add:

I guess it's true. What a sad society we live in...

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005...mastercard.html

Interesting article...

I wonder if Eliot Spitzer use his masterCard to pay for... Well.... You know... :love:

Rob_k · Dec 18, 2008

Some more crap from the smoking Nazi's, why on earth would M/C care what was purchased, they are getting paid.
Rob

tsmckenney · Dec 18, 2008

Rob_k said:
Some more crap from the smoking Nazi's, why on earth would M/C care what was purchased, they are getting paid.
Rob

Historically, this is the problem with the ultra-rich. One morning they wake up and after tripping over a bale of 100's, they decide to become known as philanthropists.

Mastercard banning cigar and cigar accessory purchases

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Rob_k

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