[ic] CC Expiry problems due to drop down

[Mike Heins]

Quoting Glenn McCalley (techlist at bnetmd.net):
> > Just wondering if this is happening to anyone else?
> >
> > We encrypt the CC number and process via our own terminal not a payment
> > gateway.
> >
> > It appears to be happening more frequently now (probably as we have more
> > orders) that the CC expiry dates are incorrect.
> >
> > I believe it is because the CC expiry date is a drop down list and users
> > try to move down the page on the checkout with either a wheel mouse or
> > down arrow and don't realize they are changing the date.
> >
> > I am going to change this to a non-drop down field in our sites as it is
> > becoming very un-professional having to call or e-mail people to get the
> > correct date.
> >

> Happens to us all the time with the state and shipping option drop-downs.
> Customers would call on the phone "I specified UPS Ground and your system
> changed it to Next Day Air what are you trying to do?"  We just did the
> online store for the Presidential Inauguration, meaning a -whole- lot of
> people who don't buy a lot of stuff online, and had several dozen complaints

If you put in the zip code database, available several places, you can
check zip against state and catch those.

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Mike Heins
Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting    http://www.perusion.com/
phone +1.765.647.1295  tollfree 800-949-1889 <mike at perusion.com>

p.s. sorry for lower case, injured hand

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