You can pay me with a check or credit card, but I prefer cash. Learn more about payment systems on this episode. Slow dialog: 1:33 Explanations: 4:06 Fast dialog: 18:28
Petra: Damn! That didn’t work either.
Ken: What are you doing?
Petra: I’m trying to pay for a new service I ordered, but the website won’t accept my credit card as payment. I even tried my debit card, but it’s been rejected, too.
Ken: Why don’t you just write a check and mail it in?
Petra: I don’t have any checks. In this day and age, I should be able to use one of the many electronic funds transfer options.
Ken: What are going to do now?
Petra: I might try sending a wire, but my bank charges a large fee for wires.
Ken: How about signing up for direct deposit?
Petra: If this were an ongoing service I would, but this is a one-time thing. Do you think I could try your credit card?
Ken: I don’t know about that…
Petra: All right, if you feel funny about doing that, then could you buy me a gift card for
