I've spent the last three weeks trying to get paypal to work. D:

So when I first set it up, I tried to confirm instantly by using my online banking account, right? But it turns out that I don't HAVE online banking yet, so I had to creat an online account with my bank. To do that I had to call my bank's customer service and ask them to send me a PIN number. This took a week to get. Then, when I go back online to set up my account, I'm told I have the wrong PIN. I called CS again, and they said the computer created TWO PINS for me and only sent me the wrong one. So the dude I talked to said that'd be fixed in a couple days. IT WASN'T, WHADDA SURPRISE.

So I go into the bank, right? I actually had to physically GO TO THE BANK and talk to employees THERE to get this sorted out. Guess what? The reason I couldn't set up online banking is because THE BANK HAS HAD MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER WRONG FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEARS.

I was told my SS# would be changed in the system within two days. I tried to set up online banking AGAIN and it still wasn't right. I was on a conference call with my mom and a customer service rep for almost an hour trying to get this set up, and in the end we just gave up. Even the customer service people couldn't fix this.

Right, so, total time so far? 1 week, 6 days.

So, back to paypal. Apparently there's this other option where paypal can just send a couple small amounts of money to your bank account, and then three days later when your bank gets this money (and tells you) you enter the numbers into paypal, and your account can use your bank funds. I tried this. Was told that money was in my account by a customer service rep. Got the amounts. Called the bank to make sure of this and? I was told that the system showed no such transaction.

But I already knew the amounts, so being the quick-thinking gal that I am, I attempted to go to the page on paypal that would let me enter the amounts anyway. I was told by the site that now my bank DOESN'T EXIST. I had to call paypal's customer service and ask them to confirm that my bank was real. They fixed it up in a jiffy, yes they did.

INSERT FEELINGS OF RELIEF. "WOAH, THIS MIGHT WORK OUT OKAY."

NOT

So I had the info I needed. My bank account was supposedly hooked up to paypal. All that's left now was to transfer money from my bank account to my paypal account. EASY PEASY. After 2.5 weeks, I WAS THIS CLOSE to having they money I needed. I applied for a transfer. I was told that it would take 3 to 5 days.

On the fifth day, I still had no money. It was getting late, so I called customer service again. By this time, I had long strings of numbers and various command chains memorized. A rep told me that I'd either get my money wayyyy late that day, or possibly tomorrow EVEN THOUGH THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN LONGER THAN THE DATE I WAS TOLD. I checked back a few hours later to see that the transaction had FAILED. Apparently, the day after I'd applied for my money, my bank had changed its routing number without warning. Then it didn't tell me when it did. Then paypal and my bank waited together in the shadows until the verrrrrry last moment to tell me together in one short, hair-pulling email.

WHAT THE FUUUUUUU-- STOP BEING A DOUCHE CAPITALISM.







The reason this so important to me? I'm trying to buy a new bearded dragon. :C This is her: [link] Isn't she gorgeous? I've been in contact with the guy who's selling her the whole time, and I'm so thankful that he's so understanding. But this is ridiculous!

I'm just going to wire funds directly from my bank account to his paypal. Fuck the system. I can't take it anymore. I kind of hate paypal right now.