Re: [bitfolk] Direct Debit limits

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Author: Andy Smith
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Subject: Re: [bitfolk] Direct Debit limits

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Hi Adam,

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 03:37:25PM +0100, Adam Spiers wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:50:14AM +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
> > But to have something like:
> >
> >     Allow us to take:

> >
> >         - full payment
> >         - $cost + 500%
> >         - $cost + 100%
> >         - $cost + 50%
> >         - $cost

> >
> >     $per period by DD

> >
> > seems like it is getting a bit complicated from a user interface
> > point of view, and means that it will need spelling out why exactly
> > we might want to take more, still doesn't prevent needing to cancel
> > and re-auth if they upgrade a lot, and just feels like generally
> > forcing people to think about things they probably never wanted to
> > think about.
>
> I agree that's too complicated. But I also don't understand what
> advantage anything like that would bring.


Well, you did say that you'd like it limited to £100/month, but
other people may want other limits, so how do I know?

What if we just started with a limit of 10x the amount and in the
unlikely event that people ordered more than that then they would
have to cancel it and re-authorize?

Cheers,
Andy

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