Happened today again. They (Finishline) canceled my order (after 5 friggin' days!) because i used a German credit card, so they couldn't "check" if it was a legit use of said card. That's in, checking if the stated billing address is the same as the billing address for the card. Of course it was not, because www.finishline.com doesn't allow entering non-US addresses. Obviously, using three- or four-digit card verification number only is not common in US of A., as it is for almost all over Europe.

PayPal is not an option too, because they ship only to PayPal-verified addresses according to their customer service. Try to add any US-based address to an German-based PayPal-account even if they could mail or call you at said address... not possible.

Man, i friggin' hate all this crap. It took me one and a half hour (or my complete lunch break) and 22 miles to drive to a store and back. Let the guys there order my shoes, paid with the same card that was rejected by same company's online store, could choose between shipping to my (of course previously rejected online) office address here, and the store itself for pickup. Choose the latter. Gave them my email (same as for the online order), got the receipt, walked out, they did not even wanted to see any ID / proof of being the legit card holder.

It cost me additional $26 for expedited / express shipping too, because i already lost 5 days now caused by the *****s in Authorization department, (and i'm leaving this Sunday) to still being able to pick up everything in time.

Man, quite often now i hate the restrictiveness of the US... shopping here is too often way too complicated / restricted.

/ bigmotherfriggin'rantofyeroldeUSandtheirincompeten cyinretail