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RockAuto, LLC is a family owned auto parts business. RockAuto has been serving do-it-yourself & professional automotive parts customers via RockAuto.com since 1999.
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RockAuto.com
6418 Normandy Ln #100, Madison, WI 53719, USA
(608) 661-1376

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credit card issues

Had I not already invested more than two hours TRYING to place an online order and pay with a credit card - I would give my business to another company. After entering my credit card information, a window appeared asking for my VISA verification information and stating that if there was a problem, to contact the issuing bank.

Predictably, there was a problem - what stupid thing is this? So I have to interrupt my order (and reduced it to just ONE item because it's just not a good, efficient procedure) and call Capital One. After two attempts, I learn that VISA verification has not been used for a long time because of chip technology. I tried to explain this to your customer service guy, but he could only repeat one or two non-sensical statements and may have possibly been a robot. So on the advice of Capital One, I used my credit card vis-a-vis PAYPAL, and that involved the whole open an account process.

The entire experience was a nightmare. Your customer service person was inept and your website is not up-to-date as regards using credit or debit cards. Big ol' waste of time and no customer loyalty here. Also, I do not appreciate businesses that hide behind layers and layers of call screening devices. What's so wrong with talking to the people you take money from?

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We are sorry if our representative was less than professional. Our Help page (http://www.rockauto.com/help/?page=1) explains how to place an order, as well as information about Verified by Visa to provide immediate solutions 24/7, without the need for waiting on hold. All of the information we have is shown on our site and self-service helps keep our prices low for everyone! Chip technology is only used when the credit card itself is present in a transaction. When cardholders make purchases through the Internet, they provide their credit card account information to the merchant manually and a smart chip does nothing to directly enhance the security of this transaction. Verified By Visa was created by Visa to prevent eCommerce fraud. If we don't use it they charge us more, so we enrolled in the service. Visa and the customer's bank decide which cards are required to use this verification, and all authentication is done through their website. We offer several other payment methods if this customer's bank requires Verified By Visa and he does not want to use it.

RockAuto.com commented on 02/07/2017