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From: lincoln@eosp1.UUCP (Dick Lincoln)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Shipping Credit Card Mail Orders to Alternate Addresses
Message-ID: <689@eosp1.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Mar-84 10:06:00 EST
Article-I.D.: eosp1.689
Posted: Wed Mar 14 10:06:00 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 15-Mar-84 00:56:14 EST
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Organization: Exxon Office Systems, Princeton, NJ
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>> I recently used my credit card to order some HiFi equipment for a
>> friend. In order to avoid the trouble of lugging the equipment over
>> to his place I tried to have the Mail order store ship it direct to
>> my friend's address.

>> This apparently is not possible. The merchandise has to be shipped
>> to the registered address of the card holder and no other. In fact
>> it has to be the billing address. However, I do get the feeling that
>> if a thug (person with questionable morals) and a business connive,
>> it would perhaps be possible to charge goods illegally.

               >> Indra K. Singhal

This is definitely NOT a VISA requirement.  I recently ordered and
received a phone ordered, VISA charged shipment from the Carvin
Corporation, a manufacturer of sound equipment and instruments, that
was sent to an alternate address, with the full knowledge and
cooperation of Carvin.  They dutifully recorded BOTH my home
and desired shipping addresses, and kept them straight.