heh ... I recently had a long discussion with someone I was preparing a blast email for - she was saying she wanted things to appear in a specific way, in a specific place, using what she saw on her screen as the model. I tried to explain that unless the recipient had exactly the same system with the exact settings chances were they'd see it differently and that I was trying to set it up to be acceptable for everyone.

yeah, that went over well

And it makes sense that if you travel on the card and then spend money at your destination, then they know.

But would they know where you're going? My flights just show up as SOUTHWEST on my statement. I bought my flight for San Diego next month months ago, but Chase doesn't know where and when I'll be in July.

I tried to explain that unless the recipient had exactly the same system with the exact settings chances were they'd see it differently and that I was trying to set it up to be acceptable for everyone.

Try explaining that about HTML 12 years ago. Then, in my absence, my boss went with an all Flash site and blew up at me when I explained the site wasn't bookmarkable or searchable. Oh, the joys of working at a technology company run by technophobes.

My flights just show up as SOUTHWEST on my statement. I bought my flight for San Diego next month months ago, but Chase doesn't know where and when I'll be in July.

The example in the article Tom linked to seemed to know. I'm not sure if the company has more information than they put on your statement.

Try explaining that about HTML 12 years ago. Then, in my absence, my boss went with an all Flash site and blew up at me when I explained the site wasn't bookmarkable or searchable.

Oh dear.

This is probably silly, but when I'm in the airport, I buy a bottle of water with the card I'm going to be using on the trip. That way the company can see where I went.

I am so not off the grid.

Japan knocked out Denmark.

DH got a call about one of his credit cards last year. They were worried because it had been used to buy stuff in Ireland. Where they were ringing him. Where he'd lived and been using the card for 2 years.

Okay. I've got shit to do, and if I don't get off my lazy butt and do it, I'll be up all night. Here I go.

The funny thing was that she was so excited about having done it-- I mentioned to her that if she had track changes on and deleted the item, it would appear in blue or red or whatever, with the strikethough, and then I could accept or delete the change. Then I demonstrated.

Then she happily said- "No, I went up to format and kit strikethrought!" I wanted you to be able to see them!"

And then I said "Nevermind"

And she explained her method to me again, and I just said "OK, that's helpful! Thank you!"