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How to change default payment source from Bill Me ...

by MrRoger in Bill Me Later (Archive)
‎Sep-20-2010 01:33 PM
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All I want to do is change the default billing option from Bill Me Later back to Paypal.    It's unbelievable how freakin' DIFFICULT IT IS to find an answer to this simple question.  NO INFORMATION or OPTIONAL CHOICES on the Bill Me Later account page, and the Bill Me Later section in the Financial Information part of PayPal Profile led to a page with zero options (there were no options to click “account preferences” or “checkout preference” as listed elsewhere on this forum.    I signed up for a Bill Me Later promotion but I did not realize at the time that ALL subsequent transactions would bill to Bill Me Later, rather than Paypal.  It's amazingly stupid how difficult it has been to simply change it back.    Any help is appreciated.       ... View more

Re: bill me later option

by MrRoger in Bill Me Later (Archive)
‎Sep-20-2010 01:28 PM
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Amanda,   I found your post after searching through tons of Paypal profile links and forum threads in my effort to change my default payment source so that it is Paypal - and NOT Bill Me Later.    I followed your instructions by doing the following:   - Went to my PayPal Profile page - Clicked on Bill Me Later under  Financial Information     But after that, there was NO option to click “account preferences” or “checkout preference”. Nothing. Nada.  No links like that of any kind on my Paypal Bill Me Later page.    Clearly both Paypal and Bill Me Later have made this simply change an NEEDLESSLY DIFFICULT effort.    Case in point - I asked Bill Me Later how to make Paypal my default options and they said the best way was to try making the change during my next Paypal purchase.  WHAT??  They were unable to take care of this on the phone, and there wa no link.  Absurd!!   Then I go to my Paypal account and look over just about EVERY PAGE.  It certainly wasn't easily or readily available info because I CERTAINLY couldn't find anything about it.  Moreover, the Bill Me Later FAQs listing absolutely NOTHING about this.    For all of us out there who signed up to a Bill Me Later promo and simply did not understand that EVERY PURCHASE made via Paypal would be made by Bill Me Later, there is simply NO EASY, HELPFUL, READILY AVAILABLE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PAYPAL OR BILL ME LATER WHICH TELLS US HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT PAYMENT SOURCE FROM BILL ME LATER BACK TO PAYPAL.    Worse, when people like me go through all this effort to find answers, we come to a post like yours that doesn't even work.    It's UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE.      As of now, I have gone through the hassling steps of sending an email via the Paypal "Contact Us" page to see if I can finally get some answers.  Just rediculous.    Roger   ... View more
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