Amethyst
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Well, I am flummoxed.
While in Venice recently on a tour, we stopped at a small glass shop a few steps off the main tourist area. I admired a mosaic mirror, and asked the proprietor if they could create a larger version and ship it to me in the U.S. He readily agreed. He took a deposit, in Euros of course, on my Master Card which does not charge a foreign transaction fee.
They've emailed photos of the finished mirror, but now they say they can't accept my Master Card unless I am actually in their shop. They have emailed me instructions (in Italian) for "a draft on your bank." I don't understand the instructions, I'm sure my credit union won't understand them, and even if they do, I am liable for a big foreign transaction charge.
How should I handle this? I really want the mirror; it's gorgeous.
While in Venice recently on a tour, we stopped at a small glass shop a few steps off the main tourist area. I admired a mosaic mirror, and asked the proprietor if they could create a larger version and ship it to me in the U.S. He readily agreed. He took a deposit, in Euros of course, on my Master Card which does not charge a foreign transaction fee.
They've emailed photos of the finished mirror, but now they say they can't accept my Master Card unless I am actually in their shop. They have emailed me instructions (in Italian) for "a draft on your bank." I don't understand the instructions, I'm sure my credit union won't understand them, and even if they do, I am liable for a big foreign transaction charge.
How should I handle this? I really want the mirror; it's gorgeous.