How to Shop With a Visa Card
Visa credit cards are accepted by vendors throughout the world. With your Visa card, you can utilize different ways to shop with the card. These ways include online, in person, mail order, and by phone. These different ways may require different authorization techniques to verify your identity. This is essential to ensure the right person is using the Visa card. Most vendors display the Visa emblem in their shops and on their websites to notify customers that they accept the card.
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Instructions
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Online
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Visit the shopping website where you plan to make the purchase. Add the items to your online shopping cart. Select the site's checkout button.
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Enter your shipping and billing information. Enter the Visa card number and the month and year of the card's expiration date. Some sites may require that the billing address matches the address of the one issued with the Visa card. Other sites may require the card verification value (CVV) number. This value is typically three or four digits and is usually found on the back of the Visa card.
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Use the website's "process" or "confirm order" button to finalize online shopping with the Visa card.
In Person
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Bring your shopping items to the store's checkout counter. Present your Visa card to the store clerk so he or she can swipe the card.
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Verify the order total.
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Sign for your purchase. If this is a Visa debit card, you may be prompted to enter your personal identification number to finalize the order.
Mail Order
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Fill in the mail-order form with the items you are purchasing. Add your shipping and billing information.
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Enter your credit card number, its expiration date and, if asked, its CVV number.
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Sign the mail-order form and mail the completed form to the vendor.
Phone
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Call the vendor from which you want to buy. Give the vendor the item numbers that you wish to purchase.
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Give your customer number, credit card number, card expiration date, billing information and shipping information. You may be asked for the CVV number.
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Write down the order-confirmation number.
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