# Best Buy purchase shows up as 'In-home Golf' in my checking account **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 10, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184 "2015-06-10T18:17:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184/1 "2015-06-10T18:17:57Z")
I bought a couple of things from a local (NYC) best buy on Saturday. Later that night I saw a charge in my account from IN-HOME GOLF. At first I thought someone got a hold of my account information but the amount of $ and time of purchase were the same as the best buy receipt. Does anybody know why this happened? Is something up? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184/2 "2015-06-10T18:23:58Z")
most likely just an error in the credit card database system. Don’t think it’s anything to worry about but keep a close eye on your account just in case. You could dispute the charge if you want. If you dispute it you might get a refund if they cannot prove you were at that place. It’s possible other people had the same error and in that case they will likely not refund your cash. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184/3 "2015-06-10T19:24:14Z")
It’s [not just you](https://www.facebook.com/bestbuy/posts/10153286706337022). I am guessing that Visa just reassigned a merchant account number to New York Best Buy stores from a golf simulator company. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184/4 "2015-06-10T20:03:45Z")
Ah, good find! ---
**Author:** ![virtualact1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8edcca/32.png) [@virtualact1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/virtualact1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184/5 "2021-11-02T14:42:14Z")
Just went around and around with my bank regarding a charge that said in home golf. It was from Best Buy. Wasted several hours trying to figure this out. ---
**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184/6 "2021-11-03T01:58:19Z")
Best Buy and many other places now sell things from other sources. So you may get some odd names popping up, as the billing actually sources to them. I dealt with a place that actually warned me that the billing would have a totally different name. Then I forgot and wondered what the hell? ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184/7 "2021-11-03T07:27:35Z")
I have a local Taco Bell that when you pay with credit or debit card it will always come up online/statement that it’s “Southern Bells” which always confuses the bell out of me. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-purchase-shows-up-as-in-home-golf-in-my-checking-account/722184/8 "2021-11-03T11:47:39Z")
> [@Asuka](#): > > I have a local Taco Bell that when you pay with credit or debit card it will always come up online/statement that it’s “Southern Bells” which always confuses the bell out of me Since Taco Bell is a franchise, I’d guess that’s the name the owners of the local branch use?