# Dear PayPal, take BillMeLater and shove it **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 8, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336 "2011-07-08T17:53:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336/1 "2011-07-08T17:53:24Z")
Every single time I log into PayPal (which I have to do CONSTANTLY because it has an insanely short time-out) I have to click past their moronic ads for BillMeLater. Hey assholes, I use PayPal because I don’t want to have anything to do with racking up credit card debt. I will never, ever use BillMeLater and want to never see the ads again. The whole purpose of PayPal was to be an alternative to credit cards. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336/2 "2011-07-08T18:31:56Z")
Tell ya what. Any time you want to complete a PayPal transaction, just PM me with all of your relevant information. Five bucks a pop, and you’ll never have to deal with them again. And I’ll have it all on my card instead of yours. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336/3 "2011-07-08T19:12:14Z")
I also don’t need weekly emails urging me to use BillMeLater, or reminding me about all the services that PayPal provides. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336/4 "2011-07-08T19:25:56Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > I also don’t need weekly emails urging me to use BillMeLater, or reminding me about all the services that PayPal provides. That too. One of the best things about PayPal is that I don’t spend any money I don’t have in the account. And some scumbag there has decided that I really _need_ to be in debt like the rest of the USA. I want an options panel where I could: Opt out of seeing any fucking BillMeLater ads. Control the time-out. I’m the only one who ever touches my computer, damn it! If they want to make my life on PayPal better, they could offer me a default of seeing payments I’ve received for things I have not yet shipped, rather than the seven days default that shows everything. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336/5 "2011-07-08T20:04:10Z")
In my case the only reason I even have a PayPal account is because a few years ago I decided to sell some stuff on eBay and the best way to handle payments was through PayPal (I understand that now it’s practically the only way). I have a minimal balance (under $5) and transfer money into it on those few occasions I need to use it. Given a choice I use a credit card for all my online purchases rather than having to deal with PayPal. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336/6 "2011-07-10T03:33:51Z")
Just ran into this problem today. I hate fucking paypal, but ebay is making a fortune off of this service, so it will continue to be in your face. Most buyers take paypal, and many exclusively, so there isn’t much avoiding it. I especially like it when they tell me I can give them access to my checking account. Yeah, that’ll be the day. I’d never give that information out to a company that I have zero trust in. So, fuck you too for not getting the hint that I don’t want to hook my account into my bank account. Or the BillMeLater shit.