Results: Payment Confirmation/Reference Codes

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marilynh

02/01/2026

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1.
1.
When making a payment with a credit card, do you request a confirmation code if one is not given?
Yes
29%
161 votes
No
40%
220 votes
Don't want one
6%
33 votes
Not Applicable
25%
141 votes
2.
2.
When a confirmation code is given, do you sometimes receive one that isn't verbal but is on your computer or phone with the same number repeated in succession (R262222226FP2HX) making it hard to keep tract of how many "2" there are in the example given in order for you to write it down on the bill you're paying for your records?
Yes
23%
129 votes
No
27%
148 votes
Don't want one
8%
45 votes
Not Applicable
42%
233 votes
3.
3.
Don't you wish companies would take this into account when assigning confirmation codes?
Yes
38%
212 votes
No
9%
50 votes
Don't want one
9%
51 votes
Not Applicable
44%
242 votes

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