Results: Payment Confirmation/Reference Codes

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marilynh

02/01/2026

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Money
1.
1.
When making a payment with a credit card, do you request a confirmation code if one is not given?
Yes
31%
531 votes
No
39%
661 votes
Don't want one
5%
87 votes
Not Applicable
25%
421 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
24%
401 votes
No
28%
476 votes
Don't want one
8%
133 votes
Not Applicable
41%
690 votes
3.
3.
Don't you wish companies would take this into account when assigning confirmation codes?
Yes
41%
703 votes
No
10%
168 votes
Don't want one
8%
129 votes
Not Applicable
41%
700 votes

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