> so I'm going to try to be shorter this time (no promises on whether I'll succeed):

I'm guessing not ;-)

Thanks for taking the time to write a reply. I don't usually make posts complaining about people's posts for the same reason - as you said, it makes one look like a bit of a dick - but yesterday I read a number of consecutive posts that didn't really do much but add to the general level of negativity. I appreciate the same accusation applies to my post too ;-)

I completely agree re credit cards being more useful globally than iDEAL. Although I live in hope that, one day, something slightly more secure will be the norm instead.

Cheers,

Mike