card is a great idea. And it will allow you, Brian, some freedom in purchasing off the net. I buy many things... books, garden equipment, vitamins/minerals, and other odd things at times. But I have not done Ebay yet. And I do not have PayPal.

Our debit card came from our bank unrequested years ago. It comes off our checking acct...and is also a charge when used without the pin #.
Because I was so paranoid when it came, we started saving every receipt we get, even cash ones. My husband keeps them in a box clipped together by month. This was my way of having a sense of control, even tho the bank said we would not be held accountable for a theft of the number. Keeping the receipts has been very useful to us now, as we claim State income tax credit with them, and I have used them for price matching offers, and refunds of stuff that turns out defective after a short time. So we have actually made money keeping them so carefully. In all this time I have never had an issue.

So I hope you will be able to avail yourself of iherb. I was just there today in the wee hours getting some l-tryptophan. I see they have made the site easier to use, and the shipping is discounted and very low now. I only paid $1.52 for shipping. That is very new to me!