Confirmation Numbers are Stupid
I can appreciate the value of a confirmation number as pertains to identifying a pending transaction. However, I do not understand why anyone would want or need a confirmation number for a transaction that has already taken place and for which a documented record of said transaction is readily available.
Asking for a confirmation number in a situation like this is akin to asking UPS for a tracking number after the package has been delivered to your doorstep. You have the package. You can see it, hold it, verify its existence and the fact that it has been delivered. A tracking number is utterly irrelevant at this point. You can rely on the ACTUAL confirmation of the package being in your possession.
Despite this, I am constantly asked to provide confirm numbers for completed transactions even after I explain where ACTUAL confirmation can be found.
People are idiots.
Asking for a confirmation number in a situation like this is akin to asking UPS for a tracking number after the package has been delivered to your doorstep. You have the package. You can see it, hold it, verify its existence and the fact that it has been delivered. A tracking number is utterly irrelevant at this point. You can rely on the ACTUAL confirmation of the package being in your possession.
Despite this, I am constantly asked to provide confirm numbers for completed transactions even after I explain where ACTUAL confirmation can be found.
People are idiots.