Also, not sure exactly what happened with the Macy's card payment, but when I was using my Macy's card and I went to make a payment they incorrectly applied it to my Macy's Visa and not my Macy's store card (both accounts use the same account number, just have to specify if it's a store card you are making the payment on or the Visa portion) anyway I was able to catch my mistake before I went late, I'm just thinking that perhaps your situation is similar and if so if you ask Macy's via a goodwill letter they might reverse that late payment.
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