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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:19 AM Original message |
A Crazy Tale of Two Credit Card Companies..... |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. American business is always about short-term greed. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Like I said |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Was it Lenin who said of the capitalists |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
2. Raising the rates should be illegal especially on past debt. eom. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. It would be if the companies didn't disclose that possibility when someone applies |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. And MORE especially... |
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Somawas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. Credit card companies are scum. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. and that's their image... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
6. From a marketing standpoint, you're right, but that's not the biggest |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Yes, they will crash |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
8. your story reminded me of this |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. American Express Is Giving Me A Run Around - They Are Unscrupulous..... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I just got one of their cards and they are driving me nuts too |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Uhm ...it's called a billing cycle. You can't pay what isn't due yet. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. My MasterCard and Discover don't work that way |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Of course you can pay anything anytime but it doesn't count as a billing cycle payment. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I should have been clearer |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. Which company is credit card B. |
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jkilvik (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. Company A purchases Company B |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. that added to my debt woes - I couldn't play cards against each other when they merged. nt |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. People need to start reading the fine print on these CC agreements, however small the font they use. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. yep, be aware of the terms AND that they can pretty much change them at will. nt |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. Why don't you, your partner, and the millions of other credit card users try this novel idea |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. My credit card doubled my interest rates because I "wasn't paying down my debt fast enough" |
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