Comments on: Don't let those credit card commercials fool you

By: John Hunter

John Hunter — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:38:46 +0000

I believe credit cards are useful. As long as you don’t use them improperly (for credit for example, or to buy stuff you don’t really want…) they are a benefit not a problem. Many people get themselves in trouble but plenty of people do not. The commercials are foolish (aren’t most). And the tactics of the credit card companies in general are very poor. Basically you should assume they will try to rip you off if they can figure out a way to fool you. But as long as you act sensibly you can use credit cards with no problem.

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By: glblguy

glblguy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:28:33 +0000

Almost ;-) Thanks for dropping by!

By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:59:22 +0000

Those credit card commercials know how to manipulate people, that’s for sure. It almost justifies people playing the “credit card games.”

By: glblguy

glblguy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:20:23 +0000

Hi Shawn. Thanks for the comment…I can’t wait for that day to come in my life. FREEDOM!

By: Roshawn @ Watson Inc

Roshawn @ Watson Inc — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:26:28 +0000

I agree with previous commentators and the post. It is amazing how ingrained credit cards have become in our society. The day that I paid off all of my credit cards was one of the liberating days of my life.

By: glblguy

glblguy — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:13:23 +0000

@Mrs. Micah – Having run a register for a large part of my time in high school and college, taking cash is as quick and easy as a credit card. Debit cards are even faster as you don’t have to have a receipt printed and signed.

No Visa???? *gasp* The library just isn’t cool…

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:45:16 +0000

They certainly try to make you ashamed of using anything other than a credit card (well, the Visa ones). I’ve started ringing up people with cash (for fines and the like) at the library and I’ve discovered something miraculous. Even a n00b like me who’s only been on the register for 2 days can process it pretty quickly. Much faster than some systems which use dial-up and thus have a longer wait time for credit.

And the library doesn’t take Visa. So there.