Another Pathetic Display From Credit Card Companies
by Erik Folgate
Filed under Consumer News, Credit and Debt
( via The Consumerist )
This picture says it all. Credit card companies think so little of you, that they think they can lure you into applying for a credit card just to get a free two-liter of pepsi. They think all it takes to get you to sign up for their debt machine is to offer you something worth $1.29. Wow. I’m flattered.
If they were really smart, they’d start giving away a free roll of toilet paper. I think they’d get a better response. EVERYONE needs toilet paper. Some people don’t like soda or they’re trying to diet. Come on Mastercard and Visa, get with the program. Offer some Charmin!
Clearly this picture is from a Wal-Mart store where they’re offering their own card. Maybe the giveaway fits their clientele…
The sad thing is that some people probably actually signed up for the card just to say they got something “free”.
yeah, I know. that’s what saddens me.
Scott, I approved your comment, but I don’t think you should stereotype the type of “clientele” that shop at wal-mart. I shop at wal-mart, and I’m pretty sure that I don’t fit the clientele that you are referring to.
At least at Meijer, they give you a 12-pack of soda for applying for their store credit card. Wal-Mart are a bunch of cheapskates.