Another Pathetic Display From Credit Card Companies
21 Jan
Posted by author as 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!
4 Responses
Scott
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
1Clearly this picture is from a Wal-Mart store where they’re offering their own card. Maybe the giveaway fits their clientele…
SingleGuyMoney
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
2The sad thing is that some people probably actually signed up for the card just to say they got something “free”.
author
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
3yeah, 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.
eddy
January 24th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
4At 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.
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