ita, the only thing I have to add is that cash-back doesn't help much if you don't use the card too often. Discover was my primary card back when it was strictly cash-back, and only once was the reward more than enough for lunch for 2 at a decent deli.
Looks like civilization finally caught up with us.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Fred Pete - Mar 23, 2005 7:38:01 am PST #9678 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
sarameg - Mar 23, 2005 7:41:17 am PST #9679 of 10002
Can we talk about cats?
I'm waiting for the vet to call me with results of a needle biopsy.
rolls eyes
It's raining madly here. The falls are quite high and the waterfall is back and all churny.
I need to get Citibank to add the rewards stuff to my card. I keep getting offers, but I am sooo lazy. I also need to have another photo submitted to put on it. The current picture is from when I was barely 20.
Kathy A - Mar 23, 2005 7:41:39 am PST #9680 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I came into work today to see a very pretty vase with very pretty spring flowers in it from my mother--thanks, Mom, and I'm sorry I kept you awake into the wee hours of the morning 39 years ago. She also sent me a pretty card with a guilt-trip letter due to some issues we've been having, so that mitigates the pretty a bit.
Now, I'm feeling ancient, and desperately need to dye the grey hairs on my head before Easter.
Happy Birthday, Raquel! And congrats on the new arrival!
Oh, and shrift's boss sucks in the worst of ways.
That is all.
Edain - Mar 23, 2005 7:43:08 am PST #9681 of 10002
"Being hungover is like winning the lottery, except they pay you in regret!" - T-Rex
I've found with most of the rewards programs, if you work out the value of the points you're accumulating, it comes to be worth about the same as the money you'd get back with the average cashback program, and with the rewards programs you're limited in what you can spend them on.
Sue - Mar 23, 2005 7:43:26 am PST #9682 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Kathy, is it your birthday?
Scrappy - Mar 23, 2005 7:44:05 am PST #9683 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Happy Kathy day!
§ ita § - Mar 23, 2005 7:44:26 am PST #9684 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I want a card on which I'll put any large amounts and pay off that month. My low APR card does not have to be the same one as the rewards. In fact, the one I'll probably never let go is the one that intermittently offers 0% APR on balance transfers. I never buy anything on it, since the purchase APR is insanely high, but it's a nice place to tuck balances for a couple months.
I like the idea of Value Miles -- tempting, tempting.
Kristen - Mar 23, 2005 7:44:34 am PST #9685 of 10002
We're having odd internet issues here at work. We can't get on IM, can't send emails, can't access any websites...other than this one.
That's fate's way of telling me I'm not supposed to work today, right?
Katie M - Mar 23, 2005 7:44:55 am PST #9686 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Happy birthday, Raquel!
Discover doesn't actually send you the rewards anymore--they tell you "you've earned this much!" and then you have to actively redeem it. Which I... haven't done for a few years, come to think of it. I should go do that.
Kathy A - Mar 23, 2005 7:45:10 am PST #9687 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yep, the big 3-9. Almost as bad as the 29th for me, but not quite.