I'll just ring up your credit

Well pikey, my department store gave me a Mastercard. My bank gave me a credit card. My cable company gave me a card for free movies at the cinema on Tuesdays, at least that one is nice, only the movies they play there suck. I'll have to get back to you, I need to think of some more.

Everyone has their fingers in many pies these days,look at the supermarket giants,they do it all,telephone,credit cards insurance,household and car and buildings.you name it thet do it.I popped into my bank and the cashier took my cheque to pay in ,then she said to me,theres a credit card here waiting for you Mrs Ruby..lol i laughed at her and said well I havent ordered one!!to which she replied ..Well its here waiting for you!!I just thought OMG.But my internet provider has offered me a credit card too!!and there have been numerous offers of help via credit flooding through the door..I just pop them all in the file marked ..BIN..you are right,we will usse what we want to use,and no matter how they hound us we will not give in...we will fight them on the beaches..now thats a bit much Ruby...but they talk about wasting paper,and becoming paper free,well lol I could wall paper a room with the junk mail that I get in a week!

Might be just another way to get you by the short hairs and make you spend even more money. I feel that half the cards out their roating around is needed. Some people use these cards as something to help with their credit rate. I for one do not deal with any credit cards at all because then I might get shop happy then my husband get shot happy..lol So I leave temptation alone in that area and only pay with money or if online through paypal. Which even Paypal has a credit card now..What is next a credit card to get eye,dental and gyn visits covered.

Hi p1ke-you are so funny its true all these credit cards are also with the post office on the net its ridiculous-where they all come from I have no idea I just stick with what I have any refuse any other people who try to get me to do get cards lottery etc from them even airmiles are no good it takes years (in my case) to collect them to go anywhere-southern electric do argos vouchers edf electric do nectar points-it goes on and on It would be nice if for once they offered us something free eg bills rather than all these things that either get us into debt or a bribe to join them bright blessings littleowl

Ive given this some more thought and it seems a little irresponsible,if the banks are still handing ot credit cards by the hundred then how does that help with the people who are already in debt up to their limit?I thought naively maybe that cerit on the whole was supposed to be tightened up,and not so readily available.But maybe this is just small talk!When you think of the average bills that a household has,and thats on e that doesnt have any children,the utility bills ,the community charge,any outstanding mortgage payments,car maintenance,there are a lot more besides,and all of those bills are to come from what is brought into the house by the wage earner,well its quite clear why people are struggling!But for those who have young families it must be a complete and utter nightmare!

I too was offered a credit card. I guess the companies have noticed how much more they can make from interest on a card. Shame actually.

I once heard of a free-telephone company, or something like that (no, not ree I'm sure u somehing along that line, for people with bad credit) here in Ontario Canada that would have also given a credit card to all their customers. No credit check, etc. I have't seen his commerial in a long time, and had forgotten aou it completely, until this discussion came up. I haven't seen it in a while, because I don't have a V. Oh well, I'm sure there was a time when telephone, internet, and cabale all in one place sounded like a foreig concept. Not anymore!!!

I think the Credit industry has gotten so lucrative that companies are falling all over themselves to jump onto that band wagon. So easy to fall into that credit trap for the average Joe and Joan, that it is no wonder that companies see the allure along with the scam in the situation.