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Re: Stupid commercials on TV (REPLY!)
Posted By: Dave, on host 130.11.71.204
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998, at 12:34:57
In Reply To: Re: Stupid commercials on TV (REPLY!) posted by Patrick Riley on Monday, November 23, 1998, at 20:03:21:

> My most hated commericals are those for the
>American Express Card. They always stress how
>there is no "revolving debt" because you pay it
>off every month. What they don't tell you that
>if you pay off your Visa or MC off every month,
>you don't have any revolving debt either. With a
>credit card, if you do not pay off your bill, you
>get charged interest. With an AmEx, I think they
>send out a couple of goons to break kneecaps.

No, they just charge you insane late fees. I have an AMEX card. It's not worth the annual fee for the priviledge of paying my bills on time.