The Joys of Having A Good Credit Rating
For a while, I was getting really sick of four or five credit card offers in the mail every day. I mean, I enjoy getting the mail -- there's a sense of wonder and excitement around it. Did anybody write me? Will I receive something unexpected? Maybe even just another $1-off coupon from that really kickass pizza place? I wonder if my magazine is coming today... probably just bills, to be neatly piled with the others on top of my microwave... what if my Mom sent me another cute little card to say hi, just because?
But no. It's usually just credit card offers.
So, rather than shredding them outright, I've begun to actually open these things, and I've noticed that if you don't just throw them away, you can get a lot of neat-o swag in your randomly solicited pre-approvals. I suppose "neat-o" isn't perhaps the best word -- it's not like they're sending you anything that's going to change your life or suddenly tie your entire living room decorating scheme together, but they're fun little gifts that, when you've had a lousy day, can help brighten it a bit.
It's mostly magnet. Capital One and American Express always send flat little magnets, in the shape of a credit card of course, that are excellent for clasping photographs and meatloaf recipes to your refrigerator. Discover sends you... well, I'm not sure what it's supposed to be. It too is in the standard rectangular shape of a credit card, but it's a harder piece of plastic, and it's sort of a clearish-blue color. In any case, they make excellent bookmarks.
These are the things that go through my mind on a lousy day like today.
For a while, I was getting really sick of four or five credit card offers in the mail every day. I mean, I enjoy getting the mail -- there's a sense of wonder and excitement around it. Did anybody write me? Will I receive something unexpected? Maybe even just another $1-off coupon from that really kickass pizza place? I wonder if my magazine is coming today... probably just bills, to be neatly piled with the others on top of my microwave... what if my Mom sent me another cute little card to say hi, just because?
But no. It's usually just credit card offers.
So, rather than shredding them outright, I've begun to actually open these things, and I've noticed that if you don't just throw them away, you can get a lot of neat-o swag in your randomly solicited pre-approvals. I suppose "neat-o" isn't perhaps the best word -- it's not like they're sending you anything that's going to change your life or suddenly tie your entire living room decorating scheme together, but they're fun little gifts that, when you've had a lousy day, can help brighten it a bit.
It's mostly magnet. Capital One and American Express always send flat little magnets, in the shape of a credit card of course, that are excellent for clasping photographs and meatloaf recipes to your refrigerator. Discover sends you... well, I'm not sure what it's supposed to be. It too is in the standard rectangular shape of a credit card, but it's a harder piece of plastic, and it's sort of a clearish-blue color. In any case, they make excellent bookmarks.
These are the things that go through my mind on a lousy day like today.
I have to admit that I have some of these credit card magnets representing on my fridge, specifically AMEX and Discover.
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