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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:38 PM Original message |
I got offered a credit card at Target today.... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. They're looking for ways to make more money. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. They offer them every single time. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thats SOP for several years at Target |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. I love my Home Despot card no interest for a year..my pay as I go project card. |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. We do the same with Best Buy. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Seek mental health assistance immediately. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Mmmmmmm...No..... |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. "Folks like me" decline the offer. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. Take the discount then cancel the card if you get it. imho nt |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Practically every store I go into begs me to take one of their cards. |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. My mom works Kohl's as a second job evenings/weekends, and all their staff are |
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WCIL (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
47. This is true |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. You'll be sorry. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Send Away!!!! |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Believe it or not... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yo!! We were looking for those!!!!!! |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. roger that, |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Thanks - the coast promises to be absolutely spectacular at that point...... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Think about me as you speed past one of my favorite spots near Jenner, Bodega Bay: "Goat Rock" |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. How did you know about my thing for goats???? |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. I worked there one Xmas season and one of the managers |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. they ask at every store i go if i want to apply for a credit card. i say no thank you and that is |
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bookworm65t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. Even Skittles is in on the act |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. Uh, they do this all the time. It's part of their training. They have to. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. They are in a resurgence now, big time. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. I fell for it, got the card and discovered the interest rate was a minimum 21%...... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
21. That's part of why they can sell you stuff for so cheap. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. I have that happen everytime I go to Target. |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
25. get the car and use it |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I don;t WANT any credit.... |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. What's the big deal? |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. .... |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Hi, Emily!!! |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. No problem for me.... Just surprised they are still looking for suckers like that. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 08:41 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I agree about the usury. Ever dealt with Chase? Bunch of the blood suckers. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
30. Target, Sears, and Macy's have done that to me |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Yes, it is possible to use these store cards to your benefit. I have a Kohl's card |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Do you take credit cards?? |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
36. As a former manager at Target |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I understand the next bailout might be theirs.... |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
41. I'm always offered a credit card every time I shop at Target. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
42. They still check your creidt.... |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
43. well, she had been offering them all day because her employers tell her to do it. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
44. it is not "no approval needed." you'd still have to fill out an application |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
45. This is the direction "loyalty cards" will eventually take |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
46. They WILL run a credit check on you. It only takes a minute |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
48. Several years ago when I worked at meijers, they had an employee "contest" for getting people to |
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