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From: horstman@mathcs.sjsu.edu (Cay Horstmann)
Newsgroups: comp.org.acm
Subject: Re: Renewals
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.022231.21108@mathcs.sjsu.edu>
Date: 4 Jun 91 02:22:31 GMT
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Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.
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In article <1991Jun3.192556.13648@nas.nasa.gov> uselton@nas.nasa.gov (Samuel P. Uselton) writes:
>
>I second this motion, and additionally, I'd like to see the membership card
>just that tiny bit smaller so it would fit in the "windows" of a wallet.  It
>has ALWAYS been just enough too big that it must be trimmed or folded if 
>I'm going to carry it.
>
Pray tell, why would you want to carry the membership card on you? It has
always astounded me that the ACM, the AMS, the IEEE, CPSR, the local public
radio station, the college bookstore, my video rental place, Kinko's, the
local phone company, etc., etc., think I have enough wallet real estate
to carry their card. 

Sure, it is inconvenient if I call up the ACM office, they ask
"What is your membership number?", and I say "I have no idea". It is in-
convenient for them, that is, because they must look up in their computer
that there is only one Horstmann at San Jose State and go from there. 

Is there any benefit from carrying the card? Car rental discounts? 2 for
1 movie passes? I threw mine away, so I can't tell. C'mon ACM, save a tree
and do away with the card. 

Cay