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From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.invest
Subject: Re: Free VISA & Mastercard
Message-ID: <1478@utah-gr.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 11:52:15 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 18 11:52:15 1985
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In article <1805@ut-ngp.UUCP> sunil@ut-ngp.UUCP (Sunil Trivedi) writes:
>	I was also offered the AMEX card, but for $35/year it was not as
>	'attractive' as the VISA/Mastercard offers above.  
I have been resisting AMEX, too.  I recently found a reason to have one,
however.  I was trying to guarantee a hotel reservation, only to have
the hotel tell me that they didn't take VISA or MC as guarantees
anymore.  Apparently, it is too easy for the customer to "weasel out" of
the charges when using one of these cards.  Then VISA or MC refuse to
pay the hotel.  So, I guess I'll break down and get a (green) AMEX card.

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