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From: andrew@hammer.UUCP (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Sears credit cards: hidden signup incentive
Message-ID: <1833@hammer.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 14:52:13 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 28 14:52:13 1986
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Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
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For the last few months, the Portland Oregon Sears store has been
offering a $5 credit on a purchase just for filling out a credit card
application.  However, they don't tell you about the incentive unless
you look like a hard sell:

	Salesperson: "And will you be charging that on your Sears
		charge card?"
	Customer: "No, I'll pay cash."
	Salesperson (shoving application and pen at customer): "You can
		fill out an application and charge this purchase."
	Customer: (expletive deleted) "No."
	Salesperson: "You'll get a five dollar credit."
	Customer: (horribly offensive expletive deleted) "Take the"
		(expletive deleted) "cash and let me out of here."

Another (overheard) conversation on another day:

	Salesperson 1: "Did you get the customer to apply for a credit
		card?"
	Salesperson 2: "Yes, but I had to offer him the five dollars."

  -=- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew)       [UUCP]
                        (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]