Email from MBNA AOPA

I just got the following email from MBNA ....

"You have a new e-Bill from Bank of America Credit Card - Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Ass : "

I think I'll pay off my $25 balance and cut the thing up. Right now,
USAA seems to have the best rebate on gas. I'm getting 5%.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

"You have a new e-Bill from Bank of America Credit Card - Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Ass : "

LOL! So that is what they think of us...

--
Peter

In my experience, MBNA is a complete rip-off. I got rid of their card
quite some time ago (the one I got through AOPA).

I don't use credit cards much but when I do it's my USAA card.

Of course, when you get right down to it all credit cards suck.

But, USAA has served me well for the last 35 years.

--Walt


Robert M. Gary wrote:
I just got the following email from MBNA ....

"You have a new e-Bill from Bank of America Credit Card - Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Ass : "

I think I'll pay off my $25 balance and cut the thing up. Right now,
USAA seems to have the best rebate on gas. I'm getting 5%.

-Robert

Walt wrote: brevity snip

Of course, when you get right down to it all credit cards suck.

Any tool may be misused. The tool cannot subsequently be found to
"suck".
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- gpsman

Thank you for that insight, my friend. Point well taken.

I'll remember it the next time I use a hammer and hit my thumb.

Hammers suck.

--Walt (Who won't bother telling you what happens when he tries to use
a drill press)


gpsman wrote:
Walt wrote: brevity snip

Of course, when you get right down to it all credit cards suck.

Any tool may be misused. The tool cannot subsequently be found to
"suck".
-----

- gpsman

In article . com,
"gpsman" wrote:

Walt wrote: brevity snip

Of course, when you get right down to it all credit cards suck.

Any tool may be misused. The tool cannot subsequently be found to
"suck".

Unless the tool is a shop vac

Walt wrote:
In my experience, MBNA is a complete rip-off. I got rid of their card
quite some time ago (the one I got through AOPA).

Personally I don't see this particular card as any more of a ripoff
than any other card. I use them (the two that I have) for convenience
only. The rebate deal with the AOPA card was nice but I have found
that my Shell card will often give me as much or more of a discount
at FBO's that sell Shell AVGAS than ther credit card.

YMMV

Walt wrote:
In my experience, MBNA is a complete rip-off. I got rid of their card
quite some time ago (the one I got through AOPA).

I don't use credit cards much but when I do it's my USAA card.

Too bad, I get lots of points from my credit cards. I just got a $300
digital camera almost for free with points. And it doesn't cost me a
penny, the merchants pay for the entire thing.

-Robert

In article . com,
"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

Walt wrote:
In my experience, MBNA is a complete rip-off. I got rid of their card
quite some time ago (the one I got through AOPA).

I don't use credit cards much but when I do it's my USAA card.

Too bad, I get lots of points from my credit cards. I just got a $300
digital camera almost for free with points. And it doesn't cost me a
penny, the merchants pay for the entire thing.

-Robert

One way or another, you're paying for it.

Roy Smith wrote:

Too bad, I get lots of points from my credit cards. I just got a $300
digital camera almost for free with points. And it doesn't cost me a
penny, the merchants pay for the entire thing.

-Robert


One way or another, you're paying for it.

Exactly. You are paying more for products because retailers just
mark it up the amount they will have to pay to the credit card
company (who is actually a middle man in the whole scheme of things).

Those points you earn from a credit card company is just a small
'kickback' they use as incentive to get you to buy stuff with a
credit card... so they can skim 3 - 5% off the top of every sale.