Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-vgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!brl-vgr!ron From: ron@brl-vgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Sears Credit Cards (Silliness) Message-ID: <2053@brl-vgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 2-Mar-84 20:24:55 EST Article-I.D.: brl-vgr.2053 Posted: Fri Mar 2 20:24:55 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Mar-84 14:24:56 EST References: <355@clyde.UUCP> <2747@lanl-a.UUCP> <292@ihuxt.UUCP> <821@ihuxi.UUCP> Organization: Ballistics Research Lab Lines: 23 This reminds me of the "Joslins" department store chain in Denver. They had a sign at the entrance that displayed a VISA, MASTER CHARGE, and AMERICAN EXPRESS card and the words "IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE, WE'LL GIVE YOU ONE OF OURS." I submitted the credit application with my other credit accounts. I had all three of them (in fact I had two VISA cards). They turned me down. REASON: INSUFFICIENT CREDIT HISTORY. Evidently they only checked Colorado and since the VISA and MASTER CARD were just issued there the stupid local credit bureau had no record of them. They didn't want to go as far as to check my credit at my previous address. I never did get a card. Didn't shop there, and decided if it were a matter of life or death, I'd use the AM EX card which caused them to pay the highest discount. -Ron