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From: wcs@ho95e.UUCP (x0705)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <124@ho95e.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 14:15:18 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  1 14:15:18 1985
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> American Express:  I had one once, and I really don't know why anybody
> would want one........	[Visa/Mastercard] ........
> Bill Gates
For traveling, the American Express is a real win - there's more or less no
credit limit, so you don't get stuck somewhere with a credit card that
can't pay for your car rental or plane tickets, and there's no interest
charged if you pay within 60 days (though they zing you after that.)

I once had to use an express rental car drop-off, and was charged Avis's
usual 300% extra for not reading your bill.  It pushed my Visa
>30% over the credit limit, so the bank made one phone call to an
out-of-date phone number, and cancelled the card when I didn't answer.
(I was using Visa since I didn't expect to pay for the trip very soon;
I spent the rest of the time using American Express.)

American Express is also a lot more flexible when something goofs up.
-- 
Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs