Discover Card Saved Me Over $4000
I received my new Discover Card in the mail last week. Since I still had a month remaining before the old card expired, I set it aside until I had some time to call in to get it activated.
Normally you call the activation number on the sticker pasted on your credit card and enter your number and you’re all set. But this time, instead of a pre-recorded message, I got a live person.
“Hi, this is Jenna! Thank you for activating your card. I see that you’ve been a member since, ah, 1984. Wow you were one of the first members!”
Not that she was trying to make me feel old, but that was 24 years ago when credit was rather tight. Back then, Discover was owned by Sears — who extended me a whopping $200 credit line on their Sears Credit Card when I was a sophomore in College — and Sears offered their customers a new credit card that you could use at other retail stores.
For the first few years, not everyone took Discover so many times I had to pay with cash. (What a novel idea.)
Since I mostly charge my all my expenses using Discover, I get around $20 back every month. So for being one of the “first members,” Discover Card paid me around $4000!
Jenna continued, “Would you like to enroll up this summer for the 5% bonus payment for Gas and grocery purchases?”
“Does it cost anything?” I said.
“No. Just by saying you want to enroll, you qualify for the offer.”
“Thank you, please enroll me!” I buy all my gas and groceries using credit cards, so instead of the normal 1% kickback, I’m going to get 5%!
“Jenna, how can I automatically enroll in these offers?”
“You can’t. You have to enroll by calling us or by activating the offer using the internet.”
“Ok, I call back next month to enroll, thanks.”
Now the up-sell and why they want you to call in to activate the bonus payments: “Would you like to enroll in our privacy protection?”
“No thanks. Perhaps I’ll consider it sometime in the future.”
“Ok, you’re new card is activated. Please sign your card and remove the sticker. And thanks for using Discover!”
No. Thank you Discover! You’re a great credit card company that saved me thousands for being a valuable member.
Normally you call the activation number on the sticker pasted on your credit card and enter your number and you’re all set. But this time, instead of a pre-recorded message, I got a live person.
“Hi, this is Jenna! Thank you for activating your card. I see that you’ve been a member since, ah, 1984. Wow you were one of the first members!”
Not that she was trying to make me feel old, but that was 24 years ago when credit was rather tight. Back then, Discover was owned by Sears — who extended me a whopping $200 credit line on their Sears Credit Card when I was a sophomore in College — and Sears offered their customers a new credit card that you could use at other retail stores.
For the first few years, not everyone took Discover so many times I had to pay with cash. (What a novel idea.)
Since I mostly charge my all my expenses using Discover, I get around $20 back every month. So for being one of the “first members,” Discover Card paid me around $4000!
Jenna continued, “Would you like to enroll up this summer for the 5% bonus payment for Gas and grocery purchases?”
“Does it cost anything?” I said.
“No. Just by saying you want to enroll, you qualify for the offer.”
“Thank you, please enroll me!” I buy all my gas and groceries using credit cards, so instead of the normal 1% kickback, I’m going to get 5%!
“Jenna, how can I automatically enroll in these offers?”
“You can’t. You have to enroll by calling us or by activating the offer using the internet.”
“Ok, I call back next month to enroll, thanks.”
Now the up-sell and why they want you to call in to activate the bonus payments: “Would you like to enroll in our privacy protection?”
“No thanks. Perhaps I’ll consider it sometime in the future.”
“Ok, you’re new card is activated. Please sign your card and remove the sticker. And thanks for using Discover!”
No. Thank you Discover! You’re a great credit card company that saved me thousands for being a valuable member.
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