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Old May 16, 2014 | 8:56 am
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Nick92
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Originally Posted by MDtR-Chicago
What, exactly, is the urgent need for the World Elite version of the card? In every prior discussion on World vs. World Elite, the consensus seemed to be that the additional "benefits" are rarely valuable and the only real winner is the issuing bank, who can charge higher merchant fees.

And yet the past 30+ posts have been mostly a surprisingly animated discussion about this issue.

What am I missing?
I think it's a desire to feel "elite" but otherwise I agree, the consensus has always been no difference.

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