They continue to have fewer benefits and pay a lower annual fee. No Club Rewards. No VIP desk. Strictly a charge card, which Diners Club refers to as the "Classic Carte Blanche" card. Users have not been automatically moved up into the Premium Carte Blanche card, and would probably revolt, as all they want are charging privileges, not all of the benefits.

Carte Blanche was once owned by Barron Hilton, and there's an apocryphal story that he named his San Diego football team the "Charges" to help promote the Carte Blanche card.