'Free' check from Shell really isn't
Jul 8, 2002 | 11:07 pm
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'Free' check from Shell really isn't
'Free' check from Shell really isn't
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...7/BU140508.DTL
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">But let's not lose sight of all the weaselly nickel-and-dime tactics that companies employ every day to separate us from our money.
Case in point: A whole menagerie of corporate behemoths has come together to lure unsuspecting consumers into joining a "rewards and discount program" that'll in fact cost you about $70 a year.</font>
Case in point: A whole menagerie of corporate behemoths has come together to lure unsuspecting consumers into joining a "rewards and discount program" that'll in fact cost you about $70 a year.</font>
Jul 9, 2002 | 11:06 am
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I love it when I get them and I do cash them, and need not cancel since its stated that they will charge the credit card that was used previuosly(not a shell card) what they dont know is the card that was used I closed out months ago.Recently I was able to cash checks that totaled around $30 from these offers.It felt GREAT knowing that instead of scaming me I was scaming them, and at their behest.
Now of course if conneceted to a CC that is still active I either cash it if its $10 or more or simply rip it up and file it along with all the other stuff.
Now of course if conneceted to a CC that is still active I either cash it if its $10 or more or simply rip it up and file it along with all the other stuff.
Jul 11, 2002 | 11:44 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Bay Area
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But then again, some of them are free and yes, there are some free lunches over there.
Right now I have some checks from Shell/Chase MC offering 0% till November of 2003 !
Amazing, I can buy US savings bonds after July,15th with my Delta Amex for double miles, then turn around and transfer balance to MC and keep earning interest for 15 month.
Right now I have some checks from Shell/Chase MC offering 0% till November of 2003 !
Amazing, I can buy US savings bonds after July,15th with my Delta Amex for double miles, then turn around and transfer balance to MC and keep earning interest for 15 month.