Re: [privacy] preserve your privacy and avoid reliance on flawed systems (was: Dispute Credit Card Charges at Your Peril)

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Thu, 15 Jun 2006 01:02:46 +0100 (BST)
From:                   Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>

> My wife just abandoned customer loyalty cards because they are now credit
> cards, and use chip and pin, and she has to A) either use the same pin
> everywhere (bad idea) or B)  she has to write them down (not too good) or
> C) remember them all. I never did use them.

Yes, I have been noting the increase in credit cards in the loyalty card game.  In 
North America, most of the cards are still the old swipe and sign variety, but I've 
never felt it a good idea to have a number of outstanding credit cards that I don't 
use.

(I remember, back in the days when a $500 spending limit was considered high 
[pipe down, you younguns at the back], someone who, by "collecting" various 
credit cards, had been able to amass $750,000 worth of unassigned credit ...)

I use some loyalty cards.  I have a "Safeway Club" card (grocery store, also has in-
store pharmacy).  About a month after I got it, I suddenly started receiving mail 
flyers for different brands of arthritis pain relief.

About six months later, the flyers suddenly stopped.  I have not been able to 
finally confirm that this corresponded with a Safeway lawyer making a major gaff, 
trying to settle a lawsuit, of informing the plaintiff that Safeway had lots of 
embarrassing info on the plaintiff ...

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