XPost: hfx.general, ns.general, nf.general 
 From: acme@usualplace.ca 
  
 On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:21:01 -0300, Terry  wrote: 
  
 I agree with Terry about Amex. 
 As a satisfied Costco customer I applied for the AMEX card 
 and found it useful.. BUT I did not like AMEX business practices, 
 especially invoices 
 designed to be confusing, which do not display current amount owed. 
  
 And their slowness in processing payments..  So you can suffer a late 
 payment charge. 
   I pay off all cards every month.  With AMEX I started paying after each 
 purchase.. 
  
 Finally cancelled Amex after a couple of years. 
  
 Still think Costco has best meat in town, and the bakery keeps me fat and 
 happy. 
  
 H 
  
  
  
 > About AMEX. Yes I gathered from some advertising that they and COSTCO had 
 > made some sort of arrangement. 
 > Strange though cos. VISA and MasterCard are used so universally? 
 > Years ago, IIRC, AMEX was the biggest credit card player. 
 > A personal story about AMEX. Many years ago I got a job as a regional 
 > sales 
 > manager for a big corporation and decided that I would need a credit 
 > card. 
 > Applied to AMEX, who turned me down. Reason was no credit history, we 
 > didn't 
 > owe anything. No car loan (job came with a company car). Also having 
 > previously built our own home including sweat equity, had full title but 
 > there was no registered or paid off mortgage! 
 > In more recent years, with as hear AMEX more desperate for business, 
 > I've 
 > received in the mail, over the internet etc. 'Approved applications' for 
 > a 
 > credit card from AMEX! 
 > Don't need it now! 
 > 
 > 
  
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