Monday, August 06, 2007

Useless Plastics

Over the weekend, when I was shopping, I could barely use my credit card. I normally try to pay by credit card for purchases above $10. However, when my purchase amt was below $20, the retailer’s minimum payment for credit card was above $20. When I bought above $20, the retailer accepted credit card payment above $30. And when I bought $40 worth of goods, the retailer lagi better (NTUC), they accepted only 2 types of credit card – the NTUC OCBC credit cards. So out of the 6 purchases I made over the weekend, only 2 merchants accepted my credit card – Metro and cafĂ© cartel.
Cash is king.