🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <33vhfs$2rf@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
Gary L. Dare <gld@prairienet.org> wrote:
>
>spb@mrtnt.ntrs.com (Steve Bonine) says:
>
>>I don't know if this is a case of someone trying to rip off the public,
>>or simply a case of incompetence.  Whichever, I am now inconvenienced
>>by trying to get the charge removed from my bill.
>
>I took their two-month trial and didn't have a problem.  In fact, their
>advantage over Transmedia - which gives you a separate credit card from
>the one that is billed - is that it's hidden.  I could go to places with
>coupons from The Reader (Chicago's Village Voice/NY Press-style weekly)
>or other alternative papers, charge the bill, and get the DAC rebate too.
>But in the end, it wasn't worth $50/year for me ...

Try getting a Diner's Club card instead.  They have a "Le Card" program
which is essentially the same idea, but it really does work, is with the
card issuer, I have had ZERO problems with it, and the discount includes 
booze, tax and tip in the total.

The charge shows up on your bill, with a second line item directly below it
showing the discount.  Further, the actual charge amounts are bonused
through Diner's "club points" program which can be redeemed for frequent
flyer miles.

Nice program.  I highly recommend it; credit for pointing this one out to me
goes to Star.

One note - Diner's is like Amex; its a *charge* card, not a credit card.  
You pay at the end of every month.  It also carries an annual fee, but
that's no big deal given the amount of use I put on it.

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