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credit cards (was Re: When will PRO-2004 be on sale?)

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From: Rusty
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 1989 19:32
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In article <9563@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> bks@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Brian K. Shiratsuki) writes:
>....  if you can wait, apply for a radio
>shack credit card.  don't use it (the rate on it is usurious,
>anyway).  eventually, they get nervous and offer you a ten percent
>discount on any purchase with the card....
>				brian
Hmmm. I've had their dumb card for over 5 years now, and have NEVER gotten
a 10% discount coupon.  What am I doing worng (sic)?  (Other than using
the card do buy a PC2 'computer' many many years ago :-).
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Rusty Carruth  UUCP:{uunet,boulder}!cadnetix!rusty  DOMAIN: rusty@cadnetix.com
Cadnetix Corp. (303) 444-8075x681 \  5775 Flatiron Pkwy. \ Boulder, Co 80301
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From: rusty@cadnetix.COM (Rusty)
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Subject: credit cards (was Re: When will PRO-2004 be on sale?)
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Date: 8 Feb 89 19:32:55 GMT
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