On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:48:46 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:51:17 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
>> wrote:
>
>>> My Costco American Express gives me back 1 to 3% on
>>> my purchases.
>
>> I have an early version of that card that they keep trying to coax me
>> into updating to the one Costco-Amex issues now. Great cash back on it
>> - minimum is 2%, IIRC.
>
>What would be the benefit to you switching, unless your card has
>a fee.

The benefit is to Costco and/or AmEx. My cash back is higher than the
current card they offer..I cannot even find my card on their websites.
My fee on the card is my membership fee at Costco, which I'd pay
anyway.


>
>> In fact,about the only time I use cash for *anything* is when I go to
>> a casino to throw it away.
>
>(laugh) I brought my change to AC once thinking I could dump
>it into a change machine there and get tokens. I forget why
>that didn't work out.

It has been awhile since I went to a casino that had coin machines
like that. I wonder if any of them still do. I go to the Borgata and
they use tokens at the tables or paper receipts at the slots.

My coins get rolled and taken to the bank.
>
>> Cash is a bother. I charge and get the
>> float and then get a rebate. What could be better?
>
>Exactly. I'm walking on carpet I haven't paid for yet. Heh.
>Till the end of the month, that is.
>

Ooo, nice...

Boron