debit card snob!

Kavanne

Biggles wrote: »

Snobs don't use debit cards anyway, they use credit cards.

ya i have a credit card with a fish on it!! it's my fave

noh

Biggles wrote: »

Snobs don't use debit cards anyway, they use credit cards.

And if you really were a snob you would have people who use credit cards for you.

Extant

Snobs use stupid rubbish like the titanium American Express cards.

They're all stupid symbols, though: people with large amounts of money are not, from experience, even remotely concerned what their card looks like.

making_2

I am more of a watcher than a poster but here is my view............

I can honestly say that over the years I have had the lot, from my First Midland bank £250 Autocheque card, to Amex and to Gold, Platinum and Premier cards, and to be honest all when I was up to my ears in Debt !.

Now I have a Green Lloyds Bank Classic account !, I would (And do Qualify for LTSB Private banking as I have well over 500k of investments spread around) and I am always told how much that would benefit me, same story from Natwest I am told how I really must have their private banking with personal relationship manager and how it would benefit me !, indeed every time I go into LTSB I am offered upgrades, but the answer is no for one simple reason and that is all of these accounts and services cost ME, they don't really benefit me they benefit the bank, and at the end of the day its a status symbol and nothing more, yes when I was a bit younger I thought a Gold Card was it and very posh, but no one cares, I have a Classic account with LTSB and I don't feel I am treated any different with a green card or gold card (Other than everytime I pay in I am offered another 'Review' right away), but for me the difference is I have no more money worries (Thank God) and I can call upon plenty of my own money at anytime regardless of the colour of the card, when many of my friends who like to give the impression of wealth by flashing platinum cards about really are living on the edge money wise.

So in short (And sorry for rambling) I don't care personally about the colour of the card just that I have around 500k in the bank. That said the money was from inheritance and I would rather have the person than the money.

Biggles

noh wrote: »

And if you really were a snob you would have people who use credit cards for you.

The original version of my post actually ended 'or have their butler follow behind to hand over the cash' but I deleted that bit as being OTT.

Obviously it wasn't!

;-)

noh

Yeah

Only common people would be dealing directly with merchants or tradesmen.
Those with real status have staff to do it on their behalf.

noah271007

Status is all about how much money you have or how much you earn. For me, as long you got a 3-1 debit card, and a decent APR credit card that is all you need! Most of us don't earn 6 figures salary, the more you earn, the more you spend on expensive stuff...living the high life!!

Money is not terribly important to me thank goodness unlike some people do seem to think success/failure is defined by how much money you got. Sad really.

noah271007

noh wrote: »

Yeah

Only common people would be dealing directly with merchants or tradesmen.
Those with real status have staff to do it on their behalf.

How you define "common"? It is basically an insult to most of us here...those who have a status OFTEN do not know what is like to live in the real world, where there are abject poverty and living the hard life just like the rest of us.

wishiwasarichgirl

surely the truly rich would just whip out a wad of 50's? who needs plastic :rotfl:

shellsuit

Hahaha, is this for real??

Why does it matter what the bloody card looks like ~ it's still going to get you what you want to purchase isn't it?

And do you think the people on the tills and behind you in the queue actually care about your card?

Do you think they look and go 'ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!'??

No, the people on the tills just want paying and the people in the queue just want you to hurry the fook up so they can get served!

I've never heard anything so ridiculous in all my life!

Cancelling accounts because the card isn't upto stratch.

Ha
ha
ha!!