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A credit card you REALLY, REALLY dont want

This Continental Finance card has gotta be the worst card ever. Some tasty highlights
  • Account setup fee: $99
  • Program participation fee: $89
  • Annual fee: $49
  • Account maintenance fee: $120 (charged @ $10/month)
  • Purchase APR: 19.92%
  • Authorized user fee: $30 (great! seems like $53 credit is a bit too much for a single person to handle)
  • Credit limit increase fee: $25 (and you don't even have to ask for it!)
  • Internet payment fee: $4 for each authorized internet payment.
(Borrowed from: http://consumerist.com/consumer/danger-will-robinson/the-worlds-worst-credit-card-296994.php)

Comments

  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    ohh where do i sign up ?...do people actually fall for this ? cheers for pointing it out
  • rog2
    rog2 Posts: 11,650 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Looks like the American arm of Vanquis. :eek: :eek:
    I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
    If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.

    HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7

    DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
  • Crown
    Crown Posts: 1,377 Forumite
    My Word.. I guess that isnt going to be MArtins deal of the week anytime soon!
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no. 297 - Proud To Be Dealing With My Debts :D
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