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I hate Amazon.com right now!

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So this is my first rant post (great!). Let me give you a little background:

I have not carried a CC balance since 1996. That was the year I first signed up for a card and it was a Sabres Mastercard no less. I have been very proud to say every balance has been paid in full every month on time.

For Christmas I ordered the same TV that @paul just got. Under the impression that I was getting 1) $30 dollars off at Amazon.com for my first purchase with the Amazon Visa card and 2) 18 Months no interest. This was a win win because the tv was cheaper then any retail store. Plus there was free shipping and no tax.

Tonight I got my second statement and noticed that there was $19.24 in interest. So I called Chase to clear this up and found out the 18 month promotion was offered through GE????? What? Don't they make light bulbs? So I called Amazon directly. I am not someone who enjoys confrontation but on the phone I don't really care. I am never going to see/meet this person and if I do then I would not know anyway. I ripped into everyone I talked to tonight...all 3 of them.

It came down to the fact that I signed up for the Amazon.com Visa and not the Amazon.com Store Card. Now maybe this was my mistake but Amazon in my opinion did not make this very clear. Who knew that they had two cards? So it all came down to "Oh you signed up for that card...well you needed this card."

Needless to say I am very pissed off tonight. However, I guess I have a lot still going for me.

1) I got $30 off
2) The TV was 700 cheaper then getting it in a retail store
3) I got a $25 gift card from Amazon as a reward for buying the tv
4) I managed to talk Chase into giving me a credit for the finance fees

I do feel cheated though. I have the money to pay this off tomorrow which I will do and then cancel the Chase Amazon card. The principle is the thing that kills me.

Man this blogging thing is like free therapy. I feel better already!
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💬 6 comments

  1. james ·

    You don't carry a balance with crushing interest every month? What are ya? A pinko commie or something? Real Americans get buried under debt, for America!

    Bush's economic stimulus package expected to pass both the house and the senate means a $600 check to each single tax payer. They urge us not to pay off our debts but to spend it on consumer products to stimulate the economy... and economy swirling at the bottom of the bowl because of debt.

    America, Fuck Ya!

  2. mrdeadlier ·

    Maybe it's un-American but my tax money is going directly to the CC as well.

    On the flip side, I think except for maybe a grand total of oh say 6 (non-consecutive) months, I have CARRIED a balance of some sort on a CC since 1995. :(

  3. jason ·

    James, I'm sure you know this already, so we can share the joke, but Uncle Sizzam is borrowing the cash to give us! Yay! He's as irresponsible as we are!

  4. drew ·

    @janelle recommended I get a bass guitar when the check comes. Too bad I won't be able to afford an American made one!

  5. jenks ·

    I never carry a balance either, except for once or twice after christmas when I've had to pay it off over two months. But you know what kills me- that that does NOT give me the best credit rating. Of course it doesn't... the credit card companies don't get to make their ridiculous 18% off me, so they don't like it.
    fuckers.

  6. fellyconnelly ·

    the entire country is run on credit. i mean the federal reserve is a private banking institution! so yes... the only way to have good credit is to give all your money to credit card companies. fuckers.

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