Funny

[johnz]

I found this and just had to post it. If I find anymore, I'll let you know. This really made me chuckle [:D]

In March 1992 a man living in Newtown near Boston Massachusetts received a
bill for his as yet unused credit card stating that he owed $0.00. He
ignored it and threw it away.
In April he received another and threw that one away too. The following
month the credit card company sent him a very nasty note stating they were
going to cancel his card if he didn't send them $0.00 by return of post. He
called them, talked to them, they said it was a computer error and told
him they'd take care of it.
The following month he decided that it was about time that he tried out the
troublesome credit card figuring that if there were purchases on his
account it would put an end to his ridiculous predicament. However, in the
first store that he produced his credit card in payment for his purchases
he found that his card had been cancelled. He called the credit card
company who apologized for the computer error once again and said that they
would take care of it. The next day he got a bill for $0.00 stating that
payment was now overdue. Assuming that having spoken to the credit card
company only the previous day the latest bill was yet another mistake he
ignored it, trusting that the company would be as good as their word and
sort the problem out.
The next month he got a bill for $0.00 stating that he had 10 days to pay
his account or the company would have to take steps to recover the debt.
Finally giving in he thought he would play the company at their own game
and mailed them a check for $0.00. The computer duly processed his account
and returned a statement to the effect that he now owed the credit card
company nothing at all.
A week later, the man's bank called him asking him what he was doing
writing a check for $0.00. After a lengthy explanation the bank replied
that the $0.00 check had caused their check processing software to fail.
The bank could not now process ANY checks from ANY of their customers that
day because the check for $0.00 was causing the computer to crash.
The following month the man received a letter from the credit card company
claiming that his check had bounced and that he now owed them $0.00 and
unless he sent a check by return of post they would be taking steps to
recover the debt.
The man, who had been considering buying his wife a computer for her
birthday, bought her a typewriter instead.


Johnz

[Skippy]

I like it! That made me laugh!

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[lily]

[:)][:D][:D]
brilliant.

A good friend of mine has an autistic son, very able living in supported accomodation, he had a council tax bill for 10p, he stuffed 10p in an envelope and sent it back to the office.[:D][:D]

lily

[Lisa2009]

[:D][:D][:D][:D]

[bagpuss]

went to see my friend yesterday....she doesnt work...single mum...

she applied for a credit card years ago and it came with a £100 limit.

Knowing that money is tight she has been very sencible and never spend more than £50 on it and cleared that as soon as the bill came.

Due to her brilliant paying record they have gradually incresed her limit over the years (without asking her) to £9000 !!!

They rang yesterday while i was there and asked to speak to her...her doughter said she was busy so they said "ask her if she wants to upgrade to a gold card"...she asked her mum and she said NO...they then asked "do you want a gold card ?"...she said "NO I AM ONLY 17 YEARS OLD"...then they asked "when are you 18 ?"

This cant be right surely


Angie xx


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[plec]

sounds about right for cedit card copanies trying to push people to take cedit

High hopes & skint pockets!!

[couple31]

I got 4 credit card cheques from Amazon (Halifax) yesterday, the previous day, they'd sent a letter confirming i'd defaulted on the card [:D]

[johnz]

You've gotta laugh otherwise you'd cry. I sent all of my creditors a letter saying I can't afford to pay them and I was sorting something out, but until then they weren't getting any money out of me. Yesterday I got a letter from one of my catalogues saying that cos was such a good customer my credit limit had gone up and would I like to place an order ready for christmas. What are these people on????[:D][:D]

Johnz

[lily]

I am also getting a bit sick of having to refuse a store card, every flipping time, I spent a tenner the other day and was yet again asked you really dont want to save 10 per today??? NO I b***** dont, hmmm, I wonder if there is a T Shirt???

lily