Got it.
What’s worse...A lot of small businesses have stopped accepting AmEX. The transaction fees are too high.
I’ll wait until they support ALL small businesses.
Oh — if you are anti credit cards in the first place, no need to read on. This is for people who see them as tools.
At the beginning of summer, AMEX ceased allowing the option of gift cards (such as to Amazon, Lowe’s, various restaurants, etc.), so I switched from using their credit card in favor of Chase Freedom.
I like gift cards as rewards because I can give them as Christmas and birthday presents.
Credit card rewards programs are about the only way we have of extracting the otherwise non-existent “interest” from banks these days. All you have to do is keep your cards paid off every month w/o fail; and then the bank owes you instead of the other way around.
Cancel culture starts at home - by cancelling AMEX credit cards.
Insidious reparations ploy?
It used to be I traded with a business because they offered a product or service I needed. This kind of woke foot stomping will only succeed in my verification of the ownership of said business prior to engaging with them.
Dammed racists will go 2 hell
Nah. I'll pay full price to boycott institutional racism.
Fools. They refuse to admit promoting any race over any other race, is blatant racism.
I utilize my local credit union. They have points programs redeemable for miles, gifts, etc. I am a member, not a customer. Screw the banks.