Discover cards

emon87 · #1 01-29-2007, 07:06 PM

Right now I have two credit cards, a Visa and an American Express. Plus I also have a Macy's charge card. I keep getting offers for a platinum discover card. Is there any reason to get a Discover card? I never hear of people using Discover any more, especially since Costco now does AmEx. Anyone have one and use it a lot for a specific reason?

NU Star · #2 01-29-2007, 07:12 PM

It sounds like you have plenty of cards. No reason to add another. Nothing special about discover.

astroglide · #3 01-29-2007, 07:13 PM

i've probably lost 30+ minutes of my life witnessing this exchange:

"do you take discover?"

no

"oh, well..." [rummages through wallet/purse]

Sooga · #4 01-29-2007, 07:15 PM

hmm, I've had a Discover card since about 2001 and use it almost exclusively. I think I can count on 1 hand the number of times I've tried to use it and couldn't.

skunkworks · #5 01-29-2007, 07:21 PM

I have a Citibank Mastercard as my primary CC, and I recently opened a Discover Platinum card to take advantage of 0% APR balance transfer. I was pleased to find out that they have quarterly periods where you receive 5%+ cash back from various retailers. During the holiday season, they had 5% cash back from Amazon, which is a sweet, sweet deal. Right now they're offering 5% for some travel-related businesses.

4 High · #6 01-29-2007, 07:29 PM

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hmm, I've had a Discover card since about 2001 and use it almost exclusively. I think I can count on 1 hand the number of times I've tried to use it and couldn't.

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Pretty much the same for me.

emon87 · #7 01-29-2007, 07:34 PM

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I have a Citibank Mastercard as my primary CC, and I recently opened a Discover Platinum card to take advantage of 0% APR balance transfer. I was pleased to find out that they have quarterly periods where you receive 5%+ cash back from various retailers. During the holiday season, they had 5% cash back from Amazon, which is a sweet, sweet deal. Right now they're offering 5% for some travel-related businesses.

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Wow that is awesome. I think i might get one just for that.

leehrat · #8 01-29-2007, 07:43 PM

discover has a card with a balance transfer offer of 0% FOR LIFE. a discover card is worth getting for that reason alone.

foxw00ds player · #9 01-29-2007, 07:44 PM

really, i guess they really want customers

Golden_Rhino · #10 01-29-2007, 08:09 PM

I can't remember the comedian, but a joke went something like: "The only thing I discovered, was that nobody takes the Discover card".