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Comments:
Rosie - 2009-02-11 05:30:46
They need to set up a table where people can apply if they are so inclined BEFORE they get to the checkout! Have the greeter ask them as they come in if they want to apply for a card, and if so, then have them go through the process separately from the checkout line. I'd be pissed off too if I had to wait for that shit.
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Carolyn - 2009-02-11 12:27:35
I don't sign the back of my credit/debit cards either. I write "Please see ID."
So many stores are pushing their credit cards now. A young woman I know worked for a large bank for a couple of years. She did very well and was well liked. Then they told her she had to start pushing their credit card. When she didn't get enough people signed up, they put her on probation. She was so disgusted, she quit and went to work for a local bank.
With the economy the way it is now, the LAST thing I want is more credit.
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michele - 2009-02-11 13:03:08
I get really annoyed that Target asks their cashiers to push their credit card. While most purchases at Home Depot can add up to a substantial amount, typically most people don't spend that much per visit at Target. I know that the employees are REQUIRED to ask, but common sense should come into play. Once, a cashier asked Ben if he'd like to apply for their credit card--- Ben had $6 worth of socks on the conveyor belt!!! Um, yeah. I want to run my credit to save 60 cents on a $6 purchase. Uh-huh.
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Poolie - 2009-02-11 14:51:52
Rosie said it right. Yes indeedy!
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terri t - 2009-02-11 20:51:53
I am sure all the stores are trying to get more business and think applications for a credit card is a good way to go plus I imagine they can sell the names on the cards to other card companies for solictations too. However,.....with things as bad as they are now, the last thing most people should be doing is getting more credit cards because it is just too easy to get caught in the credit trap and buy more than you can afford.
And I agree, asking a cashier to handle the applications while customers are waiting in line with their purchases is just wrong. maybe they should make a checkout line for credit and debit card customers only so us cash carrying customers can pay for our purchases and get out....that is one reason I often use the self-checkout lanes....
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Mary - 2009-02-12 01:56:10
When I was in high school and college, a good friend was a cashier at Sears. The pressure on her to get credit applications was incredible, she was frequently told her job would be on the line if she didn't get more. Her friends would routinely fill one out for her anytime we were in the store, knowing we had no money and would get denied. Imagine my shock when one day they gave me a card! There went our little scheme.
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Wyndspirit - 2009-05-13 21:18:45
Hi, catching up here. They make a killing on the interest, that's why they push the credit cards. Especially these days, how many people really pay off the entire balance each month?
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