OT - Best Business Credit Card?

Jay Honeck wrote:
American Express, hands down. I use their personal card, but both my
brother and father have the company card, and love it.


Too few businesses accept AMEX for me to consider them. They also extort
more money from the vendors -- which is why we threw them out of the hotel
back in 2002. Even Walgreen's threw them out of all 14,000+ stores in the
U.S. because of their absurdly high rates.

IMHO, unless they change their business model, they will follow "Diner's
Club" into the ash heap of CC history.

I've never had a problem with anyone accepting mine. Personally, I'll
take my business elsewhere if someone doesn't take it...I'd rather use
it than my Visa debit card.

I've never had a problem with anyone accepting mine. Personally, I'll
take my business elsewhere if someone doesn't take it...I'd rather use it
than my Visa debit card.

Apples and oranges.

What's the advantage of AMEX over Visa *credit*, in your mind?
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Jay Honeck wrote:
I've never had a problem with anyone accepting mine. Personally, I'll
take my business elsewhere if someone doesn't take it...I'd rather use it
than my Visa debit card.


Apples and oranges.

What's the advantage of AMEX over Visa *credit*, in your mind?

Points. My brother somehow managed to get two free airline tickets in
just under a year.

Actually, with my USAA Visa debit card I get cash back at the end of the
year. Sometimes it's though deciding which card to use. However, since
most people aren't eligible to join USAA, I recommend Amex.

"Jay Honeck" writes:

I've never had a problem with anyone accepting mine. Personally, I'll
take my business elsewhere if someone doesn't take it...I'd rather use it
than my Visa debit card.

Apples and oranges.

What's the advantage of AMEX over Visa *credit*, in your mind?

Customer service. Whenever I have phoned AMEX, I got to talk to a
very friendly and knowledgeable person right away. They truely want
to help you. At _any_ hour of the day!

Whenever I have phoned Chase about my Visa card, I have been put into
the eternal hold queue, and then gotten a customer service
representative who seems to know next to nothing about the cards they
offer.

Don't get me started on Citibank. After my first encounter with their
customer service, I tore up their card and promised I would never do
business with them again.

Chris
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Rachel wrote:
American Express, hands down.
I've never had a problem with anyone accepting mine.

do you travel abroad much? I got rid off my amex years
ago because of that; and in many situations/places, taking
your business elsewhere is not an option...

--Sylvain

Sylvain wrote:
Rachel wrote:

American Express, hands down.

I've never had a problem with anyone accepting mine.


do you travel abroad much? I got rid off my amex years
ago because of that; and in many situations/places, taking
your business elsewhere is not an option...

--Sylvain

International travel is what I use the debit card for.

"Rachel" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:
American Express, hands down. I use their personal card, but both my
brother and father have the company card, and love it.


Too few businesses accept AMEX for me to consider them. They also extort
more money from the vendors -- which is why we threw them out of the
hotel back in 2002. Even Walgreen's threw them out of all 14,000+ stores
in the U.S. because of their absurdly high rates.

IMHO, unless they change their business model, they will follow "Diner's
Club" into the ash heap of CC history.

I've never had a problem with anyone accepting mine. Personally, I'll
take my business elsewhere if someone doesn't take it...I'd rather use it
than my Visa debit card.


I don't take them. They charge us to much for the honor of taking their
card. AmEx users are like a cult though, I've had a handful of people not do
business with us because we won't take AmEx, pretty odd....

------------------------------------------------
DW

Darkwing wrote:
"Rachel" wrote in message
...

Jay Honeck wrote:

American Express, hands down. I use their personal card, but both my
brother and father have the company card, and love it.


Too few businesses accept AMEX for me to consider them. They also extort
more money from the vendors -- which is why we threw them out of the
hotel back in 2002. Even Walgreen's threw them out of all 14,000+ stores
in the U.S. because of their absurdly high rates.

IMHO, unless they change their business model, they will follow "Diner's
Club" into the ash heap of CC history.

I've never had a problem with anyone accepting mine. Personally, I'll
take my business elsewhere if someone doesn't take it...I'd rather use it
than my Visa debit card.



I don't take them. They charge us to much for the honor of taking their
card. AmEx users are like a cult though, I've had a handful of people not do
business with us because we won't take AmEx, pretty odd....

------------------------------------------------
DW

Not a cult...there are just some places I'd rather not brandish
something that says USAA on it.

"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com writes:
I don't take them. They charge us to much for the honor of taking their
card. AmEx users are like a cult though, I've had a handful of people not do
business with us because we won't take AmEx, pretty odd....

I thought AMEX charged sellers more, but in exchange didn't do
chargebacks to the seller if the user disputes the charge. So it
works out to be a wash for most sellers.

Is this not the case?

Chris
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:28:15 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Too few businesses accept AMEX for me to consider them. They also extort
more money from the vendors -- which is why we threw them out of the hotel

It would be comical to carry an Amex card but refuse to take it at the
"cash" register



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