Times A Changin’
Oh dear. I went to Target yesterday to pick up a few things and when I was paying with my debit card, the little screen prompted … “Total amount on one card?”
As opposed to 5 cards? I’ve never seen that option before and it is a sad, sad sign of the economic crisis. All I have to say is: PEOPLE, STOP USING CREDIT CARDS. AND FOR GOODNESS SAKES DON’T USE TWO! I know it’s hard time for everyone economically and I really get it … there are a lot of scale backs in our household for sure. All I can say is that things will get better – eventually.
I wish I had time to write about this more, but today is wrapped up in Paige’s birthday tidings. Me against 6 teenagers. I don’t know if I’ll come out of it okay.
Keep your chins up everyone.
Tags: credit cards, economic crisis, paige, target
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That is a sign of the times, isn’t it? And those machines are already hard enough to figure out anyway, ’cause every store has a different one. Cash back? Is that total correct? Hit Enter, you dummy. Oh, re-swipe please!! All machines with different buttons in differnent locations.
But I survive! And buy things. And take them home.
(Saw your comment on Vered.)
Jannie´s last blog post..How much more of a hint do I need?
And part of what’s wicked here is that it implants a suggestion–a meme if you will–for the next time you shop at Target.
At the point where you think, “Oh I’d better not put anything else in my cart because my card will max out,” a second voice within you answers, “Oh it’s okay because they make it so easy to use two cards; I don’t even have to suffer the embarrassment of asking the checker out loud because the card scanning machine makes using two cards a private little decision.”
Voilá! The 8-bottle stainless steel wine cooler at $79.99 is yours. Until you need to hock it.
I noticed that recently too. SCEERY.
I saw that! I also don’t like when they ask me if I want to apply for a Target card and get 10% off when I’m just buying something like toilet paper.
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