[etni] Re: Irgun's Visa
- From: Adi Orian <austenorian@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: renew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, etni <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 22:37:40 +0300
Most of you who know me know that I am quite paranoid (with good reason)
and cannot be easily fooled, that being said I repeat what I have already
said: this T'mura visa card is a great thing, no catch. If they change it,
obviously I will switch cards, but I don't see it happening. Conclusion:
take what you can get, and stop worrying that you are being tricked. As for
the irgun "gift" card, which has nothing to do with this card - Renee you
are of course correct, but this is what we get, nothing really to do about
it.
Adi
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:44 PM, renee wahl <renew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> This is in response to Linda Kuras' request for advice about applying for a
> 'free' Visa card offered by the Irgun.
>
> My experience with the freebies that the Irgun offers is that the only one
> that benefits from them are those who run the Irgun. I don't have any
> experience with the Visa card they are offering, but I would like to point
> out some facts regarding our Pessach Gift card of 400-450 Shekels.
>
> 1) This card is not a 'gift'. We pay for it out of our Irgun dues.
>
> 2) We also pay taxes on this 'gift'.
>
> 3) I have tried to use the card at various stores that are willing to
> accept it, and these are NOT the stores that I usually shop at, but the
> large chains whose prices are higher than your neighborhood shops. The
> problem is that you can use your card to pay ONLY for items that are NOT on
> 'special'. Want to buy that book at Steimatski that's 2 for the price of
> one, or that kids' activity book that's 30% off? Too bad, you can't get
> the
> discount if you use your card to pay. Last week I was in Hamashbir trying
> to get rid of my gift credit. Hamashbir has really shoddy goods that are
> way overpriced. The cotton summer jacket I wanted to buy was on special -
> reduced from 400 Shekels to 200. However, if I wanted to buy it with my
> gift card, I'd have to pay the full 400 Shekels. Have you seen anything in
> Hamashbir that isn't on 'special'? Maybe 10% of their goods. So you can
> only pay the outrageous price with your card, or the 'special' with your
> 'real' money. This policy is in effect in all the stores that honor the
> Irgun gift card. The Irgun is supposed to use its quantity buying power to
> get us better deals. So who profits from the above situation? Use your
> imagination.
>
>
>
> Have you checked the small print for the Visa card? Is it free after the
> initial trial period and how long is that period? Is there a minimum that
> you have to buy with it within a certain time? You'd be amazed at what
> they can think up. Even with a negative answer to the above, I for one,
> still wouldn't touch their offer.
>
> Renee
>
> From: LindaKM <lindakm09@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Subject: Irgun Teachers and Visa
>
>
>
> I got a call offering me a free Visa with all these "wonderful"
>
> discounts etc... for Irgun Hamorim teachers.
>
> Has anyone looked into this? I imagine there must be a "catch". If
>
> someone knows something, I'd appreciate hearing from you.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Linda Kuras Mizrahi
>
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