[etni] Re: Irgun's Visa
- From: Bev Stock <bev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: renew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 21:41:40 +0200
Hi,
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Having said that here's how I
understand it.
It is not a free Visa card. It is a compulsory card that you use to
purchase anything from the irgun site. For example if you want to see a
play from their list of subsidized plays, the only way you can pay for it (
as of June 1) is with their special credit card. When I spoke to the guy he
said that you can use it only for their site and not for anything else.=
i.e. no mminimum.
My problem is that I don't want to cancel my regular credit card which does
have a minimum on it. If I don't use it, then I pay a huge fee. So up until
now I have avoided taking another credit card as I have no intention of
spending enough to warrant 2 minimum fees on 2 credit cards.
I feel that the Irgun is putting me in an untenable position - use their
card if you want to use their site.
Bev
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:44 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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