Dish no longer taking AMEX?

[navychop]

Which is why I generally use my ATM card. That, and forgetting my checkbook!

 

[GaryPen]

Which is why I generally use my ATM card. That, and forgetting my checkbook!

...and your quill.

 

[TNGTony]

IIRC Amex has one digit more than Visa/MC. Easy to pick out, without even decoding the numbers.

Give me the first number of your credit card and I'll tell you what kind it is.

3 - American express
4 - Visa
5 - Master Card
6 - Novus (Discover)
7 - Used to be reserved for gas company credit cards. Best Buy, private credit cards
8 - Walt Disney private cards & Phone company private cards (ATT, Sprint, ETC)

 

[navychop]

Give me the first number of your credit card and I'll tell you what kind it is.

3 - American express
4 - Visa
5 - Master Card
6 - Novus (Discover)
7 - Used to be reserved for gas company credit cards. Best Buy, private credit cards
8 - Walt Disney private cards & Phone company private cards (ATT, Sprint, ETC)

What, no Diner's Club? Actually had a guy try to pay for boiler repairs with a Diner's Club card.

 

[TNGTony]

I think Diner's club cards start with a 3 as well

 

[GaryPen]

What, no Diner's Club? Actually had a guy try to pay for boiler repairs with a Diner's Club card.

I never have any luck getting contractors to accept out-of-state, third-party, post-dated checks.

 

[Tampa8]

I never have any luck getting contractors to accept out-of-state, third-party, post-dated checks.

Lmao.

 

[Stargazer]

I use my Amex card exclusively although I have thought about using my Visa and Mastercard as well to help with the credit. It just seems easier to only use one card though. I'd rather use the credit card than write checks because I pay the credit card using my checking account and have 3-4 weeks grace period to pay it. I also like the protection on purchases in case I run into any problems.

 

[navychop]

Let's try to pay with Wampum!

 

[dare2be]

Let's try to pay with Wampum!

And on the other end of the spectrum, where's the bitcoins option?

 

[AntiMoz]

I think Diner's club cards start with a 3 as well

Diners Club affiliated with Master Card a couple of years ago to gain a wider acceptance base. I've had one for a number of years on a corporate account and had less trouble with acceptance than the AMEX card.

 

[Shart]

Nice tip. Last month AMEX was there on the drop down, this month had to do that work around. Weird.

 

[Tampa8]

Nice tip. Last month AMEX was there on the drop down, this month had to do that work around. Weird.

Not weird, DISH.

 

[Bob2011]

Work around works for Discover Card as well. :

 

[dare2be]

I've stopped using my Discover Card ever since I stopped going to Sams Club. Their rewards system is weak compared to many other cards.

 

[odbrv]

I've stopped using my Discover Card ever since I stopped going to Sams Club. Their rewards system is weak compared to many other cards.

So true!! Why they only pay .25% on 1st $1500 , .5 % on next $1500 and 1% on everything above $3000 is not competitive. Capital one Quicksilver pays 1.5% on everything with no max. Amex Blue pays 3% on grocery stores ,2% on gas stations and department stores, and 1% on everything else with no max. Sam's now takes the MasterCard charge card and the Visa debit card.

 

[Bobby]

Costco Amex pays 3% on gasoline (up to $4000), 2% on restaurants and travel, and 1% on everything else...

 

[dare2be]

My Amazon Visa pays 3% on Amazon, 2% gas, groceries, restaurants and 1% all else.

 

[CK SatGuy]

I've stopped using my Discover Card ever since I stopped going to Sams Club. Their rewards system is weak compared to many other cards.

So true!! Why they only pay .25% on 1st $1500 , .5 % on next $1500 and 1% on everything above $3000 is not competitive.

Not anymore guys. I have the Discover It card and beside the 5% rotating categories every quarter, it's 1% across the board (so you at least get 1% on your purchases). Plus they now include your FICO score from TransUnion on your statements which I think is a pretty cool feature.

 

[dare2be]

Still, I get my FICO score thru my credit union, and I don't have to follow rotating categories.