(/sarcasm off) This is the email I received... ----------------- + Approved for an Aspire Visa Gold card! + All the benefits of a Visa Gold card! + Special balance transfer rates! + No additional credit inquiries! CALL 1-877-291-3792 to Request Your New Card! Dear *****, You recently received a notification in the mail regarding the closure of your NextCard credit card account, issued by NextBank. We are pleased to inform you, however, that under an arrangement with Aspire Visa, you have been approved* for a new Aspire Visa ® Gold card with a special interest rate, if you transfer the balance from your NextCard account. Your new Aspire Visa Gold card comes with: + All the benefits of Visa Gold + A special balance transfer rate for existing NextCard account balances + An additional open line of credit on your new Visa Gold card To take advantage of this offer, you must call Aspire Visa at 1-877-291-3792 by July 26, 2002.** (If you have already responded to an offer from Aspire Visa by phone since July 12, thank you and please disregard this offer.) When you call, please have the following personal invitation number available *******. The application will take just minutes and you've already been approved*! Again, to respond to this offer, please call Aspire Visa at 1-877-291-3792 by July 26, 2002. * subject to verification of your identity. Aspire Visa is issued by Columbus Bank and Trust Company ** Phone lines will be open 7am to midnight EST, 7 days a week until 12:01am EST on July 27 --------------------- So, just for kicks, I called. WHAT MORONS!!!! Credit line = $5000, 4.9% for 6 months, 15.9% after that. So, my NextCard balance at $5100 would generate an overlimit fee on day 1?? Pathetic. A $12k Platinum card at 9.9% (perfect history, good utilization, big overpayments) to this... I'll xfer it to Chase for 0%. Sorry to all of you (us) who were hoping for something better. -mj
woof - ASPIRE BENEFITS - woof actually - that's not a bad deal - other than they would probably jack you to 30% eventually.... woof - woof - dogman
On second thought... I"ll pay $500/month on it and drag it out. 9.9 isn't too bad - and I'll get the pleasure of knowing it's costing them $ to send me a bill. -mj
