Reading this thread raised my blood pressure. I have always suspected
rebates were a scam, and our Federa agencies don't seem to have much
interest in protecting us.

Not to start a political discussion, but why is our goverment for business
and not the people?

If cloned beef and milk is not harmful, then why NOT label it as such and
let us decide if we want to eat it?

This is the time of year that credit card companies send us privacy
notifications and give us the opportunity to opt out. I can do just about
anything I want on-line with my Citibank credit card, increase my limit, add
a second authorized user, etc. Opt out of their privacy policy? No, I have
to mail a form at my expense to some freaking PO Box in Des Moines and wait
30 days for it to take effect. I guess something like this is too hard to
program on a website. What a crock. Why was is it opt-out instead of
opt-in? Of course the answer is obvious.

Sorry for the rant. Time for my medication.

Buck Turgidson wrote in message ...


This is the time of year that credit card companies send us privacy
notifications and give us the opportunity to opt out. I can do just
about
anything I want on-line with my Citibank credit card, increase my
limit, add
a second authorized user, etc. Opt out of their privacy policy? No, I
have
to mail a form at my expense to some freaking PO Box in Des Moines and
wait
30 days for it to take effect. I guess something like this is too hard
to
program on a website. What a crock. Why was is it opt-out instead of
opt-in? Of course the answer is obvious.

You're speaking to my heart there. What a crock of crap. Citibank pulled
that on me with some new card recently. I have had my old card for
twenty years, and have some things automatically coming out every month,
accidental insurance etc. Then these thugs send me a new card called a
World Charter Card with a completely different number, and when I called
to complain, I got a snotty rep who told me that if I didn't want the
new card I should have opted out, and then she asked me if I read my
mail. I told her why does one have to opt out if they don't want
something, if they do want it they should opt in. Anyway, I had to spend
quite a bit of time getting the automatic payments switched, and I am
not a happy camper.

Cheri