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Discover has always done right by me. I get solid cash back instead of points. They used to have some great card benefits like free extended warranties that saved me money over the years. They were immediately helpful when I have lost a card or when I discovered fraudulent purchases. Customer service has been quick and helpful whenever I've needed it. They've been more than fair in extending my limits over the years. They don't push me to do any add on services.
After more than 20 years of being a customer, I don't see how anyone could do much better to someone who hasn't paid a dollar of interest in probably at least 15 of those years.
Getting a Discover card was probably the first adult financial step I took, and I really hope they don't get messed up by this. They've helped me grow the life I have now, and while I wouldn't necessarily say I'd be brand loyal no matter what, I'd be upset if after all this time something happened that would make me want to switch my primary card to something else.
Well I'm certainly glad it's been helpful to you, but there seem to be so few places where it is accepted vs. Visa or Mastercard. Do you have to have both a Discover card and either one of those as well?
I'm not the other commenter, but I've had a Discover card for over a decade, and there have only been 2 places I've ever wanted to buy something that didn't take Discover. One was an obscure website and the other was a small town antique store.
So to answer your question, I do have some other credit card options, but it's mostly for cash back reasons (I can use the best card for the category each month).
Thanks. I guess it was just my perception that it isn't widely accepted. Maybe it's just not obvious? Like a lot of places accept it but don't have a sign up or whatever?
It was also a joke for a long time. Back in the late 90s/early 00s, it wasn't nearly as widely accepted. It was way more niche back then. Nowadays it's pretty much the same as any other card.
And I'll agree with the guy above that I have had absolutely stellar experiences with Discover. This potential merger has me legit bummed out.
I guess I haven't paid attention since then because yeah, my perception of Discover is that a lot of placed don't accept it. If this merger doesn't fuck it up, I'm inclined to apply for a card.
I had always heard that but I don't think I'd need both hands to count the number of times I've had to use something else. I know it's due to the higher fee the merchant pays, but I don't know why Discover gets dinged for that when Amex is the same deal and Amex charges you an annual fee for the privilege! 😆
Most of my life I just used my Visa branded debit card, but for a while BOA had the Better Balance card that paid you $25/quarter if you paid off the card each month or something like that, so I put my Internet bill on it every month, paid it, and got $100/year for doing nothing.
They scrapped that awesome deal last year and converted it to a regular 1-2% cash back card, BUT they added on the free doubling of the manufacturer warranty! So now big purchases, like when my TV died go on there, and the humdrum everyday items still go on Discover. Most of the year the BOA card just sits empty, and the available balance just pads my debt/asset ratio.
Consumers can still play these games back against the credit companies if they're careful! Over the years, I've gotten much more out of them than they've gotten from me.