New Cards

Each day when I walk down to my (snail) mailbox and open it I wonder what surprises await me. Will it be a bill? Did my latest Popular Science come in? Did that client finally send in their check?

Regrettably, one thing that will always await me is an "OPEN IMMEDIATELY! YOUR RESPONSE IS URGENTLY NEEDED!!!!!1" [sic] credit card offer. I can always count on at least one of these nuisances a day - be it for myself, my wife or my business.

The ironic thing is, I don't think I have ever returned a response for one of these "deals". If I ever do get a new card, I do it the same way as everything else I do: Using the internet! There's tons of information out there that will help a person pick out the best card for him, so why just get a card because it was thrown in your face? You could visit the card-supplier's sites directly (MC/Visa/AmEx/Discover), or even better yet go to one of the many "Apply for a business credit card" sites that allow you to compare multiple card options side-by-side.

(Note: If anyone out there in the audience works for a credit card junk mail shipping facility, please take me off your mailing list... Seriously.)