Old credit cards

[ladyearth]

credit buying on time

mine, which i till may have is my first contact lenses from the optical store . I believe I was between 16 and 18 yr old
I believe I payed by the week or so.
I may also have my first jewelry store purchase payment booklet. So it may not have been an actual card...
I believe I bought one of those battery operated / AC record player. Rather large too..... I think I got rid of it just in last few years. we have so much in out shed Im not sure..LOL
You dont realize how much stuff you have till you move....LOL but not really funny cause we still have too much stuff. No one hardly buys around here in small town. So will prob have to giv away more stuff
so we can finally get out of this mistake place...
Happy N Years to all

 

[drhardee]

Anything anyone ever wanted to know about credit - especially credit scores and the best credit products out there is at www.myfico.com Yeah, it's put out by the FICO folks, but the forums aren't run by them necessarily. If you're looking to repair your credit, or find a decent credit card for your score, their forums are a good place to browse.

 

[gyrafoam]

Most of you guys are describing what I remember. Thick paper cards and metal cards sounds like what I recall in the '50's. American Express, Diner's Club. I remember my parents had a specific charge card they used for air travel, I just don't recall the name. It was accepted by any of the airlines. Growing up in Atlanta, my parents rarely had to dig for a card, at least when I was young. Most places we did business with just asked them to sign for things "on account". Rich's Department Store, Regenstein's, Buckhead Men's Shop, Glass' Gulf Station, Matthew's Market, Wender and Robert's Pharmacy, Happy Herman's, Henri's Bakery, Harry Baron's, Progressive Club,many different restaurants, etc. At one time I think my mother must have had a credit card for every store in Atlanta, much to my father's displeasure. I never abused the privilege so thanks to my dad I was still able to sign for things years after my folks retired to Florida. Those were the days. I don't think many places in Atlanta still do that. Most of the places I recall are long gone.
The same was true about our family members in the NYC area, so in spite of it's much larger size, the businesses in those neighborhoods also kept "accounts" for people to sign off on. I didn't seriously carry more than a card or two until the late 70's. Like many people, my first card was Sears.

 

[petek]

One thing I found somewhat startling when we moved back here to a smallish city was that local businesses and contractors are very trusting. First when I had my mothers roof reshingled I asked about a deposit. Nope.. pay us when you're satisfied.. Had our whole main floor painted,, pick the paint at the store and tell me which one and he'd go get it on his discount, no markups and no payment till the jobs done and we're completely satisified. Took the lawnmower and weedeaters in for servicing, few days later go to pick it up..he can't find the invoice so no charge. I said well roughly how much and gave him that amount which I still think was too low.
You'd never get that in Vancouver or Calgary.