Credit card companies going crazy! WTF?!

[DevilGirl]

Originally Posted by tomato

As to people not needing a credit card, it's not entirely true. A credit card is like that 5th tire you keep in the back of your car. Just in case. You never know, unexpected doctor bills, or you lost your job but have to bring food home while you're looking for another one, etc.

More so than that, if you want to travel at all, stay at a hotel, book a flight, rent a car, or even some every day activities, you need some form of card, whether that is debit or credit.

I have been in several situations where, even though it is a card, they would not accept a debit card. It had to be a credit card. Even running it through as credit as opposed to debit, it was declined, because it was not actually a credit card. Granted, those are far and few between, but they still do occur.