Money Tips: Sam’s Discover Credit Card Complaint

Posted On: July 21, 2006

Guest: Board Monitor
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Post subject: Sam’s Discover Credit Card Complaint
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:21 am

This message posted by e-mail request from one of the visitors to our site:

I hate Sams club discover card. How can I complain? Even their web site is so cheap one cannot navigate, or error pops up. No phone number or nothing!

Am I required to use only Sams Discover Card if I trade at Sam’s where I pay them an annual Business fee?
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Guest: quiznut1
Credit Expert (100+ Posts)
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:47 pm

I don’t like Sam’s Club altogether in that the ONLY card they will take is Discover. I got embarrassed and almost didn’t believe them at first when they told me at the checkout. If Walmart and Sam’s Club are linked, how does Walmart take every other card and Sam’s Club only takes Discover? A question I will never know the answer to.

Guest: bullwinkle29
Credit Expert (100+ Posts)
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:17 pm

just like Costco only takes AMEX. they prob worked out some special deal with the company. they probably pay less fees

Guest: Polonius
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:32 pm

It’s just marketing. Costco used to have an exlusive deal with Discover, then it negotiated a better deal with AmEx. Usually in these arrangements the credit card company pays part of the advertising the firm does as long as the ad mentions that only XX card is accepted.

As for the question of your emailer, he’s always free to not shop there or to pay cash, check or with a debit card. What’s the big deal? And how come these folks are unable to figure out how to post on this board? You can’t have a discussion when there’s no way to respond…
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Guest: mouse
SENIOR MEMBER (Member for 2 yrs.+)
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:44 pm

THE SAMS DISCOVERCARD CAN BE USED AT ANY BUSINESS THAT TAKES DISCOVERCARD!!!!!!!!!