
Subject: Re: mile Date: 6/17/1997 6:57 PM
Recommendations: 1
If you charge your card just to get the 'free trip', you'll be better off buying the lowest price ticket. I am a flight attendant for Delta and have seen so many people spend thousands of dollars and they showed me their 'free' tickets! They are not free, do you have any idea how much money you have to spend to get a free trip? A lowest price ticket may cost you only $300 - $400. But if you charge $20,000 (or more!) to get that free ticket, you will likely be paying thousands in interest. Someone will tell
you that if you 'have to' spend that amount anyway, why not get a free ticket out of it. I say that nobody has to 'spend' any kind of money at all. Don't charge your rent on the cards and hope to get a free ticket, just save $300 and pay for the lowest price ticket to go to see your folks. For those who will tell you to charge your card, are they going to be there helping you pay for it?>>

First of all let me commend you on the job I'm sure you do! I've flown Delta many times, and the flight attendants are awesome. Simply awesome. The job you do is so hard, and you folks deserve so much more credit than you get. Keep up the good work!

Now, I just need to clear up one point. Your argument is very, very valid--for people that do not pay their balance each month. But...

The discussion taking place has been with the understanding that the balance IS paid each month. It's true that not everyone is able to manage their finances this way, but for those that do, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the perks.

Here's my point: (Again, NEVER leaving a balance), there are people who will buy certain items on a regular basis. They shop. They buy their stuff either with cash or check. For these people that already have the money on hand, I say, charge the "stuff", get the miles (or whatever), and pay that dang balance when the bill comes. It all comes out even in the end, 'cept ya git stuff. ; )

That's it. Plain and simple. And if anyone isn't 100%, absolutely, positively, without a doubt certain that that balance can be paid in full....disregard the whole idea.

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