From: "John Beamish" 

Now that _is_ dumb.   If you're going to pull out plastic, pull out the
credit card.

"David N. Barnett"  wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:24:57 -0500, Gene McAloon
>  wrote in message
> :
>
> | Even it is could, she no doubt had more sense than to use a credit
> | card to buy groceries. Few people do that even now. It is simply a dumb
idea.
>
> Many people use debit cards which draw funds directly from their
> checking account, in lieu of writing out a check.
>
> --dave
>

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