Thursday, May 24, 2007

Platinum Page

We dunno. We think Citibank is just being plain evil by sending us this last week.

Opens letter, expecting junk leaflets. Junk leaflet claiming to upgrade to Platinum, first year annual fee waived falls out. Reads, throws into wastepaper basket.

Looks at surprise at envelope within envelope. Opens envelope. Jaw drops.

A Citibank Platinum, with our details covered by our lovely Philosophy namecard holder.

Now this really got us wondering, because our current Citibank gold card isn't even a year old and is only our secondary card (read: expenses not meant to be seen by parents should they snoop our mail) and it doesn't really see much use. So how is it that Citibank sees it fit to 'upgrade our status'?

Our mind was already made up within 5 minutes of holding it (or maybe it was the RM600 annual fee): it's our new platinum bookmark courtesy of Citibank. How nice of them, they know we loves books and gives us a bookmark.

Now how do we bloody make sure this card will never be activated nor fall ever be usable in the wrong hands?!


Ray from Mage Cafe suggested we punch a whole through the smart chip. We were thinking more on the lines of laminating it.

Now we have a hole through our nice platinum bookmark. And it's not even centered on the hole.

:'(

It's a big, uneven, uncentered hole. Should have just laminated it.

Probably will tie a small ribbon to make it look better. Or probably tie some trinket from Philosophy instead.

Oh, must remember to scratch out the CCV number before putting into book.

True, it isn't as nice as being able to wave your hand and show off a ring but that's a luxury not opened to bachelors-for-life.

4 comments:

Henry Yeo said...

so how often do you use the gold card and how much and how fast do you repay it?

Henry Yeo said...

and if you activated it, would have booked you for the Malaysian International Gourmet Festival, where Platinum card holders seem to enjoy plenty of perks.

N.J.A.P.F. said...

You should just have given it to me!!!!!!

Janvier said...

rhyen: Not so often, and not fast enough :s

njapf: It's our bookmark! :D