“Oh yeah, I like your Visa”
Saturday, August 29th, 2009When I was 18, it was cool to have a credit card. Flashing that plastic was cool stuff. Now that I’m 30, everyone I know has a credit card. It’s just part of life. Nothing special. You would think that the days are gone where flashing the plastic impresses the chicks.
Not for me . . .
As any reader of this blog knows, I am a Disney Fanatic. So naturally I jumped on getting a Disney Visa card when they debuted in 2003. At least 1% of every purchase is returned in Disney rewards which are good for anything Disney. Four years ago we spent a week at WDW for free and we went on a Disney cruise two years ago for nearly free. And we bought Disney annual passes this year and paid for several nights at WDW with our rewards. I put nearly everything on my Disney Visa (and yes, I pay it off immediately).
You can choose from about seven different card designs and for the last four or so years, I’ve had a Finding Nemo card. Let me tell you that this card serves as an icebreaker with nearly everyone who I present it to for payment . . . especially hot chicks.
My coworkers couldn’t believe at first how fast I could melt a girl’s heart with my credit card. Now, they just roll their eyes because they’ve seen it happen so much. It’s unbelievable. Kimberlie didn’t notice as much at first, until I remarked one day that I should have had a Finding Nemo credit card before I got married. It would have been so much easier finding girls.
When I’m paying for something with Kimberlie, the waitress/cashier/etc. aren’t usually as vocal about it, but they always mention it. Some of them, however, could care less that my wife is with me. Kimberlie used to get a little jealous, but now, she just rolls her eyes too because it happens so much. Tonight, the very soft spoken waitress at Applebee’s returned my card, thanked us for dining with them, smiled, and quietly said, “Oh yeah, I like your Visa”.
So here’s a hint for all of the single guys out there: I’m happily married, but Nemo can have any chick he wants!
