Torn

Published 3/11/06

Oh, great. I’ve taken to tearing up those credit card applications I get, along with any other offer that involves money or personal info.

Turns out I’m not as smart as I thought I was.

Rob over at Cockeyed.com did a test: He took a Chase MasterCard application, tore it up, taped it back together, filled it out with a different address and phone number and sent it in.

Read all about it. And worry.

The Fray

3 responses (add yours)

Willobie says:

I have a shredder, but it’s more fun to mail them back. I printed up little slips of paper which say “Regretfully, I must decline your kind offer. Because I do not discard any credit offer with my name on it, I am returning it to you to dispose of properly. I request that you stop sending unsolicited offers to me. (signed)”

March 11th, 2006 at 4:33 PM

Andrew says:

You certainly put a lot of trust in the $6.00/hour customer service person who’s opening it! :)

March 11th, 2006 at 8:21 PM

Dorene says:

I burn them. All of them. If they can piece together that, man, they deserve it. :)

March 11th, 2006 at 9:55 PM

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