Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War

Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by jschwartzi on Friday April 14, 2017 @07:39PM (#14118317)

People occasionally notice my USAA card, but it's more of a shibboleth for military families than for affluence.

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Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by hbosch on Saturday April 15, 2017 @08:27AM (#14120458)

I get this with my Navy Federal card. I dont have any "prestige" cards but I'd be surprised if anyone got more attention for them than I get for my standard issue NF debit.

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Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by mrdmnd on Saturday April 15, 2017 @10:02AM (#14120729)

I've noticed this too. I'm not actually in the military, but my grandfather was a doctor in the Navy and apparently we've been (literally) grandfathered in for perpetuity. The card has raised eyebrows in places I would not have imagined it would be noticed.

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Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by jschwartzi on Saturday April 15, 2017 @03:29PM (#14122390)

That's almost exactly my situation. My dad was in the Army, so I'm grandfathered in, as well as anyone in my immediate family.

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Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by brookside on Saturday April 15, 2017 @12:55PM (#14121562)

Only somewhat relatedly, The content of the constant ASAA ads during sporting events on TV strikes me as indirect but blatant military propaganda.

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