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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by encoderer on Thursday June 06, 2013 @02:14PM (#5834150)
Get the Fidelity Amex from FIA (aka BofA). It's one of the few genuine 2% cashback cards, has no annual fee, no forex fees iirc, and lets you create "ShopSafe" numbers.
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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by caw on Thursday June 06, 2013 @05:08PM (#5835191)
It has a forex fee, just called about it before a trip. Something like 2.5 or 3.5%; my CapitalOne card didn't so I just used that instead.

Haven't found the ShopSafe numbers yet; I'm going to look for that now that you mentioned it.

Overall great card to have, because besides the 2% back on all purchases (if you deposit the money to a qualified Fidelity account) it has a bunch of the perks like rental car coverage, theft insurance on recent purchases, and doubled warranty, up to 1 year.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by stock_toaster on Thursday June 06, 2013 @08:04PM (#5836181)
Are you sure it is the amex card that supports shopsafe? I thought Amex discontinued their similar product _years_ ago.
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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by encoderer on Friday June 07, 2013 @11:12AM (#5839338)
It's not an Amex issued by American Express, it's a card issued by Bank of America that is processed on the Amex network.
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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by stock_toaster on Friday June 07, 2013 @03:06PM (#5840972)
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
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