Visa Black Card!

E-mail spam is interesting.  Well, mostly annoying.  But sometimes it does make me think about things.  Along with the CSI stuff I get, I have started getting spam for the Visa Black Card.  Seriously??? 

According to the ad:

For those who demand only the best of what life has to offer, the exclusive Visa Black Card is for you. The Black Card is not just another piece of plastic. Made with carbon graphite, it is the ultimate buying tool.

The Black Cardis not for everyone. In fact, it is available to only 1% of U.S. Residents to ensure the highest caliber of personal service is provided to every Cardmember.

They remind you that (although they sent you the email in the first place) the Black Card is not for everyone.  To be sure what they were telling me, I checked at the U.S. Census Bureau which estimates the U.S. population (as of July 1, 2008) to be over 304 million people.  Now, I’m not a math genius, but that means over 3 million people in the U.S. could potentially qualify for a Black Card.  Pardon me while I don’t feel too special.

And how does being made with carbon graphite make it the “ultimate buying tool?”  Does it magically give you more money, or a 50% discount?  I think I’ll just stab my current Visa card with a number 2 pencil and call it good.

~ by quiregirl on January 6, 2009.