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Wasn't the first credit card called a Charge-a-Plate?
I always loved the scenes in The Flintstones when Wilma and Betty were headed to the department store and they yelled, "Chaaaaarge it!"
Wasn't the first credit card called a Charge-a-Plate?
I don't know if it was a first, but that was what many older folks called their charge plates. I worked as a bank teller in the late 70s, and their insistence on calling their charge cards "charge-a-plates" amused me.
The 5 and Dime...my grandmother always asks "are we going to the 5 and dime"..it's called a drug store or grocery store..it makes me laugh because she has always said this...
Wasn't the first credit card called a Charge-a-Plate?
I always loved the scenes in The Flintstones when Wilma and Betty were headed to the department store and they yelled, "Chaaaaarge it!"
The first real credit card that I remember was the BankAmericard, which later evolved into Mastercard. I think this was in the 60's.
I think you are right about the Charge-A-Plates. That name sure rings a bell in the recesses of my memory.
Sears had their own charge accounts called a Revolving Charge Account and they issued their own charge cards. I think many stores had their own charge accounts with cards that were issued to their customers.
Some banks had their own credit cards that many merchants accepted. I had one for Security Pacific Bank. Got a statement every month from them and paid the bill directly to them.
"watchman" - a security guard; usually worked the night shift and was called the "night watchman"
"hysterics" - this word is still used but in bygone years was often used in combination with "monthly" and denoted what today is called PMS. Was also used for any female outburst or complaints
The first real credit card that I remember was the BankAmericard, which later evolved into Mastercard. I think this was in the 60's.
I think you are right about the Charge-A-Plates. That name sure rings a bell in the recesses of my memory.
Sears had their own charge accounts called a Revolving Charge Account and they issued their own charge cards. I think many stores had their own charge accounts with cards that were issued to their customers.
Some banks had their own credit cards that many merchants accepted. I had one for Security Pacific Bank. Got a statement every month from them and paid the bill directly to them.
Nope. BankAmericard evolved into Visa, which incorporated all the BankAmericard "sisters", like BarclayCard, used in Canada and England. Master Charge became Mastercard. And it was in the 70's. I was a cashier and I remember.
Nope. BankAmericard evolved into Visa, which incorporated all the BankAmericard "sisters", like BarclayCard, used in Canada and England. Master Charge became Mastercard. And it was in the 70's. I was a cashier and I remember.
That -- the credit cards' name changes -- was another thing that confused some of our customers at the bank! I remember thinking "What's wrong with you? 'Visa' is so much easier to say than 'BankAmericard'!"
The bank branch I worked at had a bunch of old BankAmericard posters in the basement; I took them and decorated my dorm room with them. Very chic.
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Nope. BankAmericard evolved into Visa, which incorporated all the BankAmericard "sisters", like BarclayCard, used in Canada and England. Master Charge became Mastercard. And it was in the 70's. I was a cashier and I remember.
You are right!! I do remember now that BankAmericard became Visa. I even had a Master Charge, too, in those days that evolved into Mastercard.
I understand. The fuzziness overwhelms me sometimes, but for some reason, I remembered the names of the credit cards! LOL.
And that Exxon was Esso.
That's one I will NEVER forget. I lived in Aruba mid-20th century and my dad worked for ESSO.
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