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Trismegistus ([personal profile] lebateleur) wrote2023-02-17 05:09 pm

Friday Flora: Porque Non Los Dos Edition

Today was Car Maintenance day, for which I rose early. As this took me outside the city, and I had several hours to cool my heels, and it was too rainy to walk around outside, I opted to walk around in a nearby Suburban Ur-Mart instead.

Suburban Ur-Mart had a variety of fetching houseplants on display. I had a credit card from whose issuer I had recently received a sternly worded letter advising me that they were going to close the account if I didn't buy something with the card soon. Closing the account, of course, would lower my credit score which is a) bullshit, and b) not something I'm keen to have happen while I'm in the midst of finding a new place to live.

This was a problem I could mediate with a new plant.



Of course, I walked away with two, because I did not already have a peace lily or a dark purple quill plant and the prices were better than in the city, so why not both?

これで以上です。
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[personal profile] kavyina 2023-02-17 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Agree that the way credit works in our society is total BS. But hey, plants! Nice plants. I've never owned either of those plants but I have seen them around before, especially the peace lily. Do you think it'll be hard to take care of?
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[personal profile] kavyina 2023-02-18 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck! And good job on your pink quill; it sounds like you're doing an excellent job already.
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[personal profile] senmut 2023-02-18 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
Nice plants!
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[personal profile] corvidology 2023-02-18 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
It's nice to see the plants end up in a good home! :D

The credit system in this country is insane when it can lower your credit score *not* to be in debt!
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[personal profile] corvidology 2023-02-19 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Us to, BUT... we got advice from a mate in the banking industry a long time ago which was to use our credit cards all the time (we even put groceries on ours), just pay them off every month if we didn't want to carry a balance which we don't. Apparently, it takes you out of the 'waste' pile and we've seen our credit score stay really high.

It also means, as we use 'cash back' cards, we get a lot of 'free' money at the same time.;D
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[personal profile] corvidology 2023-02-23 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Interesting. Our credit score couldn't be any higher so I'm mystified.
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[personal profile] bethctg 2023-02-19 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Wishing you happiness with your new plants! :)
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[personal profile] under_the_silk_tree 2023-02-20 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
The correct solution is always more plants. lol

Even though the credit card thing is stupid at least you were able to get something you liked.