I keep forgetting to mention my Discover Card. Sure, I've told the story about how I'm through with that account: you can read the history here and here. I have resolved to not use the card anymore but never got around to actually closing the account.

A few months ago, some bozo from Discover called to ask me why I don't use the card anymore.

"Oh yeah, I've been meaning to cancel that card. Can you cancel that from where you are?" Of course he could not. I explained to him the prior experience with mindless telemarketing. He thanked me for my time and said he looked forward to doing further business with me which was a comical way of telling me he wasn't listening to a word I was saying. Then I forgot all about it.

Until this week when I got another call from Discover -- this time to tell me about a great new interest rate for balance transfer.

"What is the interest rate on your other cards," he excitedly asked. I replied with a question:

"Why are you calling me? Did you check my account before calling me? You notice I don't use your card anymore? Wanna know why? Because you people are always trying to sell shit to me!"

I asked him if he could cancel my account; he offered to put me through to customer service. I told him I didn't have time, forget it.

They'll probably call me again with other offers; when they do I shall blog it.