Corporate Idiocy

Well, sometimes I wonder if professionalism goes too far.

Here's a quick outline of a situation.

If I were to put 50 1-cent coins into a (presumably) weightless envelope, and send it to a reputable credit card company, the weight of the coins would increase the postage costs.

Assuming these costs are charged to the credit company, they would then write back complaining about it, and demanding money back.

You make a ruckus out of the whole thing, yelling at their customer service, demanding your money back, banging the table (figuratively, and if you ARE good, clever, obnoxious and headstrong enough...


Several days later, you will, in your hands, hold a paper cheque mailed to you by the credit card company, that when cashed, will add to the value of your bank account by precisely fifty cents.