Brown is the new black
Nick Foulkes on the lure of credit cards
I was smitten, my pen was soon dancing across the application document weaving a merry tale of high-net worth, financial stability and all the other polite fictions and formalities that are required. I made sure that I had dispatched the documentation to the relevant authorities before I told my wife that we were about to become to Harrods Brown Amex holders.
‘Just how often do you hire a jet darling?’ she asked rather uncharitably.
‘OK, OK,’ I answered. ‘But we will save money, because as soon as I get my brown card I’m resigning my Platinum Amex.’
She was not remotely impressed by my frugality. ‘You know the children and I find the lounge access rather handy and we will probably be flying scheduled rather more frequently than Harrods Aviation.’
It looks like we are about to become a two Amex household.
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March 15th, 2008 1:34amSad.