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Redemption credit card puts points toward purchases, is destined to frustrate
Look up. That CREDIT CARD
right there is a brilliant concept that'll likely cause quite a few
headaches in practice. Dynamics, which makes its ends by coming up with
new ways to get the general populace into more debt, has just made
public its Redemption payment device -- a newfangled card with a few
LEDs, selectors and the ability to let users put their earned points
toward any given purchase. The idea goes a little something like this:
you roll up to the Old Navy checkout counter, remember that you have
4,300 points logged, and decide that you'd like to cash 'em in towards
the purchase of your new threads. You tap the "Request Rewards" side of
your card, swipe it and watch as your points balance and total monies
owed dwindles. Currently, Citi is trialing these with a small group of
consumers, with a larger US trial expected to get going next month.
There's no mention of how the LEDs stay lit (or how the battery stays
charged), nor any indication of how long these selector buttons will
hold up over time. We also have no idea how you'll be able to easily
check your point balance or split payments between points and dollars,
but hey, at least there's a beautiful opportunity here for an
accompanying mobile app.