I received a letter from Wells Fucko today.  I always hold my breath when I see that little red logo in my mailbox, not know if it’s going to be something that’ll make me spit blood or choke on my own laughter.   

Does WF have stooopid account holders that don’t quite understand how to use a debit card?  Debit cards have pretty much replaced personal checks in the retail environment.  We’re smart.  We already know that.  But just in case…

Quick Refresher Course

Credit Card – Let’s you to spend money you don’t have.

Debit Card – Let’s you spend money you do have.

Wells Fargo’s Economic Stimulus Plan

This is prolly the more plausible reason.  People are just not spending as much as they use to because they don’t have as much as they used to.  The economy sucks.  Here’s how the letter went. 

“Dear xxxxx,

Your Wells Fargo Check Card is the easy way to pay for all your purchases.  Just swipe your Check Card through the card reader…there’s no need to write a check…leave your checkbook at home…easy way to pay…faster than writing a check…easy way to pay…”  (I left out the boring parts.)

Yes, they used “easy way to pay” three times in that little half page letter.  Subliminal messaging.

In other words, get out there and spend.  I can’t believe they wasted a stamp on that.