Card Games

Here's another little story about how banks have lost their way: We've all had the experience of being deluged with credit card applications, as issuers tried to get consumers to roll up as many cards as possible. The indiscriminate nature of these mailings eventually got to a man in California named Gary More. He took one application from Chase and wrote across it "Never Waste a Tree," then sent it back in the prepaid envelope.

A couple of weeks later, Mr. More got his brand new Chase Visa - issued to "Never Waste Tree." He cut it up.