CreditCardsAct

Card Insider:  A cash register isn't just a place where you pull out your wallet to get cash or a credit card anymore. At a growing number of stores, it is becoming a place of opportunity to put some of that money back, in the form of instant discounts, shopping perks and savings that may otherwise pass you by -- if you only sign up for the store's own credit card that the sales clerk is soft-selling you. Sure, a 15% discount sounds fine, especially if you arrive at the register with an armful of items. But don't be wooed by the initial discount the plastic gets you on items you buy the same day you open ...