Comments on: Buying your way to Nirvana. One charge at a time.

By: DJ Drrrty Poonjabi

DJ Drrrty Poonjabi — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:20:36 +0000

What the heck? That is disturbing. I'm brain dead from my thesis (done!)

I totally understand, it's 6am and I'm still writing this $&^#%! paper.

but what else would be on your crass consumerism/self-parody list?

Hehe, I don't actually have a "list," nor do I actively seek out products that I deem to be noteworthy in their potential for parody, but I'll admit that the Hummer H2/H3 and the people who drive them will always elicit, at the very least, a shake of the head from me. (Have you seen their latest commercials? "Restore the Balance" indeed.)

By: Camille

Camille — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:41:18 +0000

Ooo, taz, $3.15 seems cheap. Gas is $3.30 here in the Bay (gag).

This is kind of really amazing, actually. Would Buddha's face wear off if you were going for "rapid karma points"?

By: technophobicgeek

technophobicgeek — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:52:54 +0000

Nina, I think I’ll get an OM card just for the coolness factor

By: qualified_trash

qualified_trash — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:51:41 +0000

If OM on a shirt is okay and I have seen Indians in India were shirts made in India with OM on it, I see no problems with OM on a credit card….

By: Nina P

Nina P — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:40:01 +0000

I have to seriously consider seppuku.

Can I have your stuff? I promise to use it with positive and integrative intention, to affect change in our lives and the world. Also I hear you have a good CD collection.

By: RC

RC — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:09:59 +0000

I bought my house in cash.

Coach, Looks like you truly hate "credit". But without "credit" and leverage american economy would be much smaller. I do agree that using credit cards to borrow money to buy regular stuff is stupid and gets a lot of people into debt quickly.

By: Manju

Manju — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:05:28 +0000

i'm sure it's real. It's from a company named Conscious Enlightenment LLC.

By: desishiksa

desishiksa — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:04:47 +0000

Well, what leads me to believe it's satire is that there is no concrete info about the card such as APR, grace period etc on the website. Or maybe enlightened folks don't care about stuff like that.

If you dig around a little, it's there. And the APR is pretty shitty, prime +7.99 which according to the website is currently 15.99. You do get 6.9 for the first 6 months, though, so make sure to build your karma points then and pay them off before they cost you too much!

By: venu

venu — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:36:55 +0000

It's a new day, and I still can't believe this is not satire.

Well, what leads me to believe it's satire is that there is no concrete info about the card such as APR, grace period etc on the website. Or maybe enlightened folks don't care about stuff like that.

Like somebody said, it would be nice to have such a card where instead of points they donate to the cardholders selected charity.

By: cosmic cow

cosmic cow — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:32:36 +0000

Since the revolution, in Nepal, they have changed the face of a hundred rupees from that of a king to the Buddha's.

Money=Lakshmi=King=Buddha=C Card=Omh=enlightenment???