Could you get a Canadian credit card?

Credit card companies are actually looking at what you buy to determine if you are a good credit risk. Does it work? Take the Canadian Tire* should-we-give-you-a-credit-card test and see.


Buy me! Get credit!


1. Do you buy:
a. cheap, generic automotive oil.
b. expensive, name-brand automotive oil.

2. Do you have a carbon-monoxide monitor in your home?
a. No.
b. Yes.

3. Do you use those little felt pads that stop chair legs from scratching the floor?
a. No.
b. Yes.

4. Have you ever bought a chrome skull car accessory?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Huh?

4. Have you ever bought a Mega Thruster Exhaust System?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Huh?

5. Do you buy birdseed?
a. No.
b. Yes.

6. Do you buy snow-rakes?
a. No.
b. Yes.
c. What?

How'd you do? The more b's you answered (or c's), the more responsible Canadian Tires thinks you are and the more likely you are to get their credit card. So the next chrome skull accessory you need would be best purchased with cash.

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*Canadian Tire is sort of a Home Depot, only with tires.