Ahhh, spring...

When a young boy’s fancy turns to thoughts of high-interest retail credit cards. Or not. I got the following in my mailbox from my good friend Fred Foster at Sweetwater this morning:
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I wanted to pass along some pretty unique information. Our special Musician’s All Access Card “No Interest, No Payments If Paid By January 2007” financing offer has been extended through May 14th, 2006. It’s a great deal if you’re looking for some new gear! Please give me a call if there’s anything I can help you with! By the way, if you don’t have a Musician’s All Access Card, you can apply for one online at www.sweetwater.com/allaccess. Whether or not you’re interested in this specific offer, I’d love to speak with you about any gear questions you might have._

Well, that’s really nice of you, Fred. Thanks for informing me of that special deal you basically always have. Nothing like taking advantage of the fact that musicians are always broke, is there? Well, needless to say, I had to respond to this. Thus:

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Hey, Fred:

There are no degrees of uniqueness. Unique means “one of a kind” and thus is a binary state. Something is either unique or it isn’t. It can’t be “pretty unique” or “very unique” or “really unique.” Something to think about while you’re peddling your high-APR credit card.
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Take it from someone who once had a credit card debt that was five figures: buying things on credit is a Really Bad Idea. If you can’t afford it, you don’t need it.