Ever wondered what would happen if you gave a credit card to a beggar for a day?

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Interesting article.

Over the past two weeks, I wandered Toronto’s downtown core with five prepaid Visa and MasterCard gift cards, in $50 and $75 denominations, waiting for people to ask for money.

When they did, I asked them what they needed. A meal at a restaurant, groceries, a new pair of pants, they said. I handed out the cards and asked that they give them back when they’d finished shopping. I either waited at a coffee shop while they shopped or — in the case of those who could not buy what they needed nearby or were reticent about leaving their panhandling post — I said I’d return on another day to pick up the card. That’s when I would reveal that I was a journalist.

Some were unbelieving at first. All were grateful. Some declined the offer. Some who accepted didn’t come back, but those that did had stories to tell.

How panhandlers use free credit cards - thestar.com

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niceeeeee. pero bitin haha

[MaInEvEnT]

maxed out cguro within a day pud

[ohohoy]

TS basin mahimo pod nya kang beggar binayad sa utang na dili imoha sa super kadako na bills, haha..

[keenroobee]

maxed out jud cguro ang CC bah.

palit daghan sanina
or food

[shayneyap]

Dili ni credit card. Gi gastohan jud nila. Bitin nuon jud ang usa ka adlaw. Pero AT LEAST.

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