American Express
While its name probably brings to mind the concept of fast and speedy purchases, American Express used to not refer to payments at all. It was originally a high-speed delivery service back in 1850, due to the American postal service being unreliable.
The people behind American Express began to realize that most of the profit could be made by doing trans-bank deliveries. They took on more and more bank-based jobs until they were a financial delivery specialist and continued their momentum until they became the very business they once served.
Imagine...a company starting out to serve the public because the mail wasn't dependable. Oh wait! Not that difficult to believe given the mail service in my neighborhood!
Coffee out on the patio this morning. How about some ice cream with the coffee?
8 comments:
That is interesting. However, given the state of our mail system it is not very surprising. Would love to have coffee and ice cream with y'all this morning. I'll have mine in a dish so it doesn't melt all over me. hehe
Say what you want about the postal service but those prepaid priority mail boxes are great & they do (still) deliver on Saturday.
Never knew that! If the ice cream is maple walnut, everyone better hurry - that's my favorite!
So now I know. Nifty!
I'll take a scoop of that ice-cream.
Hey Linda...
Imagine what it was like back in the 1800s.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Hey Rob...
I'll admit that is one cool feature, for sure! Sturdy as well!
Thanks for coming over today!
Hey Phyllis...
Passing on the info is what I try and do.
Thanks for the visit this morning!
Hey Sixbears...
Kinda like Paul Harvey, huh?
Thanks for coming over today!
There's another thing I didn't know and now I do thanks to you. Thats why I keep coming back here, not to mention what a great guy you are.
I haven't done the ice cream and coffee in ages, so hit me up please
I always learn something from your blog and today was no exception. American Express is the only card I have and the only one I need. If a business doesn't take AMX, I don't. do business with them.
Hey Jo...
You're gonna give me the big head, but I love it anyway! Glad I could offer up something new for ya!
Thanks for dropping by, sweetie!
Hey Dizzy...
Never had an AMX card. Don't really know why.
Thanks for coming over today!
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