Plastic Fantastic

Why do airports push credit cards ?
Do you really a need a glamourpuss in her fifties or a carefully suited salesgirl in her twenties jumping from behind a wooden display as soon as you clear security?
Isn’t your main concern not dropping the bags that you have quickly picked up from the conveyor belt and trying to make sure your trousers don’t fall down when in all the excitement of replacing your belt you haven’t reached your usual notch?
Does the wallet so recently replaced in your pocket really need another Mastercard?
Would you not have thought about it earlier?
It is not as if they will get it printed up for you and delivered to your seat on the plane.
It is not like a cable car ride abroad where the photo of you entering is presented in exchange for your 10 euros as you leave 10 minutes later.
Do you need another plastic fantastic fast track pathway to lead us deeper into the glamorous world of debt?
Well you might need the additional credit at airports.
Just to afford to replace the bottle of water that you had to bin before the security check.