"Nowadays you come to town, you stick your little card in the slot machine next to some blue-haired lady smoking away and try to figure out how many points you need for a buffet, " says Poster.

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Industry heavyweights Topps and Upper Deck have tried similar initiatives during the past few years ("Topps Town, " an online competition featuring baseball card stats).

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Local design and fashion are sizzling hot, so if you want to give your wardrobe or home that contemporary African look, Cape Town is the place to break out the credit card.

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In the 1950s, this was the go-to destination for Rat Pack party boys like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr, who turned the town into their own private playground of jazz, cigars and card games.

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The 33-year-old McLean, who is based in Cape Town, made the most of his advantage of knowing the course to card seven birdies in a bogey-free round.

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It's not a great calling card, not an ideal howdy-do to the world beyond the town's borders.

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To drive one, a consumer would swipe a credit card, remove a car from the rack, then deposit it at another rack across town when finished.

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Selling bonds to pay for a dividend is akin to cashing one of those credit card checks sent in the mail so you can have an expensive night out on the town.

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