11 craziest credit card purchases in Singapore

Find out if each is worth the outlay.

There’s no doubt that credit cards are now considered a key to the door of your most wanted car or house, dream concerts or sport events, most-awaited vacation or trip, and so on. A survey by Enjoycompare.com, a financial services website, however found that Singapore credit card holders don't just use their plastic for everyday activities. Some revealed bizarre credit purchases, from buying a live shark and dinosaur fossils to covering wedding expenses and paying for overdue library book.

The sky is the limit indeed as long as you budget well and avoid paying any unnecessary charges.

Here are some stories of maddest credit card purchases.

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