Co-op Cashminder Visa Debit Card

k2nga

Has anyone asked Co-op about this as i am thinking this is just a name change and you are going to end up embarrased when you find out the card is really the same as the electron as i am sure i read on here the card is not accepted for pay at pump either so i cant see the point of it.....

Godiva500

I don't understand that Monk...Its a straight forward debit card surely - I hope tesco and M&S accept it otherwise i am well and truely sunk, as i am more or less housebound!

k2nga

Godiva500 the feedback on here at the moment seems to suggest that the card seems to be acting like the electron but the reason for me asking had anyone challenged Co-op on it was because maybe the cards have have not been activated properly to allow it to work like a proper visa?

philnicandamy

Madmonk wrote: »

I recieved the same leaflet - but you can still only use it where you used your electron ie Tesco will not allow you to buy your groceries over the internet with it!!! And I believe you will have problems with certain hotel chains and train companies - It's just a name change !!!!!!

Hmm I know.....I rang this afternoon to speak to someone after reading your post...and to be honest I really really dont think they know! someone said much along the lines what they told you...then passed to someone else who said that the information i'd been given was rubbish....so i'm no nearer! :rolleyes:


although......strangely it did work at "pay at the pump" in asda speke....

Madmonk

The problem is that the numbers on the card are for an electron card and when you type them in on the internet the shop reads the numbers as an electron card! It makes no difference that the card says Debit Card ! I've spoken to the co-op and they agree that it's still going to be treated as an electron by most retailers (including Tesco's internet grocery site)-I've tried 10 times since Friday and it's a blank NO we do not accept this card.

If you check the card, the only difference is the raised card numbers - which might explain why it worked at the pumps, and I really wish it would work online as I want to do my shopping at tesco's online and it really annoys me that I can't!!!!!!!!!

k2nga

I still find it crazy that in this day and age we have problems with cards like this as we actually have the money not like some........bizzarre

Merry_Gentry

So by the sounds of it, the new card won't really make any difference at all?!

k2nga

yeah does sound like it.

KILL_BILL

k2nga wrote: »

yeah does sound like it.

thats a load of fcking crap then

they spent all that money on redesign and issuing cards for there not to be any difference

Tristesse

I went in straight after the OR interview today and asked to open an account. No forms to fill in, the assistant just took a copy of my council tax bill and said I would receive my pack in 7-10 days. I didn't even think to ask about what type of card I would get. I'm so sorry, I was very dazed by this time.

I'll let you know as soon as I get one though