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Barclays £100 loophole payments starting to come through

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  • Woby_Tide
    Woby_Tide Posts: 5,344 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    applied 18th
    First £1k on 9th Feb
    Second £1k on 9th March(and again on 11th March to make sure)
    £100 credited today

    didn't have to visit a branch, didn't have to get an online ID as I had an old one (I closed a Barclays current account about 8 months ago but some esavings accounts weren't closed by them so my ID stayed active). I kept the £1k in one of the Esavers between 9th and 11th of March so got 36p interest aswell.....I reckon I've spent about 15 minutes in total on the whole process. Nice work if you can get it £401.44 per hour........
  • Becles
    Becles Posts: 13,184 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    My complaint has been actioned and £100 has appeared in my account just in time for my honeymoon :D

    Thanks Martin - I'll toast a margahrita to you :money:
    Here I go again on my own....
  • MPH80
    MPH80 Posts: 973 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Applied 12th jan
    Forms with me 16th Jan
    Returned forms same day
    Account not opened until 14th Feb
    First payment arrived 21st Feb
    Second payment arrived 21st March
    £100 arrived today.
    Transfer out initiated tonight.

    Account closure form in the post tomorrow ;-)

    No problems, no complaints, no errors (except for a constant misspelling of my name). Easiest £100 I've ever made.

    M.
  • Otago
    Otago Posts: 108 Forumite
    28 days up today, and called to enquire after £100 bonus. Polite lady said they had been inundated with applications, and as such were dealing with a backlog, and GUARANTEED me my money would in my account by the end of the month!
    Ill just have to keep checking...........
  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Its great to hear all the £100s coming in.... HOORAH. And especially good it arrived before your honeymoon - wonderful :)
    Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
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  • £100 in today yippeee - will now go out and treat myself!

    I have never been careless with my money but was never really clever with it either. Now I am - thanks Martin. I even have a 0% credit card with money in my savings account earning interest :)
  • I received my £100 from Barclays this week too. Thanks for the tip Martin.
  • Yep, got my £100 thanks very much, pays for the kids swimming lessons! :T
    Thanks Martin & team
    Nick
  • Just got an email from Barclays, asking if i am making he most of my new current account!!
    Tee Hee!!

    Will let them know when my 28 days are up :beer:
  • bigfoot125
    bigfoot125 Posts: 574 Forumite
    Phoned today,still nothing,7,500 people opened these and all expected to be paid by end of next week,i am told!!!!!
    We shall see
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