GE '3%' Cashback Card

ShockingPink

ffacoffipawb wrote:

I suspect they only want those that have paid interest on other credit cards (I never have).

The 3% cashback is nothing compared to what they can make on that.

They get less than 3% from merchants, so the cashback is a loss. And I doubt it can be sustained anyway.

This may well have been dealt with by now (just found the thread) but I always have paid my full amount by DD at the end of every month.

I was accepted for the GE card, got it week before last, set up a DD for full amount and have already had my first statement - I've made £2.50 already! Not bad for doing nowt!

coolio_2

KTF wrote:

Try calling them later when people are not on lunch breaks.

I've been calling all morning

smb-uk

I had to stay on hold for 20 minutes yesterday. I found that an early call at 0800 has better results (less than 5mins).

Paul_Herring

Another possibility is try the numbers at http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php the one that's possibly the best is
0208 1810000 GE Capital Card services- Account enquires (diverts to Leeds)

erb

anniecave wrote:

£730 is a large amount. Is it for something you have ordered, like for example furniture or an electrical product, and they wait until they know they will definately have it available to deliver before they charge your card?

It was for a PC I carried away from Comet. No reason to delay the charge to my account unless as I said they are delaying it until they have sorted their software so they only pay 0.5% cashback insread of 3%.

Or perhaps they won't charge me :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I will not know until the next statement arrive now towards the end of Oct.

keefrto

I called last week after waiting a month ( i got my pin) the company ran out of plastic !!!! thats wot they told me!!!!. Still hanging on phone right now (thanks to saynoto0870 and 1899 its not to expensive. thing is I am missing out on an agreed contract between me and gemoney to have this card ane benefit from their current offer. any thoughts?

BaldySmurf

I received my card in May 06 - it took about 6 weeks to turn up after successful application.

First off I didn't receive the credit agreement to sign and send back, so had to chase them for another (the first could have been lost in the post, to be fair). I received my PIN twice, then my card eventually made an appearance.

Overall I wasn't that impressed (particularly when I realised there was no online banking), but it appears to work and I've not had any issues.

Oh and when I called to chase them for where the card was, I was told they had a huge backlog that they were working through (looks like they've yet to clear it...)

prlow

Signed up for my card in June and took 6 weeks to get my card. Noticed my credit limit was lower than what I wanted to tansfer. When I phoned to activate my card I got put through to customer services as their system was down and queried the bal tfr. She said that I would receive a letter re the bal tfr but this has not happened. Infact, nothing from them at all. I think I'm going to cancel and go elsewhere.

BigDunc

Got my card over the weekend after about 10 days of waiting, but there is no mention in the literature about the bonus being doubled up for three months. Did anyone get this information with their card?

Ickle_Steve

BigDunc wrote:

Got my card over the weekend after about 10 days of waiting, but there is no mention in the literature about the bonus being doubled up for three months. Did anyone get this information with their card?

What, 6%? Surely not! Fingers crossed. Where did you hear about a double bonus?