MSE News: Barclaycard launches cashback credit card scheme

afzaal1988

nqsenile wrote: »

I have a Barclays Cahback card. In today's post a letter telling me that my card is now a Freedom card but that I could opt out. I spoke to Barclay card using the free phone number 0800 9177277, not the costly 0844 xxxxx (thank you "say no to 0870" !). They confirmed that you get Freedom money only on items bought from firms who have signed up. You get nada from others; no Freedom money , no cashback credit to your credit card account. You can spend the Freedom money only at signed up firms. Choice is either Freedom or Cashback. Natch I opted out & am sticking to good old cash back, which I get once a year.

Haven't they reduced it to 0.25% if you spend less than 200 pounds a month from 1%. and 0.35% for spending upto £1500

adamc260

Freedom is rubbish, very easy to build up a balance but not many places let you spend it ..

PM

just saw that TopCashback if has a deal where they refund the first year fee. It doesnt say if this is via cashback or via Barclaycard.

See below:

annual fee (£24) for the first year of taking out the card will be refunded
For a limited time the annual fee (£24) for the first year of taking out the card will be refunded. There is an annual account fee of £24 from year two.