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Hello there , Great information to share as i also suffering the same of credit card issue.Nice text and good forum to enjoy the freebies offers of credit card.0
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http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=26689
Hi
I've just applied and received this card from BT - you get 1p off your bill for every £1.50 you spend on the credit card - is that viewed as a particularly good deal? Obviously if you're not with BT it wont be of any interest. Initially I thought it would be a nice way of reducing my BT bill.
My monthly credit card spend is about £800 a month - I will get about £68 per year off my BT bill.
I'm currently using Sainsbury's credit card for Nectar points but even with double points for using the card and using my Nectar card at Sainsburys - the points tally is very laborious and I only ever seem to get the odd CD or 6 month magazine subscription.
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hi adrian_london. I think yes u can. It may be called purchase.0
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The BA free return flights with Llyods Airmiles Duo.
I found this to be a bit of a joke. I applied for this last year, and they gave me a £500 combined credit limit. This could not be used on any major purchase over £500, and so to try to get close to the 1500 airmiles, you need to use it on smaller purchases. You cannot go over the limit, and they would not let me pay off the balance before the statement was sent. I spent about £2100 on flights but had to put this on another card due to their pathetic credit limit. They refuse to increase the limit until at least six months into the agreement. So the most you can spend is £500 per month and you need to pay that off before you can spend in the next month. As they do not do the statements until into the next month, you get only a couple of weeks to maximise your spend, under the £500 threshold. I managed to get about £1200 spend on it over the three month promo period, and got the airmiles, then ditched it. It was not a bad card (atlthough better rewards can be had noce the promo period is up) but I just found the £500 credit limit a joke. I have other cards with £8000 limit, and never go anywhere near that, and always pay it off. With this card, it takes a lot of planning to make sure you maximise your spend, but do not go over the pathetic £500 limit.
I also had a bank account with them for over 25 years, always in credit, never once in the red, so they knew my credit history first hand. I have now ditched that (although it wasn't my main account) due to their attitude towards me with this card and its £500 limit. They want you to take the card, but make it hard to get the airmiles.0 -
Great to know about these freebies. Purchasing using your credit card will earn you points. But what is the credit card company what gives this type of freebie?0
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Hello, everyone.
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A freebie is something which you get for free. Freebie trading is making real money from your home with your home computer and a credit card. All you got to do is just join trading forum and learn the rules. then you need to introduce yourself to the forum and choose your mentor.It is a simple way of making easy money with your credit card and home computer. if you don't have one then you can easily apply credit card in UK and then start your freebie trading easily. :rotfl:0
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Grumpy_Old_Duffer wrote: »Currently have a Barclay Goldfish credit card, which I've had for years, but think the points reward is now pretty poor. My current C/Card spend is c. £600+ per month, which gets paid off each month via variable Direct Debit.
What's the best card at the moment for rewards based on how much you spend?
I use the card when I'm abroad on holiday as well.
Im also with goldfish/barclaycard poor rewards now.
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In Martin's e-mail sent 11 May 2011 he mentioned the Lloyds TSB Airmiles Duo credit card freebie:
Lloyds Airmiles Duo card. Get accepted for a Lloyds Airmiles Duo after applying before 12 May via the Lloyds website*, and for the first 3mths, you earn a huge one Airmile per £1 spent on the Amex (you also get a Mastercard) rather than the normal one per £10. The max boost is 1,500 miles, enough for a free return. So just do normal daily spending, but ensure you always REPAY IN FULL so you're not charged the 15.9% representative APR.
Earn the flights from a 0% balance transfer. Alternatively, the card also gives the 1,500 Airmiles if you shift £1,500 of debts from another card to it. Then you get 6mths 0%, effectively for a 1.5% fee - the lowest around (it's 3% but transfer by 30 June and half's refunded). If you can clear the debt in 6 months it's a cracker.
I applied for this and was accepted but did not see any details of the one Airmile per £1 spent promo in the literature I was sent. Did anyone else receive anything which mentioned the offer?
Also, does anyone know if you are able to receive one Airmile per £1 spent on the Mastercard or is it solely on the Amex?
Lastly, would it be possible to do a balance transfer onto this card and not pay it off for 6 months and still pay off my purchases off in full each month without paying the balance transfer off?0 -
Hi flyingflea,
Did you happen to get your 1 Airmile per £1 offer?
I too applied for this and my Airmiles received do not correspond with the pounds I've spent.
Have you had any success? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.0
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