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Credit/debit card

I have an Egg now Barclay card. I am now looking for a credit card that had the same features my originalcard had. I am looking for a creditcard that is also a debit card so I can put some cash in as a debit card and have the online buyer protection a credit card has as I mainly use my credit card for online purchases only.

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  • Curr946
    Curr946 Posts: 525 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well cant you just use the card online as before and pay the balance off each month?
    If you keep on doing what's you've always done, you'll keep on being what you've always been...:think:
  • Before you could have a positive balance as credit. If you paid for an item and had insufficient funds it would become a credit card, so like a debit card with an arranged overdraft, I cannot get an aranged overdraught on my debit card. It also gave you interest on a positive balance so was the best of both worlds.
  • opinions4u
    opinions4u Posts: 19,411 Forumite
    Egg did away with that some time ago.

    I'm not aware of anything on the market that gives you what you're after.
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I am looking for a creditcard that is also a debit card so I can put some cash in as a debit card and have the online buyer protection a credit card has as I mainly use my credit card for online purchases only.
    It's very likely you had a false sense of security here, when operating as you did.

    If you used your own money it's doubtful you were covered for section 75, which is what I think you mean by "security", because unless you created a debt (by buying something costing more than the pre-load amount) then Egg didn't extend you credit.
  • Agreed. Your not even covered with Section 75 if your account is in credit.
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