How do you pay off an Argos card?

chanz4

Cee wrote: »

My old card is a Master card, so if that worked I could get another balance transfer from the same card, would they allow a second transfer this way?

I found out that Barclays are part of the company who own Argos which is why they didn't allow the transfer, they provided me with a list as long as your arm of which cards they won't allow because of this. It's no wonder they can afford the 0% balance transfer offers when you look at it...

Still waiting for the funds to transfer, Barclay card is saying its off my credit limit balance now, Master card still has the balance. I've messaged them saying how long am i to expect having double balance !

since when do barclays own argos card

saras_2

Barclays don't own Argos, nor are they part of Home Retail Group who own Argos & Homebase.

Argos offer a storecard which is provided in-house, but the credit card was a partnership with Barclays (that has now ended).

Hope this helps

chanz4

never has been, had my card since 2002, always been argos

Cee

I will post the message later, i'm on my way out the door, but in reply to paying it with a mastercard as a debit transaction, it didn't work for me

Cee

Here is the very message replied from Barclays.
Thanks for your message.

We are unable to transfer balances between Barclaycard accounts. Balance transfers can only be processed from another credit or store cards to your Barclaycard account.

The following card balances cannot be transferred onto a Barclaycard:

· Any Chargecard

· Allied Irish

· Any foreign bank

Do not transfer to the following accounts as they are part of the Barclays group:

· Thomas Cook

· Hilton Cards

· Other Barclaycards

· BHS

· Sky

· Argos

· Solution Finance

· Littlewoods

· Discover Finance cards

· Orange MasterCard

· Any loans that have a sort code beginning with 20

chanz4

Cee wrote: »

I will post the message later, i'm on my way out the door, but in reply to paying it with a mastercard as a debit transaction, it didn't work for me

they must of caught on to it

chanz4

http://www.theappointment.co.uk/news/article-argos-retail-group-partners-barclays-in-credit-card-deal is for their credit card, their store card is done by them.

Their new credit card is done by provident

Cee

Thanks for that Chanz next step then to tackle Argos ...

Gentoo365

Deleted_User wrote: »

They don't need to accept any form of payment they don't want to.

Not strictly true.

If you have a debt with someone, and offer to pay, they cannot refuse unreasonably. It would cause them difficulties in enforcing the debt in future. As you would have offered the most reasonably payment plan possible (i.e. I will pay all of it now) and they would have refused.

What can happen though is the balance transfer company can refuse to pay to a specific type of account.

MidasTouch

chanz4 wrote: »

Can beat all of these, if you have a mastercard, put it through as a mastercard debit card on their site and it WILL go through

This appears to have worked for me thanks :T

Gone through fine on their website will know for sure in 3 days.