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Very to Credit card

TIA, im just wondering I pay my very account off with a credit card will it be classed as a balance transfer or a purchase.
I have a small balance on bnpl, but it will run out and have nothing on my credit card which is 0% for another 32 months, wondering if to do that.


Was a bit worried it might be a cash advance.


Thanks

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  • JKSandy
    JKSandy Posts: 711 Forumite
    Classed as a purchase. I paid my BNPL off with a 0% purchase card.
    All that glitters is not gold.
  • Ok thanks, so I can stick it on my santander123 card, or another one and then balance transfer across. Ideally will try and settle it before hand but just thinking worse case.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    ..so I can stick it on my santander123 card, or another one and then balance transfer across. ...
    Balance transfer where?
    If it's a new card, have you heard of Spending 0% Cards?
  • I paid my Very account off using an existing card - then i balanced transferred that amount over to a new 0% interest card. Was much cheaper to pay the 2% balance transfer fee than the 44.9% apr at Very once the BNPL ran out (it also took me quite a few clicks on very.com to find the apr and i was :eek::eek::eek: - They kept that well hidden!
    Finally dealing with debt: 01.01.2015 -£10,562.:(
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  • SnowTiger
    SnowTiger Posts: 4,461 Forumite
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    I paid my Very account off using an existing card - then i balanced transferred that amount over to a new 0% interest card. Was much cheaper to pay the 2% balance transfer fee than the 44.9% apr at Very once the BNPL ran out (it also took me quite a few clicks on very.com to find the apr and i was :eek::eek::eek: - They kept that well hidden!

    You mean the APR that's printed on the back of every statement - postal and PDF?
  • Vortigern
    Vortigern Posts: 3,308 Forumite
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    JKSandy wrote: »
    Classed as a purchase. I paid my BNPL off with a 0% purchase card.
    I paid my BNPL off with a cashback card, then did a fee-free BT to a 0% interest card. :)
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