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Freedom Rewards (Barclaycard)

Hey, I've just got my first Freedom Rewards Card from Barclaycard. How does this work? What do you think of it? Is it worth it?

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  • Deru
    Deru Posts: 625 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 18 April 2015 pm30 9:56PM
    You earn points for spending on the card. You can also earn points for balance transferring to the card (they always offer me transfer deals and I did it once and got a whole load of points). You can also earn more by shopping at certain retailers (50 top brands). Sometimes they have offers to boost the number of points earnt.

    Once you have enough points, you can exchange them for vouchers for certain retailers / restaurants. You'll have to look at the freedom rewards site for a full list.

    e.g. 3500 points gives you a £10 Currys voucher.
    1. Collecting points

      Points will be collected at a rate of: All other eligible spend (including non-sterling transactions) 1 point per £1 spent.
      We may offer bonus Points on selected purchases from Programme Partners at our discretion.

    What do I think of it? Do you think it's worth it?

    I think it's fine if you can use the points at the partners that you can redeem the points for. If you don't shop at / dine at any of the partners, then you'd just be forcing yourself to spend with them. There's a reasonable selection anyway. Some people prefer cashback so they aren't restricted to where the reward is used.
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