Travelex Supercard

azzap

ciaccino wrote: »

Can you use it for online payments?

I'm wondering this also? Can I make online purchases that are billed in foreign currencies?

azzap

azzap wrote: »

I'm wondering this also? Can I make online purchases that are billed in foreign currencies?

In answer to my own question, tried to use it to purchase attraction tickets billed in $ and the it failed. Albeit the site did seem keen on a Zipcode than a postcode (maybe no UK domicile do cards would have been accepted?). Be interested in others feedback...

michele-p

Hi all, thanks for the feedback from those who have used the card so far. I'd be interested in an update, did the transactions show up fine on your credit card, were you charged for cash withdrawals?

We leave for America on Monday, I have my supercard, linked to my Tesco CC with the aim of earning clubcard points. We also have a Post Office credit card, which is what we usually use abroad, and I have a Halifax Clarity, so we have lots of backup. But I like the idea of being able to keep track of our spending throughout the trip on the app, rather than guessing and holding our breath when the credit card statement arrives once we are home!

So any up to date feedback is most welcome.

lpgm

I got the 'there are clearly many more people in the UK than we first imagined' email (!) on May the 28th, and the card arrived today. I don't think much of the packaging - the card's all sticky.

c-m

lpgm wrote: »

I got the 'there are clearly many more people in the UK than we first imagined' email (!) on May the 28th, and the card arrived today. I don't think much of the packaging - the card's all sticky.

I got the 'slight delay' email on 28th. Is the 'nearly there' one different?

plane_boy2000

Don't think they really have a clue where they are. I was told card was a few days away. Asked the question again and was told 3+weeks, and it arrived a couple of days later - in fact it may have already have been dispatched when I was told weeks away.

Surprised my transactions from the weekend have not yet made it to my credit card though

plane_boy2000

michele-p wrote: »

Hi all, thanks for the feedback from those who have used the card so far. I'd be interested in an update, did the transactions show up fine on your credit card, were you charged for cash withdrawals?

We leave for America on Monday, I have my supercard, linked to my Tesco CC with the aim of earning clubcard points. .

My supercard is linked to my tesco cc. The transactions I made at the weekend and early part of this week have not yet made it to my credit card, but when they do I'll let you know if it looks OK

lpgm

lpgm wrote: »

I don't think much of the packaging - the card's all sticky.

Okay, I got rid of the stickiness. And setting everything up in the app was quite pleasant.

Anyway, I've just done a USD transaction. I like the way you can see the transaction in the app more or less straight away. But I got an exchange rate of 1.525, when xe.com was giving 1.553. That's disappointing. My Clarity card usually comes in *above* the XE rate (from what I can tell because I obviously don't see exactly when the conversion happens). Perhaps MasterCard really is better than VISA. So it looks like I'll stick with Clarity.

azzap

lpgm wrote: »

Okay, I got rid of the stickiness. And setting everything up in the app was quite pleasant.

Anyway, I've just done a USD transaction. I like the way you can see the transaction in the app more or less straight away. But I got an exchange rate of 1.525, when xe.com was giving 1.553. That's disappointing. My Clarity card usually comes in *above* the XE rate (from what I can tell because I obviously don't see exactly when the conversion happens). Perhaps MasterCard really is better than VISA. So it looks like I'll stick with Clarity.

How does the rate compare to the others such as an FX card?

c-m

The Mastercard rate is better than visa but they should be close. That is a long way off.