MSE News: Barclaycard to axe 'Bespoke Offers': How it affects you

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Bespoke Offers and Beat My Price - the deals service run by Barclaycard - will close for business on Monday 26 October...

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Barclaycard to axe 'Bespoke Offers': How it affects you




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Doc_N

I wonder how long Flubit will survive now. The 'Beat My Price' service they ran for Bespoke must have amounted to a fair chunk of their trade.

Personally I'd never, ever, deal with Flubit again without the backing of a major company like Barclays to sort things out when they (inevitably, it seems) go wrong.

michaels

Is BeatMyPrice live until Monday as I have 2 £25 vouchers I need to spend :eek:

chattychappy

Out of all the CCs I have held, Barclaycard is the one that is least stable when it comes to incentive schemes. (No doubt others are worse.)

They were the first in the UK as far as I remember. They had a scheme called profile points - late 80s I suppose. They soon changed/scrapped that. In more recent times I think they have had nectar points, then there were freedom rewards or whatever. I just ignore anything associated with Barclaycard these days. I had a platinum card, but they changed the colour to orange - something to do with a reward scheme.

Contrast that to MBNA. I had a BMI MBNA card and their "Diamond Club" rewards scheme has outlived the airline! (Albeit they've tinkered a bit)

jon81uk

I think in general Groupon and all the websites that copied Groupon are struggling. People have reaslised that 90% of the offers are rubbish.

gocat

michaels wrote: »

Is BeatMyPrice live until Monday as I have 2 £25 vouchers I need to spend :eek:

Just ordered something for £26 using the £25 voucher and the discount came off and it took my £1 cc payment. But I haven't received a confirmation of order email and it doesn't show on my bespoke account so getting worried now
Mind you it will be just a £1 loss if it doesn't go through I suppose

AceCobra1

Just wondering if there is a number I can contact after they shut tonight? I am still waiting on a few refunds etc and how would the topcashback/ quidco be affected ?

glentoran99

gocat wrote: »

Just ordered something for £26 using the £25 voucher and the discount came off and it took my £1 cc payment. But I haven't received a confirmation of order email and it doesn't show on my bespoke account so getting worried now
Mind you it will be just a £1 loss if it doesn't go through I suppose

If you select to beat my price you should then see a list of previous offers and an option there is purchased, should be in there

glentoran99

jon81uk wrote: »

I think in general Groupon and all the websites that copied Groupon are struggling. People
have reaslised that 90% of the offers are rubbish.

bespoke offers especially the beat my price section wasn't really like groupon though

gocat

glentoran99 wrote: »

If you select to beat my price you should then see a list of previous offers and an option there is purchased, should be in there

Thanks. Ooops yes it is there. How could I miss that lol. Says "awaiting dispatch" Hmmm hope its still dispatched

ziggycj

Does anyone know if the £25 code will still be honoured after tomorrow?