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Cash back limit on credit cards?

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AG47
AG47 Posts: 1,618 Forumite
edited 7 March 2018 at 1:28PM in Credit cards
Is there a limit to how much cash you can get out on your card when buying something?

I need to deposit some funds in my bank account, I asked if I could use credit card they said no.

So I go to a supermarket and buy something cheap like an apple or something and then take out the max cash I can for free?

Is there a limit to how many times in a day somebody can do that?
Nothing has been fixed since 2008, it was just pushed into the future

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
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    Yes. Zero. You can't get cashback on credit cards.

    The only retailer I heard of who used to break that rule was Wlkinsons. No idea if they still do.
  • stevenhp1987
    stevenhp1987 Posts: 907 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    You mean cashback in a supermarket, as opposed to cash back on purchase spending?

    I've never been offered cashback when using a credit card, only a debit card.
  • AG47
    AG47 Posts: 1,618 Forumite
    Yes. Zero. You can't get cashback on credit cards.

    The only retailer I heard of who used to break that rule was Wlkinsons. No idea if they still do.

    Could you theoretically take out thousands per day as long as you buy an apple or something and you have that much credit available on your credit card?

    Or is there a limit?
    Nothing has been fixed since 2008, it was just pushed into the future
  • AG47
    AG47 Posts: 1,618 Forumite
    In tesco or post office etc, if you buy something small you can ask for cash as well cant you?
    Nothing has been fixed since 2008, it was just pushed into the future
  • stevenhp1987
    stevenhp1987 Posts: 907 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    AG47 wrote: »
    Could you theoretically take out thousands per day as long as you buy an apple or something and you have that much credit available on your credit card?

    Or is there a limit?

    You can't get cashback on a credit card - only a debit card!

    Therefore the limit is zero, regardless of whether you buy an apple, or a TV.
  • stevenhp1987
    stevenhp1987 Posts: 907 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    AG47 wrote: »
    In tesco or post office etc, if you buy something small you can ask for cash as well cant you?

    Yes, only with a Debit Card, not a Credit Card.
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