Barclays £175 switch offer - new customers only, Nov 1 - 30 2023

zedonk

They took my £5 fee today too, and I didn't get anything back as only one DD came out in December (account I switched in has two DDs but one is earlier in the month).

I think I've worked out my 28 working days are up on 12 January. 

daveaspy

They took my £5 yesterday taking me overdrawn, but with £5 in the rewards account - I hadn't budgeted for that and only resolved the issue today, hoping it doesn't incur a fee. Now closed my Blue Rewards account.

MABLE

I  joined in Nov and even though I enjoy a higher rate on the Rainy day saver account because of the Blue rewards account they have never debited the £5 fee yet.

Ponchos

Along with what @LottieLu and @zedonk have said in the last few posts, by my thinking if you signed up on the final day the offer was available (Thursday 30th November) then the 28 working days would be Tuesday 9th January, however with Christmas and new year being week days they may not be calculated as working days and so I would give it until the end of next week for the switch cash to be added. People who opened their account sooner should theoretically get the cash sooner. I am assuming that the 28 working days start from when the account was opened rather than when the switch was confirmed as complete. If it is from the date the switch was deemed complete then for me that starts on 8th December, and so the 28 days later would be a week or so later.

If those who are still waiting for the switch cash can post when they receive it, along with the date the opened the account and the date the switch was confirmed by Barclays, then it may give other users who are waiting a better idea when they might be getting their cash. It won't be a strict guide of course, given how sporadic and haphazardly Barclays behave, but it might be useful!

Nasqueron

£5 taken today from rewards (transaction date was yesterday), will be a complaint winging their way if I don't get the £5 from last month as I had 2x DD paid and £800 paid in 

AmityNeon

Nasqueron said:

I didn't pay the £800 in so far and today I had no £5 reward (for last 2 DD taken) and no fee taken. I left the blue rewards for the moment also.

Nasqueron said:

£5 taken today from rewards (transaction date was yesterday), will be a complaint winging their way if I don't get the £5 from last month as I had 2x DD paid and £800 paid in

You left Blue Rewards but still expect to receive the reward payment, despite the terms stating otherwise? Or do you mean 'left' as in 'left it alone' so it's still active? Did you pay in £800 in December?

I was notified yesterday at 18:46 that the £5 fee had been paid from my current account, and the £5 reward simultaneously appeared in my Blue Rewards wallet.

harz99

Ponchos said:

Along with what @LottieLu and @zedonk have said in the last few posts, by my thinking if you signed up on the final day the offer was available (Thursday 30th November) then the 28 working days would be Tuesday 9th January, however with Christmas and new year being week days they may not be calculated as working days and so I would give it until the end of next week for the switch cash to be added. People who opened their account sooner should theoretically get the cash sooner. I am assuming that the 28 working days start from when the account was opened rather than when the switch was confirmed as complete. If it is from the date the switch was deemed complete then for me that starts on 8th December, and so the 28 days later would be a week or so later.

If those who are still waiting for the switch cash can post when they receive it, along with the date the opened the account and the date the switch was confirmed by Barclays, then it may give other users who are waiting a better idea when they might be getting their cash. It won't be a strict guide of course, given how sporadic and haphazardly Barclays behave, but it might be useful!

Thanks, i tried to get people to do that, but again since the last bulk payments the thread is getting mired down with posts about Blue Rewards £5, rather than what ,actually matters ie the £175 switch incentive payment...

Nasqueron

AmityNeon said:

Nasqueron said:

I didn't pay the £800 in so far and today I had no £5 reward (for last 2 DD taken) and no fee taken. I left the blue rewards for the moment also.

Nasqueron said:

£5 taken today from rewards (transaction date was yesterday), will be a complaint winging their way if I don't get the £5 from last month as I had 2x DD paid and £800 paid in

You left Blue Rewards but still expect to receive the reward payment, despite the terms stating otherwise? Or do you mean 'left' as in 'left it alone' so it's still active? Did you pay in £800 in December?

I was notified yesterday at 18:46 that the £5 fee had been paid from my current account, and the £5 reward simultaneously appeared in my Blue Rewards wallet.

I was a member in November and December for the switch, I paid the December £5

In December I had 2x DD out and paid in £800 (and I paid in £800 for November anyway)

In January I had the £5 debited but was not credited the £5 for December the same day. I left the rewards scheme (confirmed by email) on the second working day as they hadn't debited me in the morning. I figured it would be the same result - I don't pay in £800 and leave and then don't get credited for December but don't pay a fee in January or I pay the fee in January but get the reward credited for December. They took the £5 on the 3rd working day but backdated the transaction to the day before but I didn't get the £5 hence my post

As it happens, they credited the £5 rewards for December today so all good, net gain of £190 - bonus, 2x £10 cashback, 1x £5 blue rewards - x2 £5 blue rewards membership

AmityNeon

Nasqueron said:

AmityNeon said:

Nasqueron said:

I didn't pay the £800 in so far and today I had no £5 reward (for last 2 DD taken) and no fee taken. I left the blue rewards for the moment also.

Nasqueron said:

£5 taken today from rewards (transaction date was yesterday), will be a complaint winging their way if I don't get the £5 from last month as I had 2x DD paid and £800 paid in

You left Blue Rewards but still expect to receive the reward payment, despite the terms stating otherwise? Or do you mean 'left' as in 'left it alone' so it's still active? Did you pay in £800 in December?

I was notified yesterday at 18:46 that the £5 fee had been paid from my current account, and the £5 reward simultaneously appeared in my Blue Rewards Wallet.

I was a member in November and December for the switch, I paid the December £5

In December I had 2x DD out and paid in £800 (and I paid in £800 for November anyway)

In January I had the £5 debited but was not credited the £5 for December the same day. I left the rewards scheme (confirmed by email) on the second working day as they hadn't debited me in the morning. I figured it would be the same result - I don't pay in £800 and leave and then don't get credited for December but don't pay a fee in January or I pay the fee in January but get the reward credited for December. They took the £5 on the 3rd working day but backdated the transaction to the day before but I didn't get the £5 hence my post

As it happens, they credited the £5 rewards for December today so all good, net gain of £190 - bonus, 2x £10 cashback, 1x £5 blue rewards - x2 £5 blue rewards membership

That's great to hear. You paid the fee, so Barclays still honoured the pending reward payment. Was your Blue Rewards Wallet still open this morning to receive it, or was it credited directly to your current account?

It was risky to cancel Blue Rewards on the second working day of the month, which is probably what caused the delayed processing. The terms state you need to cancel by 5pm on the last day of the month to avoid the being charged the next fee, but when you cancel, your Blue Rewards Wallet is closed and you will no longer be eligible for any pending rewards that have yet to be credited. Had you waited until later that evening (on the second working day), it's likely you would have paid the fee and received the reward as usual.

Nasqueron

AmityNeon said:

Nasqueron said:

AmityNeon said:

Nasqueron said:

I didn't pay the £800 in so far and today I had no £5 reward (for last 2 DD taken) and no fee taken. I left the blue rewards for the moment also.

Nasqueron said:

£5 taken today from rewards (transaction date was yesterday), will be a complaint winging their way if I don't get the £5 from last month as I had 2x DD paid and £800 paid in

You left Blue Rewards but still expect to receive the reward payment, despite the terms stating otherwise? Or do you mean 'left' as in 'left it alone' so it's still active? Did you pay in £800 in December?

I was notified yesterday at 18:46 that the £5 fee had been paid from my current account, and the £5 reward simultaneously appeared in my Blue Rewards Wallet.

I was a member in November and December for the switch, I paid the December £5

In December I had 2x DD out and paid in £800 (and I paid in £800 for November anyway)

In January I had the £5 debited but was not credited the £5 for December the same day. I left the rewards scheme (confirmed by email) on the second working day as they hadn't debited me in the morning. I figured it would be the same result - I don't pay in £800 and leave and then don't get credited for December but don't pay a fee in January or I pay the fee in January but get the reward credited for December. They took the £5 on the 3rd working day but backdated the transaction to the day before but I didn't get the £5 hence my post

As it happens, they credited the £5 rewards for December today so all good, net gain of £190 - bonus, 2x £10 cashback, 1x £5 blue rewards - x2 £5 blue rewards membership

That's great to hear. You paid the fee, so Barclays still honoured the pending reward payment. Was your Blue Rewards Wallet still open this morning to receive it, or was it credited directly to your current account?

It was risky to cancel Blue Rewards on the second working day of the month, which is probably what caused the delayed processing. The terms state you need to cancel by 5pm on the last day of the month to avoid the being charged the next fee, but when you cancel, your Blue Rewards Wallet is closed and you will no longer be eligible for any pending rewards that have yet to be credited. Had you waited until later that evening (on the second working day), it's likely you would have paid the fee and received the reward as usual.

Was paid directly into the current account, the blue rewards wallet is closed. The reason I did it that way was simply because I figured if I didn't pay in £800, I wouldn't qualify so no fee anyway. The terms on the site are pretty ambiguous so I thought if I didn't pay it in, they might not take the fee

As for reading the terms, honestly I didn't as many people on this topic said it would work out that you lose £5 overall regardless and I also was holding on to see if they'd give a new cashback offer or not. Plus 3-4 days of interest from the saver lol. As it happens, the rainy day saver is still open so waiting for that to close, I put my spare cash in Kroo anyway so not losing out on a lot - I suppose I could bounce £100 in and out 8 times but I can't be bothered with the hassle though I'll store the funds for my DDs in Kroo now and transfer to Barclays rather than holding in the saver

To enjoy Barclays Blue Rewards, you’ll need to:

• Pay the £5 monthly fee

• Have at least £800 paid into your nominated account every month