Credit Cards not on the main "comparison" websites.

Hello,

 

I am wondering if anyone has any positive experience with any credit cards that are not on the main websites?

 

Many years ago I was struggling for credit (In some respects I still am) and found Zable, at the time I found them great but only found out about them by chance.

 

Since then I have had experience with Zopa (Direct) and Barclaycard that don't show on comparison sites but both gave me much better rates and limits than others.

Sainsburys and Asda are both cards I have not seen on any websites but both direct would accept me as a customer. 

 

Does anyone else have any positive experiences for people?


Comments

  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 36,928 Forumite
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    Which do you consider the main comparison websites, and do they aim to show comprehensive listings of all cards or (like MSE) simply choose a small subset that they consider 'best' in various categories?
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 19,921 Forumite
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    Or to expand on the above. Provide a kick back to comparison sites for the listing.
    Life in the slow lane
  • Nasqueron
    Nasqueron Posts: 10,581 Forumite
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    I'm surprised Barclaycard isn't on - they are on the MSE newsletter regularly. Tesco tend not to be on MSE though I applied (and got) a card via TopCashBack

    Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: 

    People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.

  • Both barclaycard and Sainsbury’s were recommended to me by this website’s comparison page - and both have been perfectly satisfactory 
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