Barclay’s £175 Switch Offer July 2024

lyle1993

HillStreetBlues said:

My £175 was paid this morning.

MuckChucker said:

Boom, reward is in!
Now to cancel that Blue Rewards thingy before any payment taken.

When did your switch complete?

HillStreetBlues

@lyle1993
My switch completed on the 17/7 paid in the £800 on the 18/7. Once I ticked all the boxes it took 7 days for payment of incentive.

SickGroove

MuckChucker said:

Boom, reward is in!
Now to cancel that Blue Rewards thingy before any payment taken.

Can you just cancel the blue rewards & the two direct debits that were transferred over during the switch or do you need to wait for the first payments to go out...

Basically, will Barclays try to get the incentive back if you cancel blue rewards and the 2 x direct debits BEFORE any payments have been made?

propunter99

I paid in my 800 quid and moved it over to co op before the switch completed. Completed on Monday, does anyone know if ill be alright or do i need to move 800 in AFTER the switch?

Al_Ross

HillStreetBlues said:

@lyle1993
My switch completed on the 17/7 paid in the £800 on the 18/7. Once I ticked all the boxes it took 7 days for payment of incentive.

Did you manage to get the Blue rewards cancelled easy enough?

Organgrinder

I fully intend switching it to a new burner chase account i've added to my existing chase. So i'll have an account with direct debits ready and waiting.

Blue rewards added last week. Switch completed on 23rd. Money in and out same day. 

Text today to confirm the £175 will be paid in next 10 days.

HillStreetBlues

SickGroove said:

MuckChucker said:

Boom, reward is in!
Now to cancel that Blue Rewards thingy before any payment taken.

Can you just cancel the blue rewards & the two direct debits that were transferred over during the switch or do you need to wait for the first payments to go out...

Basically, will Barclays try to get the incentive back if you cancel blue rewards and the 2 x direct debits BEFORE any payments have been made?

No, it would have to be in the T&Cs that a payment must be made, and it isn't.

GreenScepter

propunter99 said:

I paid in my 800 quid and moved it over to co op before the switch completed. Completed on Monday, does anyone know if ill be alright or do i need to move 800 in AFTER the switch?

I'm in the same boat. The website implies that you should put money afterwards since it lists it as a step by step process. The small print Ts&Cs on the website doesn't list it in steps but does have bullet points with the payment coming after a switch. However the Ts&Cs PDF file which was linked in emails has the £800 payment listed BEFORE switching.

I noticed one of the terms of Blue Rewards was paying in £800 monthly so it's probably related to that. Maybe as long as you pay it in after signing up for that it's ok. 

HillStreetBlues

It can be in any order, I completed switch (3) then paid in the £800 (2)

Petriix

It's worth noting that Blue Rewards comes with an Apple TV subscription; you don't need an Apple device, you can watch in a browser. There are a few good shows on there so it's worth checking it out before cancelling.