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The co-operative bank Membership Cashback Credit Card

steven141
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I never see it mentioned but if someone has a co-op membership they are eligible to join the cashback credit card with no fees. I thought that this may come in handy alongside the existing Santander Edge Credit Card and Barclaycard Reward Card in getting cashback for those that will lose the Chase 1% cashback on purchases from 7th April. Details below
Co-operative Members credit card
A credit card exclusively for Co-operative Members.
- 0.5% cashback when you spend in Co-op food stores.
- 0.3% cashback when you spend anywhere else the Visa symbol is displayed.
- No annual fee and no balance transfer fee.
If you haven’t already, you can become a Co-operative Member for just £1. Please note, The Co-operative Membership is managed by The Co-op Group, not The Co-operative Bank.
Representative example
18.2% APR representative (variable). Based on assumed credit limit of £1,200 and a purchase rate of 18.2% per annum (variable).
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I've had one of these for a while.... very very old school but works. The online services are poor, and you have to wait an age to get your cashback paid but it does do what it says on the tin. As far as I'm aware this is the best cashback rate for a non-Amex fee-free card.1
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hgt said:I've had one of these for a while.... very very old school but works. The online services are poor, and you have to wait an age to get your cashback paid but it does do what it says on the tin. As far as I'm aware this is the best cashback rate for a non-Amex fee-free card.
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35har1old said:hgt said:I've had one of these for a while.... very very old school but works. The online services are poor, and you have to wait an age to get your cashback paid but it does do what it says on the tin. As far as I'm aware this is the best cashback rate for a non-Amex fee-free card.
https://www.barclays.co.uk/credit-cards/reward-cards/barclays-rewards/0 -
EarthBoy said:35har1old said:hgt said:I've had one of these for a while.... very very old school but works. The online services are poor, and you have to wait an age to get your cashback paid but it does do what it says on the tin. As far as I'm aware this is the best cashback rate for a non-Amex fee-free card.
https://www.barclays.co.uk/credit-cards/reward-cards/barclays-rewards/
The Barclaycard Avios card pays 1 pt per £, which can convert automatically to Nectar at 1:1 (for the time being, anyway), giving an effective reward of 0.5% (when redeemed at face value at Sainsburys [inc fuel] or Argos).2 -
steven141 said:I never see it mentioned but if someone has a co-op membership they are eligible to join the cashback credit card with no fees. I thought that this may come in handy alongside the existing Santander Edge Credit Card and Barclaycard Reward Card in getting cashback for those that will lose the Chase 1% cashback on purchases from 7th April. Details below
Co-operative Members credit card
A credit card exclusively for Co-operative Members.
- 0.5% cashback when you spend in Co-op food stores.
- 0.3% cashback when you spend anywhere else the Visa symbol is displayed.
- No annual fee and no balance transfer fee.
If you haven’t already, you can become a Co-operative Member for just £1. Please note, The Co-operative Membership is managed by The Co-op Group, not The Co-operative Bank.
Representative example
18.2% APR representative (variable). Based on assumed credit limit of £1,200 and a purchase rate of 18.2% per annum (variable).
It gets mentioned now and then. At one point it was the only open-to-applications Visa card which offered cashback (along with a less strong Smile branded version which is now NLA). Since then Barclaycard and Asda have added their own options back in.It's not a particularly strong card. The 'everywhere else' rate is the strongest of the Visa branded options, but is not table leading when you compare with Mastercards - particularly the Avios Barclaycard and Santander Edge options. The 'Co-op food store' spend rate is pretty puny - and can be beaten by using an Amex or a Natwest/RBS reward CC at the Co-op.The whole waiting for a statement/vouchers, taking them to a Co-op etc business makes this a 'with strings' option IMHO too; as opposed to the uncomplicated true cashback offers from Barclaycard and Amex.1 -
EarthBoy said:35har1old said:hgt said:I've had one of these for a while.... very very old school but works. The online services are poor, and you have to wait an age to get your cashback paid but it does do what it says on the tin. As far as I'm aware this is the best cashback rate for a non-Amex fee-free card.
https://www.barclays.co.uk/credit-cards/reward-cards/barclays-rewards/2 -
WillPS said:EarthBoy said:35har1old said:hgt said:I've had one of these for a while.... very very old school but works. The online services are poor, and you have to wait an age to get your cashback paid but it does do what it says on the tin. As far as I'm aware this is the best cashback rate for a non-Amex fee-free card.
https://www.barclays.co.uk/credit-cards/reward-cards/barclays-rewards/
The Barclaycard Avios card pays 1 pt per £, which can convert automatically to Nectar at 1:1 (for the time being, anyway), giving an effective reward of 0.5% (when redeemed at face value at Sainsburys [inc fuel] or Argos).
Requiring the Avios > Nectar > Shopping link stays in force and hoping the conversion rate doesn't get devalued again and again by Avios, Nectar or Sainsburys / Argos.
On the plus side, you get cheap drinks at Caffè Nero with Nectar or flights from London with BA.0 -
ChirpyChicken said:EarthBoy said:35har1old said:hgt said:I've had one of these for a while.... very very old school but works. The online services are poor, and you have to wait an age to get your cashback paid but it does do what it says on the tin. As far as I'm aware this is the best cashback rate for a non-Amex fee-free card.
https://www.barclays.co.uk/credit-cards/reward-cards/barclays-rewards/
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Olenna said:WillPS said:EarthBoy said:35har1old said:hgt said:I've had one of these for a while.... very very old school but works. The online services are poor, and you have to wait an age to get your cashback paid but it does do what it says on the tin. As far as I'm aware this is the best cashback rate for a non-Amex fee-free card.
https://www.barclays.co.uk/credit-cards/reward-cards/barclays-rewards/
The Barclaycard Avios card pays 1 pt per £, which can convert automatically to Nectar at 1:1 (for the time being, anyway), giving an effective reward of 0.5% (when redeemed at face value at Sainsburys [inc fuel] or Argos).
Requiring the Avios > Nectar > Shopping link stays in force and hoping the conversion rate doesn't get devalued again and again by Avios, Nectar or Sainsburys / Argos.
On the plus side, you get cheap drinks at Caffè Nero with Nectar or flights from London with BA.
This card yields vouchers which have to be redeemed at the Co-op, so arguably also not cashback (at least in the true sense). It also relies on a partnership enduring between two companies which have no shared ownership between them.0 -
I get my co-op credit card cashback paid directly into my co-op bank current account. I think it goes in once per quarter. I'll be switching all my non-grocery/fuel spending back to this card now that Chase has changed its scheme. Shame though as I was finding money management better with debit card instead of credit card.MFW since March 2019Mortgage-free 30th June 2023
My Budget and Savings Diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6543308/making-a-budget-and-sticking-to-it#latest0
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