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Capital 1

missile
missile Posts: 11,870 Forumite
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I find capital 1 is the best card in my wallet::T

1% cash back, text alerts to warn when I approach my credit limit and 7 days before payment is due so that I can check I have enough in my Current Account.
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  • clio
    clio Posts: 3,345 Forumite
    Nope not for me it isn't , I find my Egg Money card is the best card in my wallet. Infact i,m closing my Cap1 card down so it wont even be in my wallet much longer.....
  • MPH80
    MPH80 Posts: 973 Forumite
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    I'm confused why the egg money card would be better. Egg give a lower number off interest free days (50 instead of 54), they put a cap on the cashback you can earn and they are (currently) giving our miserly limits.

    Now - if you aren't using it like a credit card - e.g. preloading - then clearly Money is the best card ...

    Otherwise - surely - under the credit card criteria for a cashback card - Cap1 is the better offering?
  • lisyloo
    lisyloo Posts: 30,113 Forumite
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    Egg give a lower number off interest free days

    It depends when you applied.
    I applied last July and got 56 days.
    My husband applied last December and got about 45 with some "world" card or other. There are apparently some additional benefits but nothing we'd use.
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    clio wrote: »
    Nope not for me it isn't , I find my Egg Money card is the best card in my wallet. Infact i,m closing my Cap1 card down so it wont even be in my wallet much longer.....
    Ahhh.....................
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    How do you get this 56 days intrest free, I have a Capital One classic Visa and it says get up to 56 days for nowt, but if you split the payment over 2 months you still get charged, how does this work then?
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • Volcane
    Volcane Posts: 325 Forumite
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    PROLIANT wrote: »
    How do you get this 56 days intrest free, I have a Capital One classic Visa and it says get up to 56 days for nowt, but if you split the payment over 2 months you still get charged, how does this work then?

    My statement date is the 13th of the month with payment taken out on the 8th of the following month.

    But if you time it well you can maxmimum interest free days such as if I use it as follows :

    1) Buy something on the 14th April 08 (my April statement has already been produced the daye before).

    2) That item is a transaction on the next statement - 13th May 08.

    3) Payment taken on due date - 8th June 08.

    I have therefore had 2 months interest free credit Bought item on 14th April 08 but not paid until 8th June 08.

    It's all to do with the timing.

    If you have several credit cards with different statement dates you can delay paying for pretty much everything for nearly two months!
    Best Regards,

    V
  • clio
    clio Posts: 3,345 Forumite
    Proliant
    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lol :)
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    clio wrote: »
    Proliant
    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lol :)
    I forgot what I was going to say lol :rotfl:
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • clio
    clio Posts: 3,345 Forumite
    will we get into trouble for having a laugh in posts lol???
  • hansi
    hansi Posts: 3,001 Forumite
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    Volcane wrote: »
    My statement date is the 13th of the month with payment taken out on the 8th of the following month.

    But if you time it well you can maxmimum interest free days such as if I use it as follows :

    1) Buy something on the 14th April 08 (my April statement has already been produced the daye before).

    2) That item is a transaction on the next statement - 13th May 08.

    3) Payment taken on due date - 8th June 08.

    I have therefore had 2 months interest free credit Bought item on 14th April 08 but not paid until 8th June 08.

    It's all to do with the timing.

    If you have several credit cards with different statement dates you can delay paying for pretty much everything for nearly two months!

    I do that too. Good innit!:j :j
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