Credit Card

Instant money

Advantages: good card
Disadvantages: can get expensive

Woo hoo. We all like that and at their attractive interest rate who could resist? But beware if you like spending! I have racked up a big bill already and that was thanks to my holiday, booked on line! You get a anti Fraud policy with goods bought on line which gives you added peace of mind! You also get a low APR of 4.5% for 6 months! Even better! This will go up after then but it is still lower than most Banks that have cards. HSBC, Nat West and ...
...You also get a few cheques so that you can pay off your other store cards and consolidate your bill. I have refrained from doing this but i may do it in future. If you are looking for a good place to transfer your balance for a nice low interest rate, you coiuld do worse than breing it here! They have a web site too so you can keep an eye on your transactions on line!!! ITs very easy to use if a bit slow on their site. At least you know your money ...

andycharger 20.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Marbles Credit Card [TV Advertisement]

and you get cash back

Advantages: Cashback no annual fee
Disadvantages: Like most only gives basic travel insurance cover

...one by far was the Alliance & Leicester looking at their ads I searched for the website www.alliance-leicester.co.uk and found a very useful site. 1 It allowed me to enter my details and after a quick credit search provisionally accepted me. The full details came within 48hours and once signed were sent back freepost and within 14 days my card arrived. Advantages The two main advantages No annual fee Money back. Once a year just after Christmas ...
...of the amount you have used it. I find this much better than the Barclay point system. I still have not found anything worth using my points on. I cannot go and use hundreds of these for say a video. At least with cash you can use it on anything and after Christmas there is no better time No disadvantages found yet Only like most only gives basic travel insurance, Barclays premier gave full family holiday insurance free. ...

shilling 13.07.2000 · Read full review

Review of Alliance & Leicester Credit Card [TV Advertisement]

big is best?

Advantages: barclaycard.com can let you see your bill
Disadvantages: Poor loyaty scheme

After recieving a Barclaycard with my student account I for the the first ever time had a credit card. Not a huge credit limit but used sensibly it can be a very useful asset. Barclaycard like other credit card companies offer a reward scheme, however, I think they abuse their position of dominance in the market. The points represent about 0.2% of purchases while other credit cards such as Goldfish and A&L represent more like 2%. As soon as I leave ...

jonyee 09.07.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Barclaycard Corp [TV Advertisement]

brilliant TV advert

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...I just think that the Marbles credit card advert is brilliant. It's the one where one guy is sitting on a comfy chair and he wants to use the computer on the other side of the room, but can't get up as his roommate behind him on a tacky chair will steal his nice seat. He keeps starting to get up, and the roommate looks like he is coming in to steal and so he sits again. The narrator chats on about the marbles credit card which has something or other ...
...to do with the Marbles credit card at all, I just love it because the two actors are such geeks. I love geeks and there is nothing I would not do to have my own to look at, especially like the one in the background on the advert. Great stuff. ...

mattmorrison 06.07.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Marbles Credit Card [TV Advertisement]

Angus Deayton on the WWW

Advantages: Humour
Disadvantages: Smarmy Angus

...sense of humour to the Barclaycard campaign in this new advert. The advert talks about the security of using your Barclaycard on the Net. The point is to stress how ordinary using the Net actually is. For example, you can now buy all sorts of things – a bit like a shop (!) The advert takes place in a cyber-café, with Deayton surrounded by the ‘geeks’ he keeps on insulting. The advert ends with Deayton being served with a bare pizza base, which he ...
...on the Net even when its raining – a bit like an umbrella! The advert does make the Internet seem a bit more human. Barclaycard may have one of the worst APRs on the market but by offering supposed added-value, they can convince their customers to stay with them. ...

matthewmayer 15.06.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Barclaycard Corp [TV Advertisement]