Well here’s the situation. It’s Friday night and you have found out that your favourite game has come out. The game is only available on the Internet and nowhere else. You have got no money, as you can’t pay by money via the net. You’ve got a credit card or you’re a teen with no card, your bills are too high or underage to have a card. What now? Ask your parents, borrow your partners. You really want the game and the others say NO. Now what do you do? Well no need to worry!
Are you a person who is underage to have a credit card, or someone who has a credit card and cannot use it, as bills are too high?
Well keep all your troubles behind and read this opinion.
Smartcreds might sound like a credit card but its not. It’s better than a credit card and you know what there is no age limit to it. It is a credit card with no interest, apr and all that financial business with it.
Starting of ************
Very easy indeed, simply go to: www.smartcreds.co.uk
Yes easy as that. Once you’re on the home page you will see several
options on it. You’ll see options like “my account”, “register” or “shop” etc.
All you do next to apply for this card is just register with smartcreds.
What exactly is SmartCreds? ***************************
You all maybe wandering what the heck is he chatting about. Well like I said do not worry.
The main objectives of smartcreds are: >> Allow you to buy off the Internet without a real credit card, >> FREE, >> No age restrictions, >> No problems, >> Easy, >> Top up with money,
Well those are the main objectives. You should get an idea of what it’s about.
Registering ************
This is also easy. Just enter your name, address and all that, your email address etc. Simply register to the site.
After registering you can request for a card. After requesting the card it will be sent out to you.
The Card *********
Once you receive your card usually in 2 days or so it will arrive with a little leaflet that explains to you what the card is all about.
The card comes in a nice stylish look with a little silver chip type box.
With the card you can shop via their website to the links they have.
There is NO CREDIT CHECK, which is very good.
First thing to do when you get your card is to activate it, simply log in to your account and find the activate card and click on that to activate it by typing in your card number.
What can you do with the card? *******************************
With the card you can shop over shops like CdWow etc to purchase goods you want.
However in order to do this your card has to be topped up!
Top Up *******
Ok this is the part where you will need to take out your cash. In order to shop online your card has to be topped up with balance.
Now you can top up your card anywhere in the UK, there are over 7500 outlets, which do this.
Simply go to Pay Point shops or PP shops and gives them the money and they will top the card up for you.
For more info go to the FAQ on the site.
Minimum top up value is £5 and maximum is £250 (I think it is). Top your card up in PP shops look out for the PP signs at newsagents, shops etc.
You’ll be wandering now where can I exactly shop.
Shopping *********
With smartcreds they offer the best in shopping.
They have shops in the following categories:
All shops, Accessories, Book, Greeting Cards, CDs, Computers and Hardware, Clothes, Cosmetics, Gadgets, Games, Gifts, Health and Beauty, Jewellery, Mobile Phones, Music Posters, Sports, Toys and Models, AND Finally Videos and DVDs,
They are the sections, which you can shop under.
That’s a long list of shops to choose from.
Special offers at the moment include get a CD from CDWOW for only £6.99. Prices start from £6.99 now that is WOW. Sign up to receive latest offers.
Referrals **********
Yes they have this too. Refer all your friends and earn up to £2 each for each referral. Now if you have quite a lot of friends you will receive quite a bonus from that. Just email them your user name from the email they send you.
Conclusion ***********
In concluding this a good idea of shopping on the Internet. Shop without all the hassles of owing a credit card such as Visa etc. Even there is no age restriction so anyone can shop online from the range of shops they have like CDWOW to Gadget Shop too much more shops.
No credit checks, no interests makes it a fun way of shopping online. What more it is completely free. All you do is just top up your card and shop online, or just bye a scratch card and top that up as well which are sold at post offices.
Whatever you are looking for smartcreds is the next step of shopping online. Yes kids you can too enjoy the benefits of shopping online. So start saving and enjoy the pleasure of shopping.
Thanks for reading!
Enjoy!
Fromthedarkside 2001
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