Originally Posted by
ZbadhabitZ
I think you guys are definitely underestimating how many people will go for this card. I foresee it actually being a pretty big success to people who aren't in the realm of the Amex CENT spending, but what something a little more exclusive and prestigious.
How 'exclusive' is the card when there are another 2,999,999 cards to be released to the US market alone. And how 'prestigious' when anyone making $15k can apply? It's the cheapest marketing/design knock off I have ever seen.
Regarding your comments about Barclays being a smart and great company, anyone who has visited their branches in the UK can tell you just how 'great' they are. I suspect people who have taste would not be too impressed by their look.
You might want to know that they had a high end retail banking service a while back, called Barclays Additions, after seeing HSBC's success with their Premier banking service. Failing to compete with HSBC, they changed their service name from 'Barclays Addition' to 'Barclays Premier'. How original!
