Originally Posted by
Rommie2k6
I had it with xxx Barclays. Those .......s are just a bunch of idiots .....es/.......s, that's impossible to do any business with them.
I have been denied twice in a row, even skipped them in my last AoR. Not enough activity on your card, too many credit cards recently opened. Maybe you should wait for 12mths(!?!) and not open any cards and reapply... up yours dude!!! They even record down your calls, so that the next person you spoke to knows what you talked about previously! Hanging up and calling back doesn't seem to work.
And those .......s won't even negotiate. I offered to cancel my existing card, but no they won't budge. Since my existing card has an AF, and I am not using it, I am canceling my one and only card with those SoB. Besides, I have another 20 tradelines in my report, so my AoA won't be affected.
Maybe us flyertalkers should just boycott them entirely! If you get a signup bonus, fine. But sock drawer it and don't use it for normal spending (if flyertalkers have normal spending at all).
The funny thing is everyone here is so excited about the Arrival card for the bonus points up front. The Priceline card also a 2% card is better once the free year is up. Barely anyone here know about that one. Also Barclays. Barclays is very strange about card approvals. For many people they will only get approved for one card. Overall their service is pretty poor also. Therefore I only use them for the good cards and promos.
Last edited by philemer; Nov 11, 2013 at 6:08 pm
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