Originally Posted by
krazykanuck
So I opened a new bank account this week and funded the opening deposit using my Barclay Arrival. Logged on and spotted a nice $50 cash advance fee.
Anybody have any advice on how to get out of this? Have the bank refund the charge and then have Barclaycard refund the fee? Just eat it?
I realize this was just me being greedy and wanting the cash back, so I feel like the CC gods are finally getting me back. I should have just funded the damn thing from my bank account.
I had this happen on a Citi card once and I explained what happened, that it wasn't a cash advance, and they refunded the fee (and interest) as a one-time courtesy. YMMV. This wasn't a card I MS heavily on, just spend $1000/mo to get Citi AA Platinum's retention bonus
. If you're MSing on the Arrival a lot, you might not want to ask as you'll be inviting eyes to your account.