Originally Posted by
mrmandel
I was able to get the annual fee credited by calling up after the 1st billing cycle. Got a speech about how the fee supports the card's rewards, but they still gave me the credit.
Just called up an got a fee waiver as well, before my first statement even posted. I flat out asked for a first year fee waiver, and they gave it to me no questions asked. At the time of my call, $2.5k in charges had posted to the card, with another $2.5k pending; not sure if that mattered.
For some reason, Barclay's is very loose with fee waivers on this card, but for the Hawaiian card it was much more difficult.