topic Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard? in Credit Cards

REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

iheartwings — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 05:54:43 GMT

Got a letter in the mail today that my existing REI Visa was going to be switched to the REI Mastercard.

Seems everything is the same except we'll now get 2% back on groceries through March 2016. Wonder what precipitated the change.

Kind of a bummed about the change - my REI Visa was my first Visa Signature card.

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

Ghoshida — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 05:58:43 GMT

@iheartwings wrote:
Got a letter in the mail today that my existing REI Visa was going to be switched to the REI Mastercard.

Seems everything is the same except we'll now get 2% back on groceries through March 2016. Wonder what precipitated the change.

Kind of a bummed about the change - my REI Visa was my first Visa Signature card.

Didn't get that mail.

But I'll keep an eye out; thanks for the heads up.

I don't see the change on their website though;

https://www.usbank.com/credit-cards/reI-visa-credit-card.html on US Bank website

http://www.reivisa.com/credit/welcome.do?redirect=directTraffic&lang=en from REI website

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

iheartwings — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 06:22:23 GMT

@Ghoshida wrote:
Didn't get that mail.

But I'll keep an eye out; thanks for the heads up.

I don't see the change on their website though;

https://www.usbank.com/credit-cards/reI-visa-credit-card.html on US Bank website
http://www.reivisa.com/credit/welcome.do?redirect=directTraffic&lang=en from REI website

No worries. If you look at the REI Visa app section, it mentions if you want the $100 REI GG, you can sign up until 03/22. I did a google search on the REI Mastercard and found this:

http://www.rei.com/creditcard

It's the same info I got in the mail today.

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:52:54 GMT

I wonder if this is EMV related. Visa is known to be very anti-PIN in the US compared to MasterCard and REI has a lot of customers who travel abroad.

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

Peteyglad — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:19:36 GMT

Just got the same letter yesterday as well.

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 06:03:52 GMT

I just received that letter, too. What impact (if any) will it have on FICO score? Will it affect my credit history?

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

Themanwhocan — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 06:08:39 GMT

REI card is issued by US Bank? I guess I don't need that card, since my US Bank Cash+ can give me 5% cas back on all sporting good stores if I choose that as just one of the 5% categories. And yet people always complain about the Cash+...

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

gdale6 — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 19:32:05 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I just received that letter, too. What impact (if any) will it have on FICO score? Will it affect my credit history?

Welcome to My Fico

It will have 0 effect on both of your questions, its a simple PC that will retain all the current info,.

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

NRB525 — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 20:13:29 GMT

@Themanwhocan wrote:
REI card is issued by US Bank? I guess I don't need that card, since my US Bank Cash+ can give me 5% cas back on all sporting good stores if I choose that as just one of the 5% categories. And yet people always complain about the Cash+...

This is true. Set up 5% as sporting goods, 5% for department stores, and very little need for any store cards.

And even though the REI card has EMV, it's got 3% FTF so all those outdoors folks (me included) would still have to consider another card for travel.

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

iheartwings — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:13:33 GMT

@NRB525 wrote:
@Themanwhocan wrote:
REI card is issued by US Bank? I guess I don't need that card, since my US Bank Cash+ can give me 5% cas back on all sporting good stores if I choose that as just one of the 5% categories. And yet people always complain about the Cash+...
This is true. Set up 5% as sporting goods, 5% for department stores, and very little need for any store cards.

And even though the REI card has EMV, it's got 3% FTF so all those outdoors folks (me included) would still have to consider another card for travel.

It is kind of odd to me that there is a 3% FTF on a card aimed at people who like adventure (and probably like to travel for some of those adventures).

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2015 03:34:20 GMT

Got the same letter last week. Ignored it. Yesterday got a new REI Mastercard with my name on it. Not happy about it. I called them, and they said Visa is being replaced by Mastercard. I told them that it was a poor business decision to send out a new credit card to an existing member with out a request. they have lost a customer for life.

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2015 03:40:03 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Got the same letter last week. Ignored it. Yesterday got a new REI Mastercard with my name on it. Not happy about it. I called them, and they said Visa is being replaced by Mastercard. I told them that it was a poor business decision to send out a new credit card to an existing member with out a request. they have lost a customer for life.

If that is all it took then I doubt they care about losing such a valued customer. It's like throwing a hissy fit because mom bought store brand milk instead of Hood.

Re: REI Visa changing to REI Mastercard?

spambait — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 01:08:58 GMT

has anyone besides the one poster in this thread gotten theirs? The letter months ago said I'd get a replacement in May, but nothing yet. The old one's about to expire, too.