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Barclaycard Financing Visa PC soon to Barclays View Mastercard

MyFault — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:30:19 GMT

I just got a letter in the mail that my Barclaycard Financing Visa (boring white card with no benefits), is being discontinued and changed to a Barclays View Mastercard on 5/7/2021.

The new benefits of the card include:

3x on Dining

2x on streaming, internet, phone & TV

2x grocery

1x everything else

You can redeem points for deposits into your checking/savings, statement credits, gift cards.

No mention if it'll be standard MC, World MC, or World Elite MC. I'm assuming standard MC.

Other than this being a much better looking card in my folder, this change doesn't really affect me in any way. The only reason this card is still open is because it's my oldest card right now.

That being said, the benefits may be enticing to some, as it's a no AF card.

I don't think many people have this card but anyone else that does, did you receive a letter also?

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blindambition — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:49:07 GMT

Thanks for sharing!! Was yours originally Apple?, and then PC to Financing.

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MyFault — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:19:32 GMT

@blindambition wrote:
Thanks for sharing!! Was yours originally Apple?, and then PC to Financing.

Once upon a time, yes it was Apple. When i got my first Macbook Air in 2013, they got me to apply for it vs paying cash. I assume they got a bonus for getting people to sign up.

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blindambition — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:31:31 GMT

Barclays is an odd one. Second conversion since losing Apple, but at least this change is more favorable for the cardholders.

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FinStar — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:45:16 GMT

This is good news for some folks. Just like I had hinted several months ago (I should play the lottery 😂 j/k) about the demise of this particular card that it wasn't going to transition to GS and Barclays would likely convert them to their plain ~~Jane~~ variety (can we use Jane or is that a no-no? -- ok plain, no frills it is).

Which is a win-win by not closing the card or allowing folks to roll over the CL to another Barclays card (if applicable) to preserve the history.

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Anonymous — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:12:34 GMT

It's frustrating when banks create new products to convert old accounts to, but never open them up to the public.

sigh

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FinStar — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:15:38 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
It's frustrating when banks create new products to convert old accounts to, but never open them up to the public.

sigh

It's possible they're testing how this product might evolve given the transition. Potentially, if successful, they may open it up to the masses, but at least for those who had the former product there's a decent option vs nothing.

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Loquat — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:45:23 GMT

It is my great hope that they'll at some point part ways with Uber and change the card to something else. I'm AU on my wife's card and since the change to Uber credit the card has been idle except an occasional charge for activity.

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Remedios — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:54:03 GMT

@Loquat wrote:
It is my great hope that they'll at some point part ways with Uber and change the card to something else. I'm AU on my wife's card and since the change to Uber credit the card has been idle except an occasional charge for activity.

@Loquat I demand GC or I'm sending screenshot to Citi.

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Loquat — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:54:59 GMT

@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!

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Remedios — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:30:30 GMT

@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!

It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫

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coldfusion — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:54:56 GMT

I think you're just jealous because Citi doesn't show you the TYP lurve. 😛

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FinStar — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:58:57 GMT

@Remedios wrote:
@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!
It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫

Her bills are not cheap btw. She does offer discounted sessions from time to time. But, she accepts most major CCs so you can earn some points 😜

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coldfusion — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:06:55 GMT

@FinStar wrote:
@Remedios wrote:
@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!
It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫
Her bills are not cheap btw. She does offer discounted sessions from time to time. But, she accepts most major CCs so you can earn some points 😜

That's good to know, people can always find a use for more AMEX MR.

Now, is there a dropoff in quality in those discounted sessions?

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Remedios — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:13:46 GMT

@FinStar wrote:
@Remedios wrote:
@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!
It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫
Her bills are not cheap btw. She does offer discounted sessions from time to time. But, she accepts most major CCs so you can earn some points 😜

And there is advice punch card, buy 9, get 10th free

(Typical 10th advice is "Maybe you should start seeing other people").

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coldfusion — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:15:15 GMT

@Remedios wrote:
@FinStar wrote:
@Remedios wrote:
@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!
It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫
Her bills are not cheap btw. She does offer discounted sessions from time to time. But, she accepts most major CCs so you can earn some points 😜
And there is advice punch card, buy 9, get 10th free
(Typical 10th advice is "Maybe you should start seeing other people").

IOW the 10th advice is worth exactly what it cost 😂

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FinStar — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:16:59 GMT

@coldfusion wrote:
@FinStar wrote:
@Remedios wrote:
@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!
It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫
Her bills are not cheap btw. She does offer discounted sessions from time to time. But, she accepts most major CCs so you can earn some points 😜
That's good to know, people can always find a use for more AMEX MR.

Now, is there a dropoff in quality in those discounted sessions?

Not at all. I mean, there's a little bit of side eye when I've tried using Discover. The minute I pull 🧦 Bank for payment, her eyes lite up. She didn't know what to do when I pulled out my Diners Club card 🤷‍♂️

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Remedios — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:26:45 GMT

@FinStar wrote:
@coldfusion wrote:
@FinStar wrote:
@Remedios wrote:
@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!
It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫
Her bills are not cheap btw. She does offer discounted sessions from time to time. But, she accepts most major CCs so you can earn some points 😜
That's good to know, people can always find a use for more AMEX MR.

Now, is there a dropoff in quality in those discounted sessions?
Not at all. I mean, there's a little bit of side eye when I've tried using Discover. The minute I pull 🧦 Bank for payment, her eyes lite up. She didn't know what to do when I pulled out my Diners Club card 🤷‍♂️

I thought you were asking me out to dinner.

Slightly embarrassing but totally attributable to professional bias.

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coldfusion — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:27:55 GMT

@Remedios wrote:
@FinStar wrote:
@coldfusion wrote:
@FinStar wrote:
@Remedios wrote:
@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!
It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫
Her bills are not cheap btw. She does offer discounted sessions from time to time. But, she accepts most major CCs so you can earn some points 😜
That's good to know, people can always find a use for more AMEX MR.

Now, is there a dropoff in quality in those discounted sessions?
Not at all. I mean, there's a little bit of side eye when I've tried using Discover. The minute I pull 🧦 Bank for payment, her eyes lite up. She didn't know what to do when I pulled out my Diners Club card 🤷‍♂️
I thought you were asking me out to dinner.
Slightly embarrassing but totally attributable to professional bias.

Winner, winner, sheeken dinner?

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FinStar — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:38:51 GMT

@Remedios wrote:
@FinStar wrote:
@coldfusion wrote:
@FinStar wrote:
@Remedios wrote:
@Loquat wrote:
@Remedios Nothing Barclays have in their stable will overcome my unhealthy love for ThankYou points. LOL!!
It's healthy because they love you back.

Now you have to pay me for relationship counseling 🤫
Her bills are not cheap btw. She does offer discounted sessions from time to time. But, she accepts most major CCs so you can earn some points 😜
That's good to know, people can always find a use for more AMEX MR.

Now, is there a dropoff in quality in those discounted sessions?
Not at all. I mean, there's a little bit of side eye when I've tried using Discover. The minute I pull 🧦 Bank for payment, her eyes lite up. She didn't know what to do when I pulled out my Diners Club card 🤷‍♂️
I thought you were asking me out to dinner.
Slightly embarrassing but totally attributable to professional bias.

Dinner and 🍸, yes. Totally a business/client relationship

And, @MyFault, my apologies for the sidetrack/off topic convo. Sometimes these things happen/evolve whenever new and interesting topics come along, such as the Barclays View MC👌