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paying off a store card
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ive just got my store card bill through and if im honest i havent got a clue how to pay it!! ive gone for the statment option so what do i do?
do i go into my bank and just say can i pay this please? or theyve sent an envelope with it so shall i send them a cheque or something?
sorry for being naive
do i go into my bank and just say can i pay this please? or theyve sent an envelope with it so shall i send them a cheque or something?
sorry for being naive
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But a cheque will work fine, just allow lots of time for it to get there and for them to cash it.
Not having any debt at all on a store card is the best option, their interest rates are shocking.
True. I only use mine when it means I get some type of benefit (e.g. money off) with it, then pay it off at the till straight after.
Put a cheque in the post along with the remittance slip, or if you don't trust the post ring them up and ask them where you can process it, without being charged a fee. Some store cards even allow you to pay by debit card over the telephone.
generally you get a payment slip at the bottom with an envelope so you can send a cheque off. or you can take them into your bank.
i've got storecards with debenhams and topshop (both run by GE capital..boo!) and i like them 'cause you can pay them in store which for me is quicker and easier. i've also got a store card with USC but you can't pay them instore which annoys me.
but my fault, i shouldn't have them in the first place!
whatever you do, don't make a late payment 'cause you could get a fine. mine tend to be around £15-18. :grump:
Pretty much!
The only store card I have/have had is a John Lewis (and Waitrose) Partnership one which gets you vouchers if you spend any signifigant amount of money (I rarely do). You can pay it off online, which is what I do.
I think a lot of store card balances can be paid off at your bank, and sometimes instore. Easiest thing is probably a cheque though, sent with plenty of time for it to go through etc.
Ones like Dorothy Perkins you can use in other shops that are part of the same group like Burtons etc.
Store cards have ridiculously high interest rates though like the others have said.