Re: Anybody ever tried this....

"Tom Bradbury" wrote
Well, I rang Sky and asked bluntly, would they do it and
they said no - they would only allow a balance transfer
using cheques, not extend the offer to purchases. Oh well,
there go the cheques to the shredder next to my desk......

"Tim" wrote
Why didn't you use one of the cheques to buy the TV? ;-)

"MrCheerful" wrote
because of the 2.99 per cent charge, I would imagine...

That's an APR of only about 6% for
6 months; not a bad rate for a loan?

"MrCheerful" wrote
... The only card I have been able to negotiate has
been MBNA (although I dislike them from experience)

What's wrong with MBNA?
They keep on giving, again & again, zero/near-zero
BTs (with a 2% fee) -- so can continuously
make money off them in an offset mortgage!!


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