Comments on: HSBC Weekend Card http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/hsbc-weekend-card/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: eduardo http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/hsbc-weekend-card/comment-page-1/#comment-62201 eduardo Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:25:11 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=2304#comment-62201 This is a great card, I've had it for 2 years now. Here is my strategy: 1.AMEX Blue Cash for Gas, Groceries and Drug Stores - 5% back 2. Costco AMEX for restaurants - 3% and travel 2% 3. HSBC weekend card for weekends - 2% except for items listed above and when the merchant does not take AMEX. Wife hated having to remember which card to use, until she saw the $2200 in cash back at the end of the year! This is a great card, I’ve had it for 2 years now. Here is my strategy:
1.AMEX Blue Cash for Gas, Groceries and Drug Stores – 5% back
2. Costco AMEX for restaurants – 3% and travel 2%
3. HSBC weekend card for weekends – 2% except for items listed above and when the merchant does not take AMEX.

Wife hated having to remember which card to use, until she saw the $2200 in cash back at the end of the year!

]]> By: Michelle Spiers http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/hsbc-weekend-card/comment-page-1/#comment-60624 Michelle Spiers Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:34:29 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=2304#comment-60624 I have had this card for three weeks now and this is what happens EVERY weekend........ All of my transactions sit in pending and are viewable on my account homepage from saturday and sunday, then they are all processed on monday because most merchants banks aren't opened on sundays. Therefore, HSBC changes the transaction date to monday and the 2% is never rewarded. Even upon faxing of my receipt to the "customer service representative" Carolyn in Virginia, I am told that I need to take it up with the merchants bank. Somehow my sending them a copy of the receipt with the date is not a good enough proof of purchase date????? Shady business practice, poor customer service, horrible credit card with faulty rewards. If my account every Sunday night has all of my purchases in the pending state, the company should have smart enough IT emplyees to be able to flag those as 2% purchases. I have had this card for three weeks now and this is what happens EVERY weekend……..
All of my transactions sit in pending and are viewable on my account homepage from saturday and sunday, then they are all processed on monday because most merchants banks aren’t opened on sundays. Therefore, HSBC changes the transaction date to monday and the 2% is never rewarded. Even upon faxing of my receipt to the “customer service representative” Carolyn in Virginia, I am told that I need to take it up with the merchants bank. Somehow my sending them a copy of the receipt with the date is not a good enough proof of purchase date????? Shady business practice, poor customer service, horrible credit card with faulty rewards.
If my account every Sunday night has all of my purchases in the pending state, the company should have smart enough IT emplyees to be able to flag those as 2% purchases.

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