DEPARTMENT STORE CREDIT CARDS HAVE GOOD
AND BAD POINTS

Almost all major department stores offer store credit cards to their customers. This is obviously not only to persuade you to continue shopping with their store but also to make some money on the amount of credit you use.

A department store credit card usually has a number of offers and benefits associated with it but it can also have quite high costs too. Whether
one proves beneficial to you will depend entirely on your current spending and credit card habits.

If you already have a credit card and use it regularly in the same store then you may find that when you do the calculations and take into account all of the benefits and charges, that a department store card will work out to be a benefit to you.

However, if you currently pay by cash or you use a number of different stores then it is likely that the credit card charge will make it too expensive to save you money.

The offers and benefits associated with many store cards will be reductions on prices and further savings during sale times. With some stores these aren’t always on offer and if this is the case you will be sent details of the offer at the appropriate time.

Also bear in mind that the charges associated with store charges can be as high as a 20% APR or even higher in some cases. This means that a 10% reduction does not make a store card worthwhile unless you are replacing
a credit card.

As with any hunt for the best credit card available, it is important that you have the details of your current spending and your current credit card charges to hand because without this information you will be blindly making important financial decision.

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