Barclay's Credit Card - terrible rewards program

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Barclay's Credit Card - terrible rewards program

It feels like a scam - in order to redeem points, you have to keep purchasing with your credit card until you reach the minimum limit rather than redeem as you go. What a ripoff. This program forces you to keep buying or else be unable to use the reward points. Because of this, I am now using this card the least, and opting instead for the cards I have with better rewards programs that let you redeem points as statement credits as you earn them.

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