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Where can Laser cards be used?

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  • 27-04-2009 4:27pm
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    Cellar_Door
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭


    I have a Laser card from Ulster Bank, and I'm wondering if it can be used to book flights?

    Earlier this week I tried to apply for a credit card - for the sole purpose of being able to book flights online - but I'm told it might not be approved. Here's why:

    I finished college in May of 2008, then worked solid until a few weeks ago (redundancies) and now am unemployed.

    I have thousands of euro saved up. Why won't they just give me a damn credit card? I don't even want credit - I just want a card that can be used for purchases online.

    Laser is very limited, in this regard, or so I hear.

    Comments and help very much appreciated. Thank you.


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Cellar_Door wrote: »
    I have a Laser card from Ulster Bank, and I'm wondering if it can be used to book flights?

    Does the airline you want to book with accept Laser? It should say it on their website.


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    KillerShamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭KillerShamrock


    Aerlingus do as far as i remember.

    They wont give you one maybe be cause you not employed at the moment and its a form of lending and with no way to pay it back they wont risk it.

    Well regardless of why they didnt a credit card is credit/lending what ever way you look at it they dont issue cards with no credit limit.

    What you are looking for is a debit card and sadly most of the banks in ireland only issue laser which sucks for online use.

    You could try a prepaid credit card but most are expensive


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    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Halifax current account offer Visa Debit, which pretty much all airlines accept. So even if you get turned down for a credit card, you could still use the Visa Debit card.


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    stepbar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    Cellar_Door wrote: »
    I have a Laser card from Ulster Bank, and I'm wondering if it can be used to book flights?

    Earlier this week I tried to apply for a credit card - for the sole purpose of being able to book flights online - but I'm told it might not be approved. Here's why:

    I finished college in May of 2008, then worked solid until a few weeks ago (redundancies) and now am unemployed.

    I have thousands of euro saved up. Why won't they just give me a damn credit card? I don't even want credit - I just want a card that can be used for purchases online.

    Laser is very limited, in this regard, or so I hear.

    Comments and help very much appreciated. Thank you.

    Well it's quite simple why your bank won't give you a credit card. You're unemployed and have no ongoing means to repay same (bar savings which, the way the economy is going, you'll have burned through in no time). Then what happens?


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    ball
    Registered Users Posts: 479 ✭✭ball


    Booked my flights on the laser with aer lingus the other day.

    For some reason you can only book flights from Dublin airport or a return flight that leave Dublin.
    Can't even book a single flight TO Dublin

    You can book your hotel on 1800hotels.ie using laser cards also


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    ferga_com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭ferga_com


    You can get a form of "prepaid credit card" for making online purchases from www.3v.ie which is offered by Permanent TSB and Visa.


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