Applied Oct 23. Didn't receive card until Nov 7. Made first transaction and my account got blocked! Received this email:
'Dear Dr Ralph
We have recently attempted to contact you regarding recent transactions on your Macquarie Credit Card account. Unfortunately, we have been unsuccessful using the contact details you provided.
For your security, your account has been stopped from further transactions until we can confirm these details.
We request you to please contact us on the number on the back of your card (1300 150 300*) at your earliest convenience to confirm the details of these transactions. Once confirmed, we will be happy to re-enable your Card for further use.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Yours sincerely,
Macquarie Service Team
Card Services'
WTF Macquaire! Do you not understand that people use a credit card once they receive it?
Purchase was for a $500 WISH card. When I called about this I got an overseas call centre. They gave be a spiel about it being a high risk transaction. After waiting on hold for 25 mins suffice to say that I gave it to them. Told them I had no confidence in them as they blocked my very first transaction and I couldn't trust them not to do this for every future transaction. Spoke to a supervisor and they have agreed to waive my annual fee for the first year. So some free points coming my way!