Store cards
- What are store cards, and why are they one of the most expensive ways to get credit?
- Are store card providers lending responsibly?
- Find out what happened when Which? went undercover to investigate the way high-street store cards are being offered to customers
- Which? verdict on store cards and how they are handled
What's in this guide
What are store cards?
Store cards are a form of credit offered in many high-street shops, but they have long been one of the most expensive ways to borrow
Store card investigation
We went undercover onto a typical British high street to see how much credit a 21-year-old graduate could obtain – and how easily
Store cards too easy to obtain
Our investigation found that store card credit was too easy for our fieldworker to obtain
Which? verdict on store cards
Our investigation into store cards showed that things need to change