Klarna use incurs a cash advance fee

[Dr Strangelove]

I made a few purchases with Klarna recently to take advantage of interest free credit on interest free credit

However my card provider has charged me a €2.50 cash advance fee for each transaction which makes it completely not worth it.

Has anyone else had this experience?

 

[kickstart]

Ouch! That's not nice at all, and would have caught me unawares too. I think if you use your debit card you can avoid this treatment.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

I bought Progidy tickets via Klarna from a PTSB bank account on Wednesday and no extra charge came out of the bank account.

 

[ClubMan]

I bought Progidy tickets via Klarna from a PTSB bank account on Wednesday and no extra charge came out of the bank account.

I presume that this refers to a credit card purchase which was treated as a cash advance and thus incurred the CC cash advance fees? A debit card or current account payment wouldn't involve a cash advance because the money is there or not. (Unless it isn't and triggers overdraft fees).

I made a few purchases with Klarna recently to take advantage of interest free credit on interest free credit

However my card provider has charged me a €2.50 cash advance fee for each transaction which makes it completely not worth it.