We've had an L. L. Bean Visa card for several years that we've mostly used only for the free shipping on L. L. Bean orders. It was originally through MBNA which then changed to Bank of America. L. L. Bean severed their relationship with Bank of America June 30th. They are now partnered with Barclays.

Barclays have sent us application forms to open accounts and Bank of America has sent us new cards with new account numbers to retain our business with them. I've been trying to decide which (if either) we'd like to have. We have 3 other major credit cards and don't really order much from L. L. Bean any more.

Using Google I've read bad reviews on both Bank of America and Barclays. Back in 2004 & 2005 MBNA was great because they did not charge extra for overseas use but those days are history.

Does anyone here have opionions, good or bad, regarding Barclays Visa?