yes

10/13/2016 11:43:19 PM

Quote :

") After qualifying, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus points to post to your account. "

10/14/2016 1:11:45 AM

Sent Club Carlson a pissy email after the hotel accidentally charged my credit card for a night I paid with an ecert.

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"We appreciate you taking the time to contact us with your concerns. We have added 44,000 points to your account as an apology for the experience that you had at the Park Inn by Radisson Reykjavik Keflavik Airport. The 44,000 points is enough for one night at the Park Inn by Radisson Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, but of course you do not have to use them there. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to restore your faith in our brand! Regards, Trudie A. | Member Services Online Customer Care Specialist, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group"

10/14/2016 5:39:53 PM

^^Coworker spent $4k then paid the minimum for that month (just to make a payment now - and make the complete payment before the due date) and he got the points instantly.

10/14/2016 5:53:59 PM

just got the card and there is no mention of the 100k bonus in any of the materials. Is this normal?

Its also nowhere to be found at http://www.chase.com/reservebenefits

I'm sort of worried they cut it off.

[Edited on October 18, 2016 at 2:09 AM. Reason : k]

10/18/2016 2:09:21 AM

https://creditcards.chase.com/credit-cards/chase-sapphire-reserve?CELL=6TKX

Still shows on the main page.

10/18/2016 8:02:50 AM

i spent the $4k minimum a lot faster than i anticipated....

10/18/2016 9:20:20 AM

Me too

10/20/2016 2:52:19 AM

what travel gift certificates are confirmed to work for the $300 credit?

10/20/2016 10:04:52 AM

Got my 100k This it just just waiting on me to make a payment.

I plan to spend some of them someplace warm[er] this winter

10/20/2016 11:01:42 AM

Still waiting mine.

Gonna cash out to pay for my A/C

10/20/2016 11:10:29 AM

Yeah, they're still offering the 100k bonus.

I'm done with that, will be doing the Marriot Rewards card now which should be arriving in the mail this week. With the bonus and upcoming business travel I should be able to rack up enough points to stay at a pretty nice resort for little to nothing.

I think I'm probably about to do the Starwood Amex and maybe the Ritz Carlton from Chase as well while they're still separate and then combine my points.

May try the visa prepaids --> money orders --> back to my checking --> pay off card strategy and see how that works since there's really nothing else I need to buy.

10/20/2016 10:10:29 PM

Quote :

"May try the visa prepaids --> money orders --> back to my checking --> pay off card strategy"

That's what I did. Worked beautifully, with minimal cost.

10/20/2016 11:15:30 PM

Good to know.

Just got approved for the SPG Amex tonight.

The more I look at it, I may just run through all the hotel cards in the next few months. I've already got a decent chunk of points at a few anyway.

10/20/2016 11:22:21 PM

What's the better gas cards these days?

Ones I've seen:
Penfed - 5%, but its closer to 4% when you redeem
BP - 5%, but points expire

What else is out there. Don't want a rotating card.

10/21/2016 3:06:15 PM

My bike doesn't take gas just craft beer.

10/21/2016 5:23:52 PM

10/21/2016 6:17:05 PM

If you have a Sam's Club membership, the Sam's Club Visa gives you 5% on gas I think and like 3% on travel? Something like that. Only downside is that you get a check once a year and I think you have to go to Sam's Club to cash it. Sometimes they have offers when you open it to get 10% on gas for the first year.

I'm debating on using it, but I only have a Sam's membership because it was free through an Amex offer and I'm not sure if I'm willing to commit to keeping it.

10/21/2016 7:27:57 PM

^^That was just for you.

10/21/2016 8:49:45 PM

Yeah boy, got 130k Chase points to play with. Time to plan a vacation!

10/24/2016 9:57:27 PM

howd you get 30k points

10/24/2016 10:18:10 PM

Just daily spend from my Chase Freedom. Transferred them over to my Sapphire Reserve account.

10/25/2016 7:58:43 PM

Congratulations, and thank you for expanding your relationship with American Express OPEN. Your application for the Business Platinum Card® has been approved.

15k spend for 100k bonus

10/26/2016 1:06:01 PM

^ lol i was just coming to ask about that card. is this as much of a no-brainer as the reserve? maybe only if you're planning on travelling in the nearish future?

http://millionmilesecrets.com/2016/10/26/best-american-express-business-card-offers-2016

10/27/2016 9:58:04 AM

For me it's about the historical bonus amount then vs now.

10/27/2016 3:12:13 PM

^^

Quote :

"And even better, they don’t appear on your personal credit report"

Is this specific to Amex or this card? Because my Ink definitely did/does

[Edited on October 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM. Reason : .]

10/28/2016 11:01:02 AM

Don't believe my Ink Plus shows on any of the three credit reports.

10/28/2016 2:23:53 PM

Got my 100k points instantly after my 2nd statement hit that totaled over 4k (first statement I only made 3799). So they don't even wait for you to make a payment as long as you have a statement that goes over 4k spend.

11/5/2016 4:46:05 PM

Any recommendations for good hotel cards? Planning a trip to Germany next summer.

I was just approved for my 2nd Arrival+ at the 50k bonus. Figured I could use that to take care of train tickets and other "touristy" expenses.

11/13/2016 10:15:00 AM

One option would be to leverage the recent Marriott - Starwood merger and get both the Marriott visa and the spg amex. Then link your Marriott and SPG accounts to transfer points and status (if you have any).

11/13/2016 11:53:06 AM

Sitting downstairs at the Ritz in Philly drinking $200 worth of scotch because my internet isn't working in my upgraded suite so they gave me a $200 room credit. I'm getting better at asking for compensation for things.

11/15/2016 9:25:28 PM

prolly more like 30 dollars worth of scotch

prolly what they charge for internet amirite

11/15/2016 9:33:18 PM

High speed internet is free. And yes scotch is marked up a lot anywhere you get it. I just switched to beer.

11/15/2016 10:22:49 PM

Yah I've stayed at that Ritz, and they don't have $200 worth of scotch.

[Edited on November 16, 2016 at 12:35 AM. Reason : Sounds like you've had too much scotch. Good thing you switched to beer.]

11/16/2016 12:34:37 AM

oh come on guys - neodata has to feel special somewhere in life. He's just trying his hardest to do here.

11/16/2016 9:37:39 AM

^^When did you last stay? They renovated the place and it's much nicer. Still no working internet though in my room...

We went here yesterday:

http://zahavrestaurant.com/

Quite possibly one of the best meals I've had.

11/16/2016 12:58:15 PM

Anyone getting this one for the bonus?

https://slickdeals.net/f/9205591-chase-ink-business-preferred-card-80k-points-w-5k-spent-in-1st-3-mos?src=featured-12619

12/2/2016 2:17:41 PM

Nah, blacklisting chase. AMEX 15k spend will keep me busy til mid Jan.
Eyeing the avianca lifemiles card after that and maybe my 3928423 citi AA card.

12/3/2016 5:09:29 PM

Sweeeeeeeeeeet 3 instants

Your credit card has been approved! Product Avianca Vuela Visa

You have been approved for a CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World MasterCard®.

Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® Credit Card Congratulations, David, you're approved

12/14/2016 8:07:23 PM

Credit card related:

2 weeks ago, someone tried to use my CC # to make a purchase. Thing is, it was reported as an in-store lookup, meaning the employee had to look up my account, which usually requires a SSN. I never saw a charge on my account and the CC company (Synchrony Bank-Sears) called me to ask about the attempted purchase I assume on the day of. The rep I talked to wouldn't confirm if my SSN was used, just that in-store lookups normally require a SSN.

1 week later, someone opens a CC in my name (Synchrony Bank-Walmart) and closes it the same day (at least my credit report says closed by consumer). I called the bank to report the fraud. Again, this would require a SSN. The Walmart Card does show up on my credit report, so I'll dispute that, though the banks says they'll report it to the agencies as fraud, which should remove it from my report anyways. This rep said it could have been a mistake by the employee; though I don't know how an account gets opened if the identifying information doesn't match up.

Any other steps I should take other than the credit alert? Go with a freeze? Anything else?

12/15/2016 10:51:02 AM

Better late than never!?

Quote :

"Congratulations, and thank you for expanding your relationship with American Express OPEN. Your application for the Business Platinum Card® has been approved."

12/15/2016 4:37:13 PM

new to the credit card thing. probably a dumb question but i figure it's worth asking anyway. for the chase freedom categories this quarter (dept stores, drug stores, wholesale clubs), does the 5% back count toward gift card purchases for other stores? specifically, if i went to CVS to buy some Target gift cards for Christmas presents do i get the 5%? i'm assuming no, but thought i'd double check.

12/16/2016 7:41:22 AM

I don't see why you wouldn't get the 5%. It's gonna look like a regular merchandise purchase to Chase.

12/16/2016 11:41:15 AM

just buy a small one to test if you are worried about it

i wasn't going to use my $300 travel credit this year so i bought a cheap hotel gift card to make sure it worked before buying the balance

12/16/2016 11:52:43 AM

yeah i'll do it and see if it gets the 5%. got no reason not to buy them....i'm buying them anyway for Christmas gifts, and buying them at CVS is easier for me than going all the way to Target to buy them.

12/16/2016 12:55:49 PM

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"Any other steps I should take other than the credit alert? Go with a freeze? Anything else?"

Definitely go with the freeze. If you're in NC, there's no fee to freeze/unfreeze so there's basically no reason not to. Well, except you could be dumb like me and lose your equifax pin and have to mail in a photo of your driver's license. But that only took like a week, so not a huge deal.

12/16/2016 6:30:07 PM

Just cancelled my other Chase card and got a Chase Sapphire Reserve.


synapse, i think i read that Chase started waiving fees for veterans as well as military.

12/29/2016 9:16:45 PM

Quote :

"synapse, i think i read that Chase started waiving fees for veterans as well as military."

Link me if you can find it again plz.

12/30/2016 12:39:03 AM

http://themilitaryfrequentflyer.boardingarea.com/2013/11/11/how-to-get-your-annual-fees-waived-on-chase-credit-cards/

12/30/2016 2:36:18 AM

^ I think that's only for active duty people

12/30/2016 2:37:47 PM