I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

[disneymagicgirl]

Saw 7 nasty looking girls (skimpily dressed) go under the chain at rnrc and go in the fp line when they clearly didn’t have FPS. There was no double scan so they just got to ride. I can’t believe some people

I saw that at little mermaid and was so mad too. I actually said to them, hey this is the FP line. They said we know. I said, glad you teach your kids to do the right thing. It was a family doing it. Grrrrr

 

[wanderlust7]

Going to the DCA Halloween Party! When I took DS to SWGE, the deal was that (i.e. trip with mommy) or a birthday party. So DD gets the same deal. At the time, she chose birthday party, but after her brother went on the trip, she changed her mind. We've never been, so I'm excited to go, even though lots is unknown being at DCA instead of DL.

Booked the Best Western Plus Park Place with URs. The outbound flight is a good price, so wanted to get that booked. Bought $150 Southwest GC with DH's new Aspire. Here goes nothing....

This DP actually concerns me a lot. Early Bird reimbursed but GC (with SPD/Air Freight coding) not, both purchased on the same day. But since I want to buy the flight anyways...I guess it's worth the risk?

https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/c646er/_/es9le9u

Still need to go to Lowe's to buy GCs with the Amex offers 10% off (expiring tomorrow!). Will get the Halloween party tickets with a Disney GC. Also need Amazon GC to use for the Amazon MR 20% off offer (stack, stack!). Will then buy some Uber GCs on Amazon for the trip.

ETA: Forgot to mention, will be flying out of OAK, so get to use the Escape Lounge again!

 

[Haley R]

After waiting 2 hours to get on Hagrid’s Motorbike, they let a party of 16 who were in the “disability” line get in front of us. Once in line, the person immediately got out of the wheelchair and it became the storage for all of their backpacks. Total abuse of the system since there were plenty of people in line that waited the 2 hours in wheelchairs since there are no stairs. DS12 wanted to say something to them but I told him to hush it. The joke was on them when we got to ride a second time since the first time malfunctioned.

People are so selfish. I told the lady at the fp entrance that I saw them do it and she radioed up but somehow the girls still got to ride because they were in the recording studio room with us.

 

[Haley R]

I saw that at little mermaid and was so mad too. I actually said to them, hey this is the FP line. They said we know. I said, glad you teach your kids to do the right thing. It was a family doing it. Grrrrr

This is why they should double scan on every single ride. They usually do on rnrc so idk why they decided not to today.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

There's been a lot of buzz in the last few days about the following WSJ article:



The TL;DR of it is United execs are upset at Chase because they believe the CSR is competing directly with United’s cards and siphoning off customer spending.

Here’s the r/churning discussion about the article:

https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/c646dj/_/es60f6g

Lucky at OMAAT expands on some of the background, and explains why United is in this predicament while AA and Delta seem to be doing just fine with their deals.

https://onemileatatime.com/united-sapphire-reserve/
United has a valid point. The CSR has better (3x UR) spending categories on travel (including on United purchases!) and dining for rewards in a more flexible currency (UR points vs. UA miles) than United's own cards (2x UA on United, dining, and hotels). Aside from the free checked bag, which requires you to purchase the flight on the United card, there's really no reason to spend on United's cards since other benefits like Club passes and XN award availability come with just holding the card. And it's not like you can earn status like with Delta by spending on United's cards. United gets a cut of the swipe fees, so their execs are understandably upset if their cards aren't getting spend. But really, instead of blaming Chase for offering a superior product, United should be thinking up ways of increasing the value proposition of their cards and frequent flyer program.

United wants a better deal, but apparently they're locked into the current agreement for another 6 years. There's some speculation that if United can't get more from Chase for their miles, then that’s why they’re reducing their cost of redemptions by scraping their award chart and going dynamic. But that makes their miles even less attractive and just makes me (and I'm sure a lot of other longtime United flyers) not want their spend to be locked into earning United miles.

Now, VFTW has a peek at the new premium United MileagePlus card under consideration at Chase.

https://viewfromthewing.boardingare...-card-value-proposition-chase-is-considering/

I wonder if this is a similar situation with disney and the UR portal.

 

[Alexle2007]

Haha I guess I was thinking that NYE falls on 2020 while NYD is in 2021!

Too funny. I was thinking you are “ringing” in the NY which would be 2021

 

[disneymagicgirl]

This is why they should double scan on every single ride. They usually do on rnrc so idk why they decided not to today.

Completely agree

 

[Alexle2007]

People are so selfish. I told the lady at the fp entrance that I saw them do it and she radioed up but somehow the girls still got to ride because they were in the recording studio room with us.

Yeah, the lady with her daughter in front of us said something to the attendant but she said there was nothing she could do. And then it got really ugly with one of the members of the party threatened to start a fight in front of my son and this lady’s daughter. Just ridiculous.

 

[magickingdomprincess]

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[Alexle2007]

And there was rain! Of course, during our final hours and pool time at RPR before we head back to MD. I am not sure that I would do CL again at RPR. It was lacking compared to our previous experience at PBR. And “paying” with URs a ridiculous amount for a view of SFR. I think I am going to upgrade to the premier AP so we can get EP after 4 pm and have the option of staying at SF or CB or other locations since we will be back in Aug and Dec, at least.

 

[Haley R]

Yeah, the lady with her daughter in front of us said something to the attendant but she said there was nothing she could do. And then it got really ugly with one of the members of the party threatened to start a fight in front of my son and this lady’s daughter. Just ridiculous.

Wow...it’s times like these that make me want to go back to japan

 

[Lain]

I wonder if this is a similar situation with disney and the UR portal.

The Disney-Chase situation seems murkier.

I mean it could be a factor, considering Disney has credit card offerings through Chase, but there was no good reason to spend on them to earn Disney Rewards Dollars when Chase's Ultimate Rewards cards have better signup and category bonuses for points that used to be redeemable for Disney hotels, cruises, and tickets.

I recall seeing some comments that said Chase was steering customers to the Disney Visa cards when they called to complain about the removal of Disney from the UR portal.

 

[bernina]

Snagged a Be Our Guest lunch adr for the first time ever. I decided to do the chicken so of course all I can think about is I AM A VERY LARGE PERSON @MKTokyo

Thanks for the reminder! Set an alert on touring plans for Aug 14. Our favorite a/c break in MK. Quick and easy.

 

[hsmamato2]

Orlando World Center Marriott is not that far from the airport and close to 4 - not sure where south you are going. The pools were very nice but no free breakfast (unless maybe you are platinum) and not sure what the fee for parking might be, but its 35K per night. Other than that there are lots of fairfields and residence inns with free breakfast and no parking fees that I would not have a problem choosing although most of them are on the less expensive end.

Another 35k option is Gaylord Palms. I've stayed at both of these but it's been a few years.

I've also wanted to try the Bohemian Hotel in Celebration, also 35K.

thanks- I saw that one in celebration- it looks interesting! I'm having a first world problem.... I have the 35k night, but most of the properties that appeal to me are cat4.... free breakfast,free parking. oh,what to do? It's like (to me) having the dining plan and trying to max out using it to make it a better value lol..... I'll likely pick a Residence inn or Springhill b/c my guys value a free breakfast over most other things..... (I know I know but it's their thing!)

 

[bernina]

It’s a good day when you log in to check a payment on P2’s CIP and realize that the 80K UR from sign-up are still pending! I thought they already posted and didn’t realize I still get to add 80K UR (plus the 60K that are finally pending from my CSP) to our balance

 

[havaneselover]

Dosh dps:
1) bought bag of flour at Kroger with rose gold Amex. Got 5% back.
2) bought $25 Disney gift card with cf. no cash back.
3) bought $50 universal gift card with cf2. No cash back.
4) bought $100 visa gift card and two bags of caramel m&ms (don’t judge with rose gold Amex. 5% back.

 

[bernina]

Is anyone using Pei? Are you getting duplicate credits for Amex (AU and primary card)?

 

[Albort]

Is anyone using Pei? Are you getting duplicate credits for Amex (AU and primary card)?

its been known that this would happen. so yes, if ur AU swipes, both primary and AU will get $$

 

[afan]

It gets the bottom too. It seriously is such a huge improvement over the all metal one and the fact I can put it in the dishwasher is another major plus.

Perfect! That's what I was hoping.

New board is definitely an adjustment. For pg numbers you can press the number button between the prev and next buttons (1821 of 1821) and go to any pg from there. I do that since I keep my phone locked in portrait.

It's when I'm on the main page though and want to go to a certain page number that it's a problem. Like today I kept getting those annoying you've won pages, so it's go back to the main page and then either flip so I can pick the page # or go to the newest and then all the way to the bottom of the page so I can hit previous and continue where I left off. The navigation isn't as friendly.



Looking for some recommendations. I used to buy Merona solid color tee's at Target because they held up well and had the crew neck, I don't like v'neck or scoop both because of look and because I wear these under cardigans and sometimes alone. I'm open to women's, misses or juniors and thickness doesn't matter because I always wear tanks under them anyway. Any suggestions for reasonably priced ones? I'd prefer under 15.

I got a couple liz claiborn at JCP last year and they are fine but they aren't as long as I'd like or as long as any of my other solid color tee's or tanks, guessing because of their target age group. They are fine but feel like they are short and the tank I wear underneath is longer so it's problematic.

 

[StephPlum]

Any reviews of the priority pass lounge at Seattle? @afan or @Albort have you been? We'll have an outbound flight at 10AM on Saturday 7/20 on SW. Wondering if we should check out the lounge. Anyone know if they have good breakfast items? Also is it close to SW gates? No experience with Seattle so don't know how big the terminal is or where anything is located. Thanks.