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

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I reallt wish there was a resort finder like there is adrs cause I've missed values twice now. Since the 1st yesterday I've been annoying myselft by how often I've searched and I saw I again missed at least pop. I've added a 3rd set of dates too. I need help or just a freakin room.
 
For BOA I was able to pull about $6K from my Amex Savings account. I left $1.5K in to avoid fees until the bonus posts. I had lots in there because I tried a push from SoFi and then from Amex Savings to see if they would trigger the bonus. I didn’t think they would based on how they coded so that’s why I ended up moving my DD.
Wow, you definitely have a lot more in there than I do. I can't imagine how eager you are to close it!
 
I reallt wish there was a resort finder like there is adrs cause I've missed values twice now. Since the 1st yesterday I've been annoying myselft by how often I've searched and I saw I again missed at least pop. I've added a 3rd set of dates too. I need help or just a freakin room.
What are your dates?
 

This game is so YMMV. I went to my close staples yesterday and one an extra 10 mins away. I was able to get 5 cards at each even though last promo the close one told me there is a limit of 1. Went back to the close one today and my favorite cashier (the one who asked about my out of state ID) is there. He tells me it’s a limit of 1 but if I want I can pay with however many cards I have on me and get 1 per each credit card. I only had my ink and a few Amex’s so I tried 1 Amex and I’ll see if I get points. I think I should go back tomorrow with my whole dang sock drawer of 30 cards. I’ll report back tomorrow with how that goes :rotfl2:

I just went to Staples today and the cashier held me to the one limit. Boo.
 
Man I am 2k points shy of what I'd need for economy RT out of Denver with Delta... $48 to transfer all the MRs... $70 to buy the additional 2k... taxes on flights $356... $474 for 2 people. If I buy points are they instantly available?

I'm so torn... like we could leave on NYE, land early on the 1st... saves a little vacation time. Just do London. Marriott points for hotel. Do other places later in the year...
 
When I called in, they only gave me travel funds back, not a real refund, but I also didn't change the actual flight times. This was the original booking that was insane with amex credits/LUV Funds/Travel funds, so I'm reluctant to mess with it - we are also pretty locked in to specific flight times for various reasons, and if I somehow managed to screw up and not get all of us on the right flights, that would be a problem. Not worth a couple hundred bucks!

And no, I did not mention any loopholes to the nice lady on the phone :rotfl: .
Yeah - in your situation I would be hesitant to mess with the flights you want in hopes you could get them back. That's the risk with cash on this loophole.

AND I totally knew you wouldn't mention any loopholes - but we have a lot of lurkers around here so I figured it was worth pointing out :D
 
Man I am 2k points shy of what I'd need for economy RT out of Denver with Delta... $48 to transfer all the MRs... $70 to buy the additional 2k... taxes on flights $356... $474 for 2 people. If I buy points are they instantly available?

I'm so torn... like we could leave on NYE, land early on the 1st... saves a little vacation time. Just do London. Marriott points for hotel. Do other places later in the year...
Could be a fun way to ring in the new year! Will the sights you want to see be open on NYD? That's something to consider if you only have a few days.
 
Could be a fun way to ring in the new year! Will the sights you want to see be open on NYD? That's something to consider if you only have a few days.
Yeah, that would be the biggest thing. Back in high school we went on a trip with band, to march in the NYD parade. The only free time we had was the evening of NYD and a lot was closed, at least store wise. I'd need to check the touristy stuff for sure, that is on my radar :)
 
We took our own pictures against a white(-ish) wall in our home with our iPhones (as many shots as we wanted!), picked the best ones, loaded them into Photoshop to crop to the right size and positioning, printed them out and cut them. FREE! Brought them to the post office along with our application and they worked fine.
Almost exactly what we did as well. No iPhone, used my Samsung :)
 
Do you know if paying OOP to upgrade to a normal comfort+ seat work to trigger Amex credit?

I don't have any personal knowledge but I am pretty sure it does not trigger the credit. (Just from past reading on flyer talk). It has to be a change that is fare class more dramatic. Like moving from main cabin up to first class.
 
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Can someone hold my WN hand?... My bro needs to book flights on 11/23 and 11/30 using a gift card and cash. Prices have been ridic. If this change window has happened to 12/3 flights the widow for re-bookings could be 11/19-12/17 right? Mechanics of what I think he should do
-book flights as one-ways for simplicity
-book cheapest flight available using gift card and cash
-immediately change it to desired flight

Flights are fully refundable to original payment within 24 hours so I really don't see any downside to trying this, am I missing anything?
Oh, wait... Think I got the WN thing... Flights booked from X date to Y date can be changed to 14 days before or after the booked date for however long this mystery change window is open. Bookings before X date and after Y date won't qualify for changes. (Sorry guys, coffee just isn't doing it for my brain this morning. I feel like this is really simple but I'm just too dense to understand it this morning o_O )
It's a goofy one - I can totally grasp the concept of what you're doing but trying to put it down into words is difficult, LOL! Glad you figured it out! I think it's one of those things that is hard to describe without a concrete example.
 
Didn't @tink1970 get a good deal on flights to SYD recently? I know MR transfers to Qantas now, but I don't think it's a particularly good value. You may want to check search r/awardtravel for tips.

I did, and I booked an entire trip around it :)

This seems like a sign. I need to book a trip to Europe with MRs to Delta and then book a $500+ pay in advance non-refundable hotel rate using this new AMEX offer plus DHs $300 Bonvoy credit that just reset... And if I'd book by Nov I'd have the additional $25 anniversary credit :rotfl:

It's A SIGN! GO FOR IT! Miles post immediately so go ahead and buy them and GET THEE TO LONDON!

While I think about this trip to London, any recommended Marriott or Hilton hotels?

I've not stayed there but the St Pancreas Renaissance has pretty consistently good reviews- this one is from a year 1/2 ago:

https://www.turningleftforless.com/st-pancras-renaissance-hotel-london-review/
And from the Telegraph...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/...gs-cross/hotels/st-pancras-renaissance-hotel/
If DS likes Harry Potter he won't be far from platform 9 3/4, either!

Y'all are now making me want to take advantage of the flights to EDI they also have going on. Sigh...
 
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It's a goofy one - I can totally grasp the concept of what you're doing but trying to put it down into words is difficult, LOL! Glad you figured it out! I think it's one of those things that is hard to describe without a concrete example.

My DH asked exactly what I was doing this morning....tried to explain it then Actually show him online ....but he didn’t get it at all
 
This game is so YMMV. I went to my close staples yesterday and one an extra 10 mins away. I was able to get 5 cards at each even though last promo the close one told me there is a limit of 1. Went back to the close one today and my favorite cashier (the one who asked about my out of state ID) is there. He tells me it’s a limit of 1 but if I want I can pay with however many cards I have on me and get 1 per each credit card. I only had my ink and a few Amex’s so I tried 1 Amex and I’ll see if I get points. I think I should go back tomorrow with my whole dang sock drawer of 30 cards. I’ll report back tomorrow with how that goes :rotfl2:
I am confused....I thought that it was only worth while to do it with the CIC for the 5x points or another card if you are trying to meet MSR.
 
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