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[Judique]

And lastly. I got up early and went to watch the sun rise but the surfer guys were out there before me at 5:30am.

 

[Alexle2007]

Haha, no problem. Tonight this board save us $200! @Alexle2007 's original tip will get me to the Chase URs travel agent. So the second half of the trip will be, say, $1000 which could be from cashing out 100k URs, but CIP has the 1.25x bonus so it would only cost 80k URs (a savings of 20k points or $200)

Awesome! I have a CSR so we are saving about $1200 on our cruise.

 

[Alexle2007]

And lastly. I got up early and went to watch the sun rise but the surfer guys were out there before me at 5:30am.
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Very nice! We just got back from Va Beach and DS and DH are taking a boys trip to OC later this week while I go to Orlando with a friend. I think they are mainly going for the arcades

 

[Haley R]

Ugh. I'm thinking of trying to use ours in Jan or Feb to avoid that. I'll have to read up before we go

I totally would’ve waited but we decided to use them now

 

[havaneselover]

I transferred ILs URs to DHs card. same name and address. No issues ever.

I was looking at this a bit last night. But seems denver only has places downtown for now. Maybe this means we need to use a Marriott cert for a night away downtown and do uber pickup for dinner

Ugh. This is what I'm worried about when we use our tickets for BG... aaaaaand DH is spoiled and will want quick que now

I went with my kids in April (spring break) and we had an awesome time and did a ton of rides. I love both Busch gardens and do think they are theme parks not amusement parks. And we both the all day meal plan and the food we ate was very good. Someone needs to be a BG Tampa defender!

ETA: We get their early and ride the coasters first. Never waited more than 30 minutes.

 

[DisneyMandC]

I have a car (Subaru Outback) which is known to eat oil. If I am a bit late with my 6 month oil change, the oil light comes on.

We are right at needing to get his oil changed now, but I’ve never had it get so low that the light has come on. His car does have 120k miles on it now though, so maybe it’s just getting to that age and I need to go ahead and switch to full synthetic too. I haven’t noticed any oil spots or anything when he’s parked so hopefully there’s nothing serious going on.

Of course, I went to two different grocery stores this morning and neither of them had his oil. Waiting for the Advanced nearby to open up at 9.

 

[Judique]

Morning on the beach, sunrise and chasing seagulls. Now that I'm older I don't lay around the beach but get up early and spend a couple of hours before it gets hot. 2 and 1/2 year old loves this but 3 and 1/2 year old wants no part of it. They call the ocean the 'big pool'.

 

[hsmamato2]

Logged into DH's HiltonBiz to order Priority Pass for our upcoming trip and it says the benefit is currently unavailable. Anyone know why?

do they send a card or paper tickets to use for the Ascend card?

You were in my neck of the woods today. As close as we live to six flags, we tried to go as little as possible. We did have season passes when the kids were young. Used them in May and June and then not again until the fall.

my DS spent $98 on ONE afternoon at the local six flags garbage park with his friends.... he was horrified when he got home and totaled it all up.....
y

 

[punkin]

Any thoughts on the new Amex everyday with the 25k MR bonus?

 

[hsmamato2]

@Lain is correct (as usual ) and we do transfer the URs from dd19’s card to us. She never even uses the CIPs so we meet 100% of the spend and we use the points for cash back for Disney. She and we are very good with that agreement

We also are same address and same last name so chase has no problem with this!

I need a refresh..... this thread speeds by so fast- your 19 yo dd got a CIP? I thoght maybe the CIP was too 'upper tier' for a young person to get? this is giving me ideas....

 

[hsmamato2]

From you CIP experts..... I referred my bro for a CIP around 7/7.... I know he called in once,got the 30 day answer. He just told me yesterday he still 'hasn't heard anything'..... this seems like a long time..... anyone else have to wait this long? funny thing is he actually has a couple of real businesses that he runs, but he wanted to app using personal info for his own reasons....it would be ironic if he doesn't get the card! I tactfully mentioned calling the line again, what else can we do?

 

[palhockeymomof2]

From you CIP experts..... I referred my bro for a CIP around 7/7.... I know he called in once,got the 30 day answer. He just told me yesterday he still 'hasn't heard anything'..... this seems like a long time..... anyone else have to wait this long? funny thing is he actually has a couple of real businesses that he runs, but he wanted to app using personal info for his own reasons....it would be ironic if he doesn't get the card! I tactfully mentioned calling the line again, what else can we do?

have never received an email or anything when approved....the card just arrives in the mail...But since I am calling many times a day to check on the application I know when it’s approved....definitely have him call to check on the status..it’s been 3 weeks
If he’s approved...you should see your support points post usually around 6pm or after on a Tuesday...so you could look at your account and see if they are there

 

[Judique]

In my slow churning world I was able to get a $50 VGC for FREE (didn't even have to pay the purchase fee) from Speedway for earning enough points through them just for basically purchasing gas.

And my JB personal card just closed for this statement and I see my points pending. Going to be looking at flights for Cali and Vegas.

I also picked up a couple $200 MCGC from Staples with my CIC and DD got her new iPad for college.

And finally I used the last of my HH points with a stay at a Tru by Hilton for a family reunion. This was in Albany NY. Was nice having a cool modern hotel to go back to and get away from some fam
Will try to post pics in the Hotel thread.

Will look forward to the TRU pics as they are building one nearby where I am right now and I plan on getting the 130k Hilton points/bus card.

Bonvoy points are one of the few currencies I would actually consider not burning, only because they are so much harder to get than other currencies and I don’t believe it will be devalued further for a while. Then again... Marriott seems to have no limit when it comes to screwing their members, so maybe just burn them as quick as you can.

I'm trying not to burn my 1/2 million points and just mostly use my 5 free Marriott nights unless the room is super low points like a Town Place on the road under 20K. Between daughter and myself we have 11 'free' Marriott nights each year, but can get $200-$300 value out of each night, especially at this beach.

 

[wendow]

I need a refresh..... this thread speeds by so fast- your 19 yo dd got a CIP? I thoght maybe the CIP was too 'upper tier' for a young person to get? this is giving me ideas....

She’s actually on CIP#2 lol! Got her first CIP earlier this year when she was 18yo. At that point, she’d been an AUer for several years on my chase card, opened her own discover IT and her own CFU.

 

[hsmamato2]

She’s actually on CIP#2 lol! Got her first CIP earlier this year when she was 18yo. At that point, she’d been an AUer for several years on my chase card, opened her own discover IT and her own CFU.

oh my I'm gonna talk to DS and reap the benefits of him still living here as a YA!!! I hadn't considered it, but in reality he's not interested in 'the game' but it won't hurt his credit to help me out!!!

 

[Judique]

In churning related news, staying at a Holiday Inn this weekend using a pointsbreak rate. 10,000 IHG points I got as a gift from the Intercontinental Montreal for being a Platinum member via the card. My accelerate offer includes 30,000 points for staying at two IHG brands so this stay and our Intercontinental stay next month should satisfy the requirement.

In three weeks, I finally get to check out the two hotels I booked almost a year ago. The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth and the Intercontinental Montreal using points from the IHG card I picked up in 2017. I picked up some Fairmont gift cards on Black Friday when they had a bonus to pay for the Fairmont.

Free nights posted on my Hyatt card and my IHG cards this month. Used both for Hotel stays in Anaheim and San Diego.

OMG! I stayed at the Queen E about 40 years ago in Montreal! I really love that city and I've spent quite a bit of time there in the past.

 

[Judique]

In churning related news, staying at a Holiday Inn this weekend using a pointsbreak rate. 10,000 IHG points I got as a gift from the Intercontinental Montreal for being a Platinum member via the card. My accelerate offer includes 30,000 points for staying at two IHG brands so this stay and our Intercontinental stay next month should satisfy the requirement.

In three weeks, I finally get to check out the two hotels I booked almost a year ago. The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth and the Intercontinental Montreal using points from the IHG card I picked up in 2017. I picked up some Fairmont gift cards on Black Friday when they had a bonus to pay for the Fairmont.

Free nights posted on my Hyatt card and my IHG cards this month. Used both for Hotel stays in Anaheim and San Diego.

OMG! I stayed at the Queen E about 40 years ago in Montreal! I really love that city and I've spent quite a bit of time there in the past.

Wait, what? @wendow bought into DVC? When did this happen?!




When DW and I got married in the spring of 2012, we did a mini-moon at Aulani. It had just opened the summer before so it was brand new, and we did a DVC tour. Oh man, I remember having that same conversation with DW that we didn't want to be locked into Disney vacations, who knows where we'll want to travel in the next few years, and what about kids. Seven years later, we're still going to the Disney parks and staying at Aulani over the holidays going on 4 years. I'm sure the points would've been a heck of a lot cheaper 7 years ago, even direct.

I think DOC has a page on the DVC boards telling what different DVC resorts cost over the years. I'm sure it was a heck of a lot cheaper although Aulani was a very slow seller so it may not have jumped as quickly as VGF and VGC.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

Sounds a lot like our day. We could’ve bought the quick que....for an additional $89 pp lol. Yeah that’s more than we paid to get in. The food we had for lunch wasn’t good at all

The Flash Pass at Six Flags varies by date and level, today it ranges from $55 for gold to $155 pp. Gold level for the season is $300, Platinum is $500.

 

[Judique]

@speedyfishy is right!! We took the dvc plunge as well. And I couldn’t be happier and more relieved. I’ve been asking dh since 2011 for dvc only to be met with arguments about the cost, not having the money and being locked into Disney vacations. Welp, we could have paid for our contract many years ago and I don’t see an end to Disney vacations on the horizon.

Seems to me that DVC is suited to a lot of you. However, don't let FOMO get you with DVC - those contracts have some hefty dues attached!

That said, I've been happy with my contracts and have used almost every single point through careful planning. I've had some points ready for expiry and have gifted them to strangers for free by booking a night for a random Dis member. And, I've had people do this for me, so it's come full circle. Could have charged but for a dozen points or so for a single night it made me happy!

So a big WELCOME HOME to those who've taken the step and for those who will buy in sometime soon.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

You were in my neck of the woods today. As close as we live to six flags, we tried to go as little as possible. We did have season passes when the kids were young. Used them in May and June and then not again until the fall.

We’ve had season passes for a few years but didn’t use much last year so we were going to skip it. However DS got the free ticket from school for reading. So I look to get tickets for us $48 x 2 adults + $30 parking =126. Two season passes 54x2= 108, so I bought SP. DSs tix was $30 to upgrade to SP. We usually go earlier but haven’t had a chance and soccer season starts soon so weekends will be busy.

do they send a card or paper tickets to use for the Ascend card?

my DS spent $98 on ONE afternoon at the local six flags garbage park with his friends.... he was horrified when he got home and totaled it all up.....

Yeah we went cheap yesterday. Packed lunch and only bought popcorn. It’s so crappy that the only thing they let you bring in is a bottle of water.