I love credit cards so much!

[peel]

Did the Chase offer come in an email? I don't think either of us got targeted across all of our Chase cards.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Did the Chase offer come in an email? I don't think either of us got targeted across all of our Chase cards.

Yes, I got it for my Freedom Unlimited. It was targeted, not everyone got it. Those who did got in on one of their Sapphire cards or their Freedom Unlimited card (the offer was on my CFU, but not my Sapphires).

 

[Albort]

How? Please explain. I must have missed a post somewhere.

yes, its the walmart with 10% off for CSR/CSP, CFU

Hmm- Is this through the Chase offer? If so I can see the 15x (10x then transfer to CSR for 50% more redemption value = 15x)

it should be 14x. 10x from the promotion and 4x with shop through chase.

 

[belle1986]

Ditto! I received it but my Mom didn't, do you have the Disney Premier? That's the only difference between us so I'm wondering if it was targeted to Disney Premier holders? (To my shock I got my 20 min phone tour done in 5 this morning! I think it was the "you can pass this down to the next generation! How many children do you have (insert name)?" "None!" that wrapped everything up in such a hurry...

I have the regular no fee card.

 

[ski_mom]

Did the Chase offer come in an email? I don't think either of us got targeted across all of our Chase cards.

DH and I didn't get it either, but I sent a SM to chase on my account and they said that both my CSR and CSP qualified for the promotion. After I do it on my cards, I'll probably check on DH's as well.

 

[peel]

DH and I didn't get it either, but I sent a SM to chase on my account and they said that both my CSR and CSP qualified for the promotion. After I do it on my cards, I'll probably check on DH's as well.

Great idea, thanks!
Can you buy other gift cards with Walmart gift cards? I don't shop there, but I don't have a problem with churning their own cards for gift cards to other businesses.

 

[Jaime4004]

Ditto! I received it but my Mom didn't, do you have the Disney Premier? That's the only difference between us so I'm wondering if it was targeted to Disney Premier holders? (To my shock I got my 20 min phone tour done in 5 this morning! I think it was the "you can pass this down to the next generation! How many children do you have (insert name)?" "None!" that wrapped everything up in such a hurry...

I generally like to lurk here, but I was excited to get this email too. I am a premier holder, but the email came to my address that is not associated with the credit card, it is the one I use on MDE though...

ETA: After reading other responses, it did come to the email address associated to DH's CSP, that must be it.

 

[diser_fam]

Ditto! I received it but my Mom didn't, do you have the Disney Premier? That's the only difference between us so I'm wondering if it was targeted to Disney Premier holders? (To my shock I got my 20 min phone tour done in 5 this morning! I think it was the "you can pass this down to the next generation! How many children do you have (insert name)?" "None!" that wrapped everything up in such a hurry...

Good to know. I received the same email yesterday. I have the Premier. Even if the phone tour lasts the full 20 min, it's an easy way to get a $40 card.

 

[Lain]

You lost me at using the UR's as a statememt credit so i book through Hotwire ( can I use DHs CSR to book a car in my name?? Never tried that), paying with the csr gets us 3x points and then.....? Im having a hard time understanding how much money in the long run this saves us. Thanks Lain and everyone for the help

When paying your CSR card statement, you can pay with points which gives you a statement credit at a rate of 1 UR point = $0.01. If the car rental through Hotwire is $20, and it'll cost 2000 UR to book through Chase, you might as well go with Hotwire, charge it to the CSR and earn 3x points too, and then use the 2000 UR that you would've spent booking through Chase as a statement credit instead to pay off the Hotwire charge.

 

[gottalovepluto]

yes, its the walmart with 10% off for CSR/CSP, CFU



it should be 14x. 10x from the promotion and 4x with shop through chase.

Ah! I bought gift cards and they are specifically excluded on the portal, I was too worried about losing my 10x to try the portal since I wasn't buying anything else.

 

[gottalovepluto]

When paying your CSR card statement, you can pay with points which gives you a statement credit at a rate of 1 UR point = $0.01. If the car rental through Hotwire is $20, and it'll cost 2000 UR to book through Chase, you might as well go with Hotwire, charge it to the CSR and earn 3x points too, and then use the 2000 UR that you would've spent booking through Chase as a statement credit instead to pay off the Hotwire charge.

Or just take the points out as cash and leave it sitting in your bank account until the payment comes due, same rate 1 UR point = $0.01 for a cash redemption straight to your bank account.

 

[gottalovepluto]

DH and I didn't get it either, but I sent a SM to chase on my account and they said that both my CSR and CSP qualified for the promotion. After I do it on my cards, I'll probably check on DH's as well.

Ooooh! Do report back if you get the bonus points on both your CSR and CSP! Maybe it's not targeted in the computer system!!

 

[gottalovepluto]

I generally like to lurk here, but I was excited to get this email too. I am a premier holder, but the email came to my address that is not associated with the credit card, it is the one I use on MDE though...

ETA: After reading other responses, it did come to the email address associated to DH's CSP, that must be it.

*throws hands up in air* I give up trying to figure why that email went out!

 

[ski_mom]

Great idea, thanks!
Can you buy other gift cards with Walmart gift cards? I don't shop there, but I don't have a problem with churning their own cards for gift cards to other businesses.

I have had luck buying gift cards with a walmart gift card. I use the Walmart Pay app though, so they really don't know how I'm paying as far as I know.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

They do!! How do I know? They've already got a couple thousand from my SPG Amex.

@CyndiLouWho it sounds like you understand what I'm dealing with!

Sadly yes, I understand completely. Not only did I spend a boat load on my pup last year, I worked 20 years at a specialty vet clinic before my current profession.

 

[GlamMistress]

I haven't seen Jetblue mentioned much on this thread. I know there is a JetBlue card (don't really want right now) but is there any other option for a credit card that lets you transfer points to Jetblue? We fly out of Bradley so it's usually between Jetblue and Southwest. We almost always have Southwest points but I would love to use Jetblue once in awhile.

I don't live in a Jetblue market, but I wanted to say you can earn Jetblue points on Amazon. Something to consider if you're looking to add those points to your vacation arsenal! https://trueblue.jetblue.com/web/trueblue/amazon

If you're considering an Amex to transfer to JetBlue, be sure to look for incognito offers.

 

[pinkxray]

I don't live in a Jetblue market, but I wanted to say you can earn Jetblue points on Amazon. Something to consider if you're looking to add those points to your vacation arsenal! https://trueblue.jetblue.com/web/trueblue/amazon

If you're considering an Amex to transfer to JetBlue, be sure to look for incognito offers.

That is so cool. I wish I had known that before. I shop at Amazon constantly. Thanks for posting the link!

 

[pinkxray]

Another stupid question- what does it mean when you say search incognito? I see people say this on this thread and the Swagbucks thread.

 

[GlamMistress]

Another stupid question- what does it mean when you say search incognito? I see people say this on this thread and the Swagbucks thread.

Use an incognito browser THEN open AmericanExpress.com to search for card offers. Clear your cookies too. This will result in better offers (usually). You can find 50k point Premier Rewards Gold this way, etc.

 

[Lain]

I don't live in a Jetblue market, but I wanted to say you can earn Jetblue points on Amazon. Something to consider if you're looking to add those points to your vacation arsenal! https://trueblue.jetblue.com/web/trueblue/amazon

If you're considering an Amex to transfer to JetBlue, be sure to look for incognito offers.

Another stupid question- what does it mean when you say search incognito? I see people say this on this thread and the Swagbucks thread.

Amex sign-up bonuses are generally once per card, per lifetime so it's very important that you try to sign up for a card when you can access the highest (or near highest) bonus offer. There are many tricks you can do online to access better sign-up bonuses, including as @GlamMistress suggested shopping for Amex cards while in "incognito" mode on your web browser -- Chrome's "private" browsing mode.

DoC has some helpful posts that'll give you a better idea:
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/two-new-ways-access-higher-american-express-offers/
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/incr...bonuses-incognito-mode-back-list-offers-ymmv/