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AMEX Serve will only Accept American Express Credit Cards for Online Reloads Starting April 16

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Reminder: I am hosting a Miles and Points Meetup today (March 14) in San Francisco at 12pm.  If you are interested in joining me and other miles and points collectors, please read this post.

(Hat Tip to Miles to Memories)

Good morning everyone, I have some bad news.  For those of you with an American Express Serve Card (or SoftServe Card), you will only be able to use American Express credit cards for online reloads starting April 16.  According to this sentence on Serve’s website (link):

Note: Starting April 16, 2015 you will only be able to use an American Express® Card if you want to load your account with a credit card. Discover, MasterCard and Visa credit cards will no longer be supported after April 16.

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Ebags AMEX Offer and Updates Regarding US Bank FlexPerks, Citi American Airlines, and Chase Southwest Airlines Retention Offers

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Good evening everyone, I had an interesting day today.  I took my cousin’s Australia Shepherd puppy for a walk this morning and grabbed the wrong set of keys.  I was locked out of the apartment for a few hours and had a very interest afternoon with stops at the Apple Store (buying a Mophie portable battery), Panera Bread (their table-side ordering is amazing, btw), and Petco (lunch for the pup).  Now that I am safely/warmly back inside, here are some random news to share.

There is an AMEX Offer for Ebags.com where you can get a $15 statement credit after making a purchase of $75 or more.  I noticed that Ebags sells gift cards online, but there is nothing on Gift Card Granny regarding buy back rate.

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Random News: AMEX Offers, Staples Easy Rebates, BankAmeriDeal, MOGL, and Citi Double Cash

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Good evening everyone, I have a collection of random news to share.  To start off, here are a bunch of new AMEX Offers that showed up in my account: Umami Burger, Hay Needle, Swanson Health Products, Maria’s Italian Kitchen, and Stuart Weitzman.  I have only heard of Umami Burger, but never tried it out.  Hopefully some of these offers are useful.

Umami Burger AMEX Offer

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My Review of FTU Advanced San Diego and Tacos el Gordo

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Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.  Myself and approximately 200 other miles and points “collectors” gathered at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego this past weekend.  We had several speakers from Boarding Area (Greg @ Frequent Miler, Ben/Lucky @ One Mile at a Time, Gary @ View from the Wing, Scott @ Travel Codex, and Stefan @ Rapid Travel Chai) along with Mathew @ Upgrd.  The event began Friday night with a cocktail reception out on the lawn and it was my first chance to meet the other attendees.  I must confess, I had appetizers in the Regency Club before the reception and went back afterwards for some dessert.  The food in the Regency Club was very fresh and the desserts were delicious.

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Redbird $20 Statement Credit after Depositing Federal Tax Refund

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Good afternoon from the beautiful Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego, home of the Frequent Traveler University (FTU) event.  I walked around and took a few pics of the property (see the best pics at the end of this post).  Before I get my swimsuit on and checkout the pools and water slides, I have a quick deal to share.

If you have a Redbird Card (or a Serve Card), you should be able to get a $20 statement credit if you have a portion of your federal tax refund deposited to your Redbird Card.  Just log onto your Redbird account and click the Learn More button to get started.

Redbird $20 Direct Deposit Bonus

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