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Random News Part 3: Club Carlson 40,000 Anniversary Points, Discover It Cash Back, and American Express Platinum Travel Credit

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Random News Part 3: Club Carlson 40,000 Anniversary Points, Discover It Cash Back, and American Express Platinum Travel Credit

Good evening everyone, here is part 3 of my Random News (part 1 and part 2).  Two months ago, I received the following email from US Bank regarding my Club Carlson Personal Credit Card.  After waiting two months, I am glad to report that my 40,000 bonus Club Carlson points have posted to my Club Carlson account.

Club Carlson Anniversary Bonus

My statement closed last night and the 40,000 bonus points show up on my statement.

US Bank Club Carlson Renewal Bonus 40,000 Points

The 40,000 bonus points were deposited immediately into my Club Carlson account and are ready to be spent.

40,000 Club Carlson Bonus Points

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Random News Part 2: Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits, Lounge Club Card, Freedom 5% at Grocery Stores, and a Hyatt Retention Bonus

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Random News Part 2: Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits, Lounge Club Card, Freedom 5% at Grocery Stores, and a Hyatt Retention Bonus

Good afternoon everyone, here is part 2 of Random News for today (part 1 from earlier today).  My Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card statement closed on January 4, so I have some information regarding annual fees and statement credits.  There has been a lot of confusion regarding “reimbursable travel expenses” and this lengthy 90+ page FlyerTalk thread has all the details.  Basically, if you buy airline gift cards, Chase knows about it now.

The $395 annual fee posted during the first billing period.  I was able to purchase 2 $150 Southwest Airlines eGift Cards and get both purchases reimbursed by Chase.  One reimbursement is posted as a courtesy credit and the second is posted as a statement credit.  As far as I know, Chase will no longer reimburse any Southwest Airlines Gift Cards or eGift Cards.  The transactions show up online as “SOUTHWES 5260***” and Chase is able to see the purchase as a gift card.  I don’t know why I was able to get both charges reimbursed, it just depends which representative you get.  Definitely YMMV situation.

Chase Ritz-Carlton SWA eGC Statement Credits

I found it interesting that both Southwest Airlines gift cards earned 2x for airfare and also counted toward my $3,000 minimum spend.  I am about $1,000 short of completing my minimum spend.

Chase Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits

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Staples Easy Rebate: $20 Visa Gift Card on $300 Visa Gift Card Purchase (Jan 4-10)

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Staples Easy Rebate: $20 Visa Gift Card on $300 Visa Gift Card Purchase (Jan 4-10)

Good morning everyone, happy New Year!  Let’s start 2015 off right with this Staples Easy Rebate.  Receive a $20 Visa Gift Card after purchasing $300 or more in Visa Gift Cards at Staples between January 4 and 10.  Remember to wait until Sunday to purchase these gift cards.

$20 Visa Gift Card $300 Staples Visa Gift Cards

I checked on Visa Savings Edge to see if Staples was still there, but I am sad to report that Staples is no longer on Visa Savings Edge.  I will miss you 1% cash back!

In other news, today is the start of Chase Freedom’s Q1 5% cash back categories.  I plan on going to the grocery store and buying a few $500 gift cards, then taking those gift cards to Target to load my Redbird Card.

Chase Freedom Q1 2015

If you have a question, please leave a comment below.  Have a great day everyone!

Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card, Gold Elite Status, Upgrades, Lounge Club, and Travel Reimbursement Updates

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Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card, Gold Elite Status, Upgrades, Lounge Club, and Travel Reimbursement Updates

Good morning everyone, sorry for being MIA (missing in action, not Miami) the last few weeks.  I have been busy at work and haven’t had much time to work on any posts.  This post has a bunch of random information about the Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card.  Since I forgot to enter my Marriott account number when I applied for this credit card, I now have a Ritz-Carlton account with Ritz-Carlton Gold Elite Status (learn more below).  I also received 3 upgrade certificates in my account.

Ritz-Carlton Account

The upgrade certificates seem to be valid for 13 months from the date you were approved for the credit card.  I haven’t looked into these certificates yet, so I am not sure if they can be gifted to others or can only be used in your account.

3 Ritz-Carlton Upgrade Certificates

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Guest Post: 5 Card App-O-Rama (Diners Club, Club Carlson, US Airways, Southwest Airlines Plus, and Citizens Bank)

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Guest Post: 5 Card App-O-Rama (Diners Club, Club Carlson, US Airways, Southwest Airlines Plus, and Citizens Bank)

Good morning everyone, I hope you are having a great holiday season with your friends and family members.  Today, I have a guest post from my friend Nigel, where he is sharing his experience with his recent App-O-Rama.  Take it away Nigel…

In brief, an App-O-Rama (AOR) is a strategy in the miles/points community where an individual applies for multiple credit cards within a short period of time to maximize their odds of getting approved for multiple credit cards.  For me, this typically involves submitting four or more applications within seconds of each other in the hope that the banks don’t denied me for “too many inquires.”

With my Experian inquires starting to pile up from prior AORs, I wanted to limit this AOR to two Experian hits.  After doing some research on the Credit Boards credit pull database (link), I discovered that applications for the Diners Club Elite Credit Card have reliably resulted in a Transunion inquiry.  I was quite excited at the news, except there was one problem…

Diners Club Application Unavailable

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