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Sunday Funday: Targeted 1,000 Southwest Airlines RR Points, New Sign Up Link Page, and my Strategy for the US Bank FlexPoints Credit Card

Sunday Funday

Sunday Funday: Targeted 1,000 Southwest Airlines RR Points, New Sign Up Link Page, and my Strategy for the US Bank FlexPoints Credit Card

Before I go any further, I wanted to say Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and all the other mothers out there.  Thank you for everything you do!  With that said, I had a few minutes of arts and crafts time today and made a sign with old Vanilla Reload Cards (yes I horde them).  My mom > 1,000,000+ miles or points!

HMD

Now back to travel news.  My mom and I both received targeted offers from Southwest Airlines for 1,000 bonus Southwest Airlines Rapid Reward Points by enrolling in Southwest Airlines email updates (I think I was already enrolled in their email updates).  Both of us have a Southwest Airlines personal credit card.  My dad has a Southwest Airlines personal credit card, but he did not receive an offer (yet?).

SWA Flyer

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Retention Bonus Results for a Chase United, AMEX Delta, and Citi American Airlines Credit Card

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Retention Bonus Results for a Chase United, AMEX Delta, and Citi American Airlines Credit Card

Good morning, here are my results from my recent three card retention bonus challenge (read the intro here).  If you want to listen to all three reconsideration calls (24 minutes long), please click the play button below.  Download link (3-Card-Reconsideration-Calls.m4a).

Here are my results and plans going forward…

Card #1: Chase United MileagePlus Credit Card

  • Asked for the $95 annual fee to be waived – no go
  • Asked for a statement credit to cover the annual fee – no go
  • Asked for 10,000 United miles to offset the annual fee (got this last year) – no go
  • I was offered 2 complimentary United Club Passes (see my post How much are 2 United Club Passes Worth? $29.99) – I will sell these on Ebay when they come
  • I will call back again after the United Club Passes arrive and see if I can get a better retention offer, otherwise I will close my card and move my credit line over to my other Chase personal credit cards

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4 Uber Rides in 24 Hours (FTU Seattle) and 3 Planned Retention Calls (Chase United, AMEX Delta, and Citi American Airlines)

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4 Uber Rides in 24 Hours (FTU Seattle) and 3 Planned Retention Calls (Chase United, AMEX Delta, and Citi American Airlines)

Sign up for Uber and get a $10 Uber credit on your first ride (link)

During my weekend in Seattle for FTU Seattle, I had the pleasure to try Uber 4 different times (within 24 hours).  For those unfamiliar with Uber, it is an on-demand taxi service, meaning you can request a taxi ride whenever and wherever (Uber is supported).  You need a smartphone and the Uber app needs to be installed.  Once you load the Uber app, it finds your current location and shows you all drivers nearby.  When you are ready to be picked up, just set your pick up location and the nearest available Uber driver will come pick you up.  The Uber app shows you where the car is and who the driver is along with the make of the car and their license plate.

See Who Uber Driver Is

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Activate $200 Visa Gift Cards from Staples.com (Gift Card Mall)

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Activate $200 Visa Gift Cards from Staples.com (Gift Card Mall)

Here is how to activate a Visa Gift Card that you ordered on Staples.com.  You will receive a letter with the $200 Visa Gift Card.  You will also receive a letter in a separate envelope with the activation code to activate your gift card.  You need both letters to do anything.  Here is what the gift card letter looks like:

GCM Visa Gift Card

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Chase Launches Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Signature Business Credit Card

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(Hat Tip to Nigel for the email)

First off, I certainly like the design of the card, looks very regal and fancy.  Here are the main points that most of you probably care about:

  • 50,000 Marriott Rewards points after your spend $1,000 in the first 3 months
  • 1 Free Night Certificate (category 1-4) after account approval
  • 1 Free Night Certificate (category 1-5) every year you pay the annual fee
  • $99 annual fee, waived for the first year
  • 5x on all Marriott purchases
  • 2x on all purchases at office supply stores, restaurants, car rental agencies, airline tickets purchased directly from the airline, cellular phone, landline, Internet, and cable TV services (Chase Ink Bold/Plus categories, hmm…)
  • 1x on all other purchases
  • Cardholders receive 15 Elite credits every year = automatic Marriott Silver Elite Status
  • Earn one additional Elite credit for every $3,000 spent (see elite tiers here)

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