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Let Tina Fey Explain the New AMEX EveryDay Credit Card (3 YouTube Videos)

Amex-Everday-Card

Let Tina Fey Explain the New AMEX EveryDay Credit Card

What?  You have no idea what I am talking about?  What, have you been sleeping under a rock in this morning?  Wake up!

American Express is introducing a new credit card and they want Tina Fey to explain it to you.  These are supposed to air during the Oscars tonight, but if you can’t wait until then, check them out below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCE8RdXckBI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8bHzSdjo6c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bITmsEfLrC8

On a serious note, check out Lucky’s post, Gary’s post, Summer’s post, or Brian’s post for more details.

Short answer: downgrade your American Express Membership Reward credit card to the AMEX EveryDay or AMEX EveryDay Preferred credit card to keep your Membership Reward points alive.

If you have any questions/comments/concerns please leave a comment below.

(P.S. nobody tell my American Express Mercedes Benz Platinum credit card that he will be converted to an AMEX EveryDay card in a few months, shhhhhh)

Salt Lake City to Arches National Park (Pre Trip Report)

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park

Salt Lake City to Arches National Park (Pre Trip Report)

Please check out my Delta SkyMiles Award Flight vs. Pay with Miles comparison post.  In this post, I will show you some of my planning.  If you have any suggestions for things to see/do or places to eat along the way, please leave a comment below.  I am always curious what others have done before.  You can only learn so much from Trip Advisor.

Anyways, the plan is to fly into Salt Lake City, Utah and drive the 235 miles to Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.  See map below for the exact map.

SLC to Moab Driving Map

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Is Delta’s Pay with Miles a Good Deal? Sometimes Yes

Delta Pay SkyMiles

Is Delta’s Pay with Miles a Good Deal? Sometimes Yes

I was talking to my younger brother today and we decided to visit Utah during Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26) and drive from Salt Lake City to Moab, home of Arches National Park and the coolest rock formations north of the Grand Canyon.

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park

Since Delta is the only airline that flies into Canyonlands Field (CNY), I wanted to try to use my Delta SkyMiles.  I have about 53,000 Delta SkyMiles that are gathering dust, so I was hoping I could use them for this trip.  Luckily(?) for me, my short flight would cost only 40,000 Delta SkyMiles.  What a deal! Not!

Delta 40,000 SkyMiles Award

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How much are 2 United Club Passes Worth? $29.99

United Club Price

How much are 2 United Club Passes Worth?  $29.99

A generous reader of mine (Thanks B) sent me 2 United Club passes that he did not need need with the instruction to sell them on Ebay.  Previously, I have sold a few United Club passes that I have received for having my Chase United credit card.  Since I have the American Express Platinum and Priority Pass club access, I really don’t visit too many United lounges.  If you are like me, you can get around $30 on Ebay for selling 2 passes.  This can be a great way to get a few extra bucks if you have passes expiring soon that you do not have uses for.

To see how fast I could sell the United Club passes, I listed them for $29.99 Buy It Now on Ebay (link) at 6:30PM today and had them sold and paid for before 9:00PM PST.  It really is that simple.  Here is the title I used:

United Passes Ebay

Here is the beautiful picture I took with my iPhone:

United Passes Pic

That’s all it takes.  If you have any questions, please let me know.  Have a great night!

PSA: Don’t Buy or Sell Gift Cards To/From Card Snagger

Dont Use Card Snagger

PSA: Don’t Buy or Sell Gift Cards To/From Card Snagger

Card Snagger is living up (down?) to their name.  A few months ago, I had a bad experience buying from Card Snagger (link), where I wanted to buy my dad a Home Depot gift card for his birthday, but never heard anything from the company after more than a week.  I was one of the lucky ones who got a refund from the company, but my blog post has received a lot of attention recently from others who have bought or sold gift cards to/from Card Snagger.  If they had a hard time mailing a gift card to me, I would bet they would have an even harder time paying people for sending them gift cards.  Which is why i sent out the following tweet a few minutes ago.  If you have been burned by Card Snagger, please retweet so Gift Card Granny get’s the message and drops Card Snagger as a reputable gift card merchant.

Here is Gift Card Granny’s policy on their gift card merchants (link):

GCG Legit

I would recommend dealing with CardPool (based in San Francisco) for buying and selling.  I am in the process of selling $1,250 of Bloomingdales gift cards (AMEX Deal) and will write up a detailed tutorial of how I sell gift cards online.  I am also in the process of a GiftCards.com online order, which I will report on next week.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment on the linked post.