In this post, I will cover the American Express Platinum $200 airline travel reimbursement credit, the recent $25 statement credit for Staples.com purchases of $100 or more, an American Express Travel AMEX Offer, and my recent Chase Ritz-Carlton airline reimbursement credits. First off, I received 2 $100 statement credits on my American Express Platinum Credit Card for purchasing 2 $100 Southwest Airlines eGift Cards. The process is super easy, both statement credits posted automatically 3 days after the charges posted. This helpful FlyerTalk thread has all the details for every airline that the American Express Platinum Credit Card works with.
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US Bank FlexPerks $24,000 Spend Bonus and PayPal Extras MasterCard 50,000 Point Annual Cap
Good morning everyone, just a few quick credit card related pieces of information to pass on. Back in October, I wrote about the US Bank and Visa Checkout promo. It looks like the 1,000 bonus FlexPoints just posted to my account a few days ago. If you signed up for the promo, you should see your bonus points post soon. I also found out that I had spent over $24,000 on my US Bank FlexPerks Credit Card, which earned me 3,500 bonus FlexPoints. Apparently, I can redeem 3,500 FlexPoints to pay for my $49 annual fee. I plan on calling US Bank and asking them to waive the annual fee. I didn’t spend $24,000 on their card to not have to pay the annual fee, that is ridiculous. I will let you know how that call goes in a few months.
Staples.com AMEX Offer: Spend $100, Receive $25 Statement Credit
Good morning everyone, here is a hot offer that won’t last long. Receive a $25 statement credit after spending $100 or more on your enrolled American Express credit card. This offer showed up on all 6 of my AMEX credit cards, but none of my Serve Cards, I believe enrollment is limited, so enroll all your AMEX cards as soon as you can before enroll fills up.
Random News Part 2: Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits, Lounge Club Card, Freedom 5% at Grocery Stores, and a Hyatt Retention Bonus
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.
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.
Staples Easy Rebate: $20 Visa Gift Card on $300 Visa Gift Card Purchase (Jan 4-10)
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.
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.
If you have a question, please leave a comment below. Have a great day everyone!