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re: Credit Card Rewards and Points Discussion
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:09 am to rintintin
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:09 am to rintintin
Just back from a week-long trip to Norway and a couple other places. Pretty eventful. Especially when I got denied boarding at my gate yesterday on my way back home. Then got the SSSS of death on my boarding pass. Worked the art to get home on the same day for a $95 rebooking fee. 
:)
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Yesterday I bought a $500 Visa gift card from Walgreens with my Chase Freedom card, which has 5x's points for purchases at drug stores.
I paid a $5 fee to purchase the card, but will get 2,500 points, which when transferred to my CSR card will be worth over $50 in travel.
Made $50 for spending $5. I love this.
:)
This post was edited on 11/28/16 at 9:38 am
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Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:41 pm to AmeriKop45
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Just back from a week-long trip to Norway and a couple other places. Pretty eventful. Especially when I got denied boarding at my gate yesterday on my way back home. Then got the SSSS of death on my boarding pass. Worked the art to get home on the same day for a $95 rebooking fee.
I'm going to need a translation on that one, because it has me freaking out for you
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:57 pm to AmeriKop45
quote:WAIT is this really a thing????
Yesterday I bought a $500 Visa gift card from Walgreens with my Chase Freedom card, which has 5x's points for purchases at drug stores.
I paid a $5 fee to purchase the card, but will get 2,500 points, which when transferred to my CSR card will be worth over $50 in travel.
Made $50 for spending $5. I love this.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:57 pm to TigerTatorTots
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WAIT is this really a thing????
Yes indeed. It's called manufactured spending.
Basically just strategies and loopholes to rack up CC points.
Some are more elaborate and not worth the effort IMO, but in this particular case it's pretty simple.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 10:09 pm to rintintin
Stopped at a walmarks in Lafayette to unload some VCGs from OD last week. Told the money center lady how I wanted my money orders split with multiple cards. While keying it in she said I was the third person today doing that.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:54 am to Joshjrn
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I'm going to need a translation on that one, because it has me freaking out for you
Haha no no Im back home now. I was denied boarding at my gate at Frankfurt airport due to not having a Canadian visa (they changed the rules to where now you need a visa to transit unless you are a US citizen). My only option was to book another flight direct to the US. Cheapest fare was $1,200 for the one way. I found availability on some flights on Expertflyer, pieced together an itinerary and fed it to the agent at the airport to have my current ticket rebooked for $95. Got home the same day I was supposed to.
The multiple entering and exiting the schenghen zone through passport control on the same day must have tripped some flags and I got the SSSS printed on my boarding pass. Basically a type of a watchlist and stands for Secondary Security Screening Selection which means they pull you aside and could do anything from a pat down to interview to inspecting all your luggage/docs etc. A huge headache until they remove you from there on their whim.
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rintintin
People are just messing with you
Its beautiful indeed.This post was edited on 11/29/16 at 8:56 am
Posted on 11/29/16 at 9:45 am to AmeriKop45
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People are just messing with you Its beautiful indeed.
Are people messing with me?
I can't tell, I'm new to this thread, but I'm loving it. 
Posted on 11/29/16 at 11:50 am to AmeriKop45
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The multiple entering and exiting the schenghen zone through passport control on the same day must have tripped some flags and I got the SSSS printed on my boarding pass. Basically a type of a watchlist and stands for Secondary Security Screening Selection which means they pull you aside and could do anything from a pat down to interview to inspecting all your luggage/docs etc. A huge headache until they remove you from there on their whim.
A bunch of people get this if they visit Istanbul now these days as well.
In other news:
I booked biz class seats from IAH to LIM via San Salvador for July. The stop only costs about 1.5 hours in travel time and we're getting there in the middle of the night so that doesn't really matter. Landing at 1:40 AM and have already just burned some Avios on the 2 x $80 (
) RT flight to Cusco at 4AM. Never could burn those things so why not? Skipping through Lima since my wife gave me a very short period she could do. Will book AUS - IAH in a while. Should be a neat little surgical strike of Machu Picchu
I've burned through my Starpoints so I may just pay out of pocket for Tambo Del Inka in Urubamba, but if someone has some other hotel choices or options I need to think about in the Valley or in Cusco, please let me know.
If anyone is interested I saw a ton of availability on that route, where I wasn't finding much of anything on United or AA websites for Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, etc etc
This post was edited on 11/29/16 at 11:55 am
Posted on 11/29/16 at 12:05 pm to fatboydave
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Stopped at a walmarks in Lafayette to unload some VCGs from OD last week. Told the money center lady how I wanted my money orders split with multiple cards. While keying it in she said I was the third person today doing that.
Does Walmart readily accept VGC's for money orders? Or do you have to find the right person or be sneaky about it?
I've never tried it.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 12:46 pm to rintintin
I haven't MS'ed in a long time. With my spending habits and bonuses available, it hasn't really been necessary since the easy routes went down. I guess I could get back into it. For now I just maximize my category bonuses. I need to get better about office stores though with my Ink Bold/Plus.
After booking my trip on Sunday, I still have 150,000 UR and my wife has 35k United miles still. With spending and 1 Chase Reserve (still be there baby) at 100k about 5/6 months from now I'll have enough for 2 biz to Africa...and on we roll.
After booking my trip on Sunday, I still have 150,000 UR and my wife has 35k United miles still. With spending and 1 Chase Reserve (still be there baby) at 100k about 5/6 months from now I'll have enough for 2 biz to Africa...and on we roll.
This post was edited on 11/29/16 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 11/29/16 at 2:01 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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I booked biz class seats from IAH to LIM via San Salvador for July.
You used UA?
Posted on 11/29/16 at 2:01 pm to AmeriKop45
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SSSS printed on my boarding pass
Would rather get the SSSS at an overseas airport than at a US airport. My wife got this on a Tokyo to Chicago segment, and all they did was search her carry on luggage. I got the dreaded SSSS on a Chicago to Montreal segment last year and was searched and then interrogated by a CBP/TSA officer by the name of Ahmed (I should be profiling him instead of the other way around!).
Posted on 11/29/16 at 2:09 pm to Anfield Road
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then interrogated by a CBP/TSA officer by the name of Ahmed
You already are.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 3:36 pm to rintintin
quote:I'd like to know this too. I'm about to go buy $1500 worth of VCGs at Walgreens/CVS
Does Walmart readily accept VGC's for money orders? Or do you have to find the right person or be sneaky about it?
Posted on 11/29/16 at 3:41 pm to rintintin
If Auburn goes to the Sugar Bowl, I'm going to try and book a Hyatt on points.
Is the Hyatt Place Downtown New Orleans decent? 12k/night for a room that is listed at >$350
Is the Hyatt Place Downtown New Orleans decent? 12k/night for a room that is listed at >$350
Posted on 11/29/16 at 3:57 pm to GenesChin
Yea I think that is the one right next to the Superdome
Posted on 11/29/16 at 4:23 pm to TigerTatorTots
That's the Hyatt Regency I believe. Hyatt Place is by the convention center I think.
I'm about to be by a Walmart in an hour or so, so I'm gonna check the gift card money order deal. I'll report back.
I'm about to be by a Walmart in an hour or so, so I'm gonna check the gift card money order deal. I'll report back.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 4:26 pm to rintintin
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That's the Hyatt Regency I believe. Hyatt Place is by the convention center I think.
There also is a Hyatt House next to the Hyatt Regency right there.
I may just do the Regency.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 4:34 pm to TigerTatorTots
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I'm about to go buy $1500 worth of VCGs at Walgreens/CVS
Hope you did not purchase or just like to spend these particular cards for fun. I would advise to do more research before you decide to do this.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 5:05 pm to GenesChin
I have some $99 companion fare codes for Alaska airlines. Flies to the west coast/hawaii etc. If anyone would be interested in some kind of a trade - let me know. These expire in June next year. I don't have any use for them. I'll also post in travel forum. Flights have to be in Alaska metal.
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