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Yes, the deals go away when they have been added a certain number of times. Some deals remain until they expire, but any that involve locations that sell gift cards (Dollar Stores, Best Buy, Staples, etc.) go fast. There was a staples offer a while ago that was only available for a few hours.

Also, there are some MSers that have hundreds of authorized users on their amex cards, so any time there's a deal where they can make money, they hit them hard.

ok, thanks.

congrats JL, have fun

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11-05-2015 , 12:25 PM

#1877

d10

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Originally Posted by OsTornado

Two Chase SW cards is the cheapest and easiest way to go. The only other option would be to get 1 Chase SW card and MS the remaining 57k pts. There are typically lots of ways to get bonus SW points, but it involves buying flowers or booking car rentals or buying magazines or such. MSing that many points would make it rather expensive, but could very well be worth it if you have plans to travel a lot in the USA (and some new locations like Costa Rica) in the year to two years that you can use it.

Yeah, I need 2 cards, not going to MS it all. But between Chase saying they're tightening up on bonus whores and getting rejected last year for a combination of not having a legitimate business and having too much exposure with Chase already I'm wondering how to do that. I could cancel a lot of my Chase cards. I only use the Freedom now. But I'm not sure if that would help, possibly even hurt.

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11-05-2015 , 01:20 PM

#1878

JL514

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There are two personal cards for SW
Or resell when they have a high portal bonus.

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11-06-2015 , 02:22 AM

#1879

shaft88

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Sam's Club accepts AMEX now, so I used my Costco AMEX at Sam's earlier today. ANARCHY ANARCHY!

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11-12-2015 , 07:02 PM

#1880

OsTornado

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Fiance just got a targeted offer for 60k AA miles + waived AF for 1st year with Citi AAdvantage card. Be on the lookout for this in your mail because it's a pretty sweet deal!

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11-13-2015 , 03:10 AM

#1881

beansroast01

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i got it. im a little hesitant to apply because i just cancelled my AA card within the past 6 months.

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11-14-2015 , 01:09 PM

#1882

OsTornado

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Originally Posted by imjosh

i got it. im a little hesitant to apply because i just cancelled my AA card within the past 6 months.

I would look and see if the 18 month language is in the terms and conditions that you received. Most likely it is and you would not receive the bonus.

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11-14-2015 , 02:20 PM

#1883

Demiurge

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This just worked for me using $1 in points. Free $15 on Amazon.

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11-15-2015 , 02:28 PM

#1884

OsTornado

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Originally Posted by Demiurge

This just worked for me using $1 in points. Free $15 on Amazon.

Definitely a good deal. I was able to get one of my UR cards to work for a free $15. Couldn't get the other two to work. Some people are saying it's targeted. It might also be limited to one per account. I'll keep trying though!

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11-16-2015 , 03:32 PM

#1885

Demiurge

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Chase Sapphire Preferred bonus is up to 50K + 5K.

Last edited by Alobar; 11-16-2015 at 05:04 PM. Reason: removed spam

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11-16-2015 , 04:54 PM

#1886

JL514

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Link above is an affiliate link.

Here's the non-aff link:
https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/sapphire/apply50

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11-16-2015 , 07:59 PM

#1887

beansroast01

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new AMEX $15 off $60 at Amazon. Got on 4 of my 6 cards, i think i messed up the multiple tab trick on my wife's amex account so only was able to add it to one card. Almost didn't do it, I have too much money on Amazon =\. Any way to MS on Amazon?

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11-16-2015 , 08:06 PM

#1888

Bigoldnit

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It would take some time, but you could resell gift cards to other merchants or there might be some other goods that you could resell.

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11-16-2015 , 08:07 PM

#1889

Banana man

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Originally Posted by JL514

Link above is an affiliate link.

Here's the non-aff link:
https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/sapphire/apply50

can i get this preferred card if i just cancelled the regular saphire card 3 months ago?

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11-16-2015 , 08:08 PM

#1890

beansroast01

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Yeah actually my best bet might be to try to snag some good black friday sales on Amazon and flip them

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11-16-2015 , 08:09 PM

#1891

beansroast01

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Warning on the new chase offers, they just changed their TOS again and now u cant even exchange UR points with frequent flier programs unless the name on the FF account is your own name or is an AU on your chase card. basically 100% eliminates the ability to sell UR points, now they are only worth a penny each to me for the most part since i never travel. Luckily I was able to sell a majority of my points a couple weeks ago

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11-16-2015 , 08:09 PM

#1892

JL514

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Originally Posted by Banana man

can i get this preferred card if i just cancelled the regular saphire card 3 months ago?

Yes, they're separate products

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Just sell it for $54 in the marketplace or something. Email 2p2 CFalls, he was looking to buy some amazon GC at 5% off anyway.

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11-16-2015 , 08:50 PM

#1893

Demiurge

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Picked up four $60 Amazon gift cards with the Amex offer. Thanks! That's a quick $120 towards the $1000 spend for the BCE $250 bonus. I saw a $10 off $20 on Uber also, but I rarely have an uber trip that costs more than $10 or so.

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11-16-2015 , 09:14 PM

#1894

kkcountry

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Anybody familiar with Marriott rewards? I'm projected to be at 72-73 nights through the end of the year (75 is platinum)

Any pro tips on getting an extra night or two cheap?

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11-17-2015 , 07:27 AM

#1895

p2 dog, p2

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if i use southwest portal, do those points count toward companion pass?

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11-17-2015 , 09:43 AM

#1896

Doozie350

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Will be interesting to see what happens to Starpoints now that Marriott owns them. I'm assuming it means they will be worth a little less and work more places. Really hope nothing happens to the airline bonus transfer at 20k though.

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11-17-2015 , 12:42 PM

#1897

OsTornado

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Originally Posted by p2 dog, p2

if i use southwest portal, do those points count toward companion pass?

Yes.

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Originally Posted by Demiurge

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Originally Posted by imjosh

Yeah actually my best bet might be to try to snag some good black friday sales on Amazon and flip them

Keep in mind that Chase Freedom just announced that they're doing 10% back on Amazon during Q4, as is Discover. There will potentially be a lot of MSers buying gift cards to sell, or trying to flip deals. Personally that gives me $4500 in 10% off at Amazon, in addition to the amex offers, so I will be looking for the best way to make $$ off of them. This could potentially flood some reselling markets.

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11-17-2015 , 01:19 PM

#1898

OsTornado

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Originally Posted by kkcountry

Anybody familiar with Marriott rewards? I'm projected to be at 72-73 nights through the end of the year (75 is platinum)

Any pro tips on getting an extra night or two cheap?

If you don't already have the Marriott credit card, you get 1 Elite credit for every $3,000 spent on purchases. You could MS $6k, which would cost ~$72, if you have a decent place to buy from. Cheaper than actually staying (assuming you can MS)

The cheapest nights are usually like $75 if you can find a good deal.

If you travel through work, maybe try and find a way to extend a trip by a day or two?

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11-17-2015 , 01:27 PM

#1899

Demiurge

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I don't buy them to resell. The Amex offer puts my Amazon gift card balance up to almost $500, with 20-25% of that free money. I'm planning to buy a 70" TV a year from now and I'll use it all then. I spend a lot on Amazon as it is.