I recently applied for the Citi Rewards+ Card that I got and I will post about that soon. However, it was not automatically added to my Citi account log in, where I can see my other ThankYou cards. In fact, it opened up an entirely new Citi ThankYou account for me (or thats how it […]
Category: Rewards Windfalls
Chase Gave Me 1,000 Goodwill Points For Being Unable To Use My Freedom Card On Gas
I make sure that each quarter I activate my 5% cash back/5 Ultimate Rewards points bonus on the Chase Freedom card’s quarterly bonus categories. I love the months that these bonus categories include restaurants, grocery stores and gas stations and I make sure I use the card to try to get as close to […]
Rob Got The Additional Compensation From United For His Flight Problems-Yay Me!
Remember, Rob was flying home from Aspen recently (on his free flight) and his plane to Denver was delayed due to “aircraft maintenance”. Then it was delayed again. And again. Needless to say, he missed all of the connections from Denver to New York. He ended up taking the red eye home. United was […]
Ok, Rob Will Take 2,500 United MileagePlus Miles For His 9 Hour Delay In Denver…But IMO It Should Be More
Rob was flying home from Aspen yesterday (on his free flight) and his plane to Denver was delayed due to “aircraft maintenance”. Then it was delayed again. And again. Needless to say, he missed all of the connections from Denver to New York. He ended up taking the red eye home. United was pretty […]
5,000 IHG Points With A Phone Call
As I just posted about, we were put up by American Airlines at the Holiday Inn Express in Chicago because of a flight delay. We had 2 rooms and one room was pretty bad. It was dingy. There was an open water bottle in the room, used soap and no towels. To top it […]
I Just Scored A 10,000 Amex Point Retention Bonus With A Phone Call
As I posted about recently, I am questioning whether it is worth it to keep my American Express Business Platinum card in light of the fact that I just got the Chase Sapphire Reserve, with what I deem to be better benefits. I called Amex to discuss this with them. To keep me, at […]
I Just Scored 2,500 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points With A Phone Call
I usually activate my 5% quarterly Freedom bonus, the first day I can do so. That way, I am guaranteed getting the points. However, last quarter, I forgot to activate in March for the 2nd quarter bonus and did not remember until June. I had been using my Chase Freedom card at grocery stores […]
Citi Awards 20,000 ThankYou Points To Make Up For A Friend’s Inconvenience
A friend of mine got the Citi ThankYou Prestige card. She used it for a few small purchases without issue. Soon after, she tried to use it for a much bigger purchase. She tried to buy a mac at the Apple Store. The charge got denied. She called Cit from the Apple Store. She […]
A Lucky Friend Of Mine Just Got 6,000 SPG Points From Amex To Top Off Her Account
A friend of mine just booked the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. She booked 5 nights and almost had enough SPG points to get 3/5 of these nights on points. She was short 6,000 points. She is an American Express Starwood Preferred Guest card holder. She decided to called Amex to explore her […]
Starwood Gave Rob 1,500 SPG Points Because I Was Mad At Him
I often put Rob in charge of wiring our credit card payments. He recently messed one up that was supposed to be paid to our American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Card. He had to call Amex and fix the problem. When he mentioned to the phone rep (a male) that his wife “was mad at […]