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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1765564 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2860 on: October 24, 2014, 01:18:04 PM »
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2861 on: October 24, 2014, 01:20:40 PM »
???

Yeah man it was a very smelly, nauseating trip. I hate AA. At least united lets me sit with the captain when they overbook me and southwest lets me zip myself in a suitcase.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2862 on: October 24, 2014, 04:08:52 PM »
AA, no seat number and I can't pick one because all show unavailable. Small plane for a short 1 hr flight.
Maybe for such a small flight they allow standing room ;)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2863 on: October 24, 2014, 04:43:11 PM »
So the Costco card should be part of a 2/3BM, rather than a pull of it's own.
Is there any reason to get the Costco card at all?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2864 on: October 24, 2014, 04:52:14 PM »
Is there any reason to get the Costco card at all?
If you shop frequently in Costco, its good to have one. But you can open a different card that you get a bigger sign up bonus like the delta card. Then after getting your points you can make a product change, and change the card to the Costco card. 

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2865 on: October 24, 2014, 05:39:52 PM »
Isn't it just 1% back at Costco?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2866 on: October 25, 2014, 08:30:50 PM »

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2867 on: October 25, 2014, 11:16:55 PM »
There are three of us.  :-[
so what happened?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2868 on: October 26, 2014, 12:24:26 AM »
Could I do a 2bm for the lufthansa and the Barclays arrival Mastercard now?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2869 on: October 26, 2014, 01:21:21 AM »
Could I do a 2bm for the lufthansa and the Barclays arrival Mastercard now?
sure can. What's your question exactly?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2870 on: October 26, 2014, 03:07:43 AM »
sure can. What's your question exactly?
heard that with Barclays cards bms weren't working that well

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2871 on: October 26, 2014, 03:15:36 AM »
heard that with Barclays cards bms weren't working that well
Not a high success rate- more likely to happen if you offer to close another card when you call in.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2872 on: October 26, 2014, 08:17:33 AM »
heard that with Barclays cards bms weren't working that well
I did a 2b/m with Barclays last week. 1st card was approved instantly. 2nd card I moved credit over from an existing account

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2873 on: October 26, 2014, 10:35:03 AM »
I did a 2b/m with Barclays last week. 1st card was approved instantly. 2nd card I moved credit over from an existing account
Good for you!  Thanks.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2874 on: October 26, 2014, 11:51:07 AM »
so what happened?
At check in seats were available.
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2875 on: October 26, 2014, 01:32:08 PM »
I am doing INK to INK transfers for as long as I can remember, and never BH had an issues. I sold over 2 million UR points so far this year, it's the safest way.
Are you serious?? That's like $30,000. Wow.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2876 on: October 26, 2014, 03:30:08 PM »
That's like $30,000.
Is that a lot for a year?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2877 on: October 26, 2014, 03:36:54 PM »
Is that a lot for a year?

Isn't it...? I had 350k and thought that was pretty good! I know I still have lots to learn... :-[
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2878 on: October 26, 2014, 03:42:19 PM »
Is that a lot for a year?
Yes, but you knew that

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2879 on: October 26, 2014, 04:09:35 PM »
Isn't it...? I had 350k and thought that was pretty good! I know I still have lots to learn... :-[
350k is child's play.