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So what do you get for having the card? These incredibly sweet benefits:
-Expanded award ticket availability
See DDMS for details, including here.
-Full United Club membership:
 This membership normally costs $395 per year for non-elites and it’s the only club network that can’t be accessed with the AMEX Platinum card or the Priority Pass lounge membership that comes with that card.
 A full United Club membership allows your entire family, or you and 2 guests, to enter hundreds of United and partner lounges worldwide, regardless of which airline you are flying of even if you are even flying at all!  Just show your membership card and you’re in!
 Here is a dreadfully incomplete list of lounges.  For example I’ve used my United membership card in Tel Aviv but they’re not listed. 
-Unlimited Airport Terminal Access:  **ENDING AUGUST 2016**
 Another very nice benefit of being a full United Club member is that you can access the secured part of the airport even when you’re not flying! When I pick someone up from the airport I often like to meet them at the gate and surprise them and go for a free drink in the club. All you have to do is go to the checkin counter, show your United Club membership, and request a gate pass to get past security to access the lounge.
 This will work in any airport where there is a United or USAirways lounge.
 With free wifi, snacks, drinks, newspapers, magazines, and even showers and free ironing services in some locations, you can even make the United Club your new office if you wanted to!
 Or you can just take your kid past security to see the planes taking off when not rushing to a flight, just like in the pre 9/11 days.
 See here more detailes about this benefit.
-1.5 United Miles per dollar spent everywhere!
 This blows every other card out of the water. You’ll get 1.5 miles for every dollar you spend anywhere.  No other card out there offers anything near this earning rate on everyday purchases!  Even the great Starwood card earns an effective 1.25 miles per dollar spent and those can’t be directly transferred to United (though they can be used on United via an airline like USAirways though they have harsher award policies), or the excellent Freedom card with checking offers 1.1 points per dollar spent on everyday purchases.
It’s not hard at all to get at least 1.8 cents value per mile (or much more than that), but at that rate it’s a 2.7% rebate on everything you buy. Considering you can pay your federal income taxes for a 1.89% fee, you will be able to load up on miles the next time you pay taxes and be excited about getting a discounted vacation out of it!  It would come out to a cost of just 1.26 cents per United mile, which is an incredible bargain (A business class ticket to Europe is 100,000 miles with no fuel surcharges, so you would be paying just $1,260 for business to Europe or $1,512 for business to Israel or the Maldives), plus you may even be able to deduct the 1.89% fee!
You also earn 2 miles per dollar on United purchases, though that is beat by the 2.14 points per dollar offered by Sapphire Preferred.
-2 Free Checked Bags:
 You and one companion automatically get 2 free checked bags on United worldwide. If you bring 2 bags each that’s a savings of $240 domestically or a savings of $400 to most international destinations (Europe, Israel, Argentina, Asia, Australia, etc) on a round-trip.
Not only that but additional cards are free, and although additional cardholders don’t automatically get 2 free bags like the primary cardholder, they will at the checkin counter by just showing the agent their United Club card. I have tested this out many times to confirm that this works. For a family of 4 with 8 checked bags you can split your itinerary into 2 after purchasing it, and then with 1 primary card and 1 additional card all 8 checked bags will be free, a savings of $480 domestically or $800 to most international destinations on a round-trip.
As the free luggage benefit can be attained by just showing a checkin agent your credit card, it will last until the card’s expiration date, which is 3 years from when you are approved.
-Premier Access and Boarding:
 You’ll get priority check-in, priority baggage handling (your bags will arrive ahead of the general public’s), and priority security line access.
 Plus you will board at the same time as Premier Silver elite members, ahead of Explorer cardholders, ahead of families with children, and way ahead of the general public, so that you will have plenty of space for your carry-ons.
-Waived Award Expedite/Close-In Fees:
 Those pesky $75 per passenger fees for booking an award ticket within 21 days (which is right when the best award availability starts to open up) are automatically waived for cardholders!
-No foreign Transaction fees:
 Get the best rates and pay no exchange rate fees.
-Hertz President's Circle Status:
 Cardmembers get President's Circle status at Hertz. After getting the card, register at https://hertzstatus.mileageplus.com/
-Hyatt Platinum Elite Status:
 Cardmembers get Platinum status at Hyatt, giving them free internet, upgrades, and bonus points. After getting the card, register at https://hyattstatus.mileageplus.com
As with the Explorer card, you also get these benefits:
-Primary CDW Rental Car Insurance:
 Almost all credit cards only offer secondary CDW rental car insurance, meaning that you must first file a claim with your personal insurance which will affect your rates. The United consumers cards cover accidents without the need to make any claim with your personal insurance and should definitely be your go-to card for all car rentals outside of Israel.
-Premier upgrades on award tickets:
 Premier members will be eligible for upgrades by being a United cardholder.
-Non-expiring miles:
 As long as you’re a United cardholder your miles will never expire.
-Last-Seat Standard Awards:
 As long as there’s a seat on the plane you’ll be able to use double miles for it. This level is now capacity controlled for general members.
-Other protections:
 -Travel Accident Insurance
 -Emergency Assistance
 -Trip Cancellation Insurance
 -Lost Luggage Reimbursement
 -Delayed Luggage Reimbursement
 -Delayed Trip Reimbursement
 -Extended Warranty Protection
 -Price Drop Protection
 -Purchase Protection
 -Return Protection
 -Worldwide Emergency Card Replacement


Source
Getting the AF waived After being approved for the card, you could SM and ask for the AF to be waived for the first year.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1260 on: August 11, 2014, 05:37:35 PM »
If I want to upgrade from MP explorer to Club, can that be done over SM and will it result in a hard credit pull? Can I cancel within 60 days? Have a trip next week on UA.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1261 on: August 11, 2014, 10:52:36 PM »
Is there any way to prove that to someone from chase or something ? Namely for my partner who Is also considering it.  He's definitely the hesitant type and won't really take my word for it.
Also, is it worth signing up for 2 cards or do the benefits work for an employee card?
Itll save u 395 a year to just get 1
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1262 on: August 11, 2014, 10:54:26 PM »
Itll save u 395 a year to just get 1
That wasnt his question.

He asked if employee card also gets the cc benefits.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1263 on: August 12, 2014, 09:57:47 AM »
If I want to upgrade from MP explorer to Club, can that be done over SM and will it result in a hard credit pull? Can I cancel within 60 days? Have a trip next week on UA.

Thansk!

Can be done via SM after the card (UMPE) is a year old.

Should not result in a hard pull.

You can cancel before the AF posts. In fact they will send you a letter advising of the annual fee, and in it it states something to the effect that if you don't want to pay you can downgrade the card again.
I remember when a coke was a nickel, and you could buy VRs in OD.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1264 on: August 12, 2014, 11:17:40 AM »

Can be done via SM after the card (UMPE) is a year old.

Should not result in a hard pull.

You can cancel before the AF posts. In fact they will send you a letter advising of the annual fee, and in it it states something to the effect that if you don't want to pay you can downgrade the card again.
Its also worth noting that it takes about 3 months at least IME for the AF to post. It also takes about a month to get your Club card.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1265 on: August 12, 2014, 11:58:44 AM »
Its also worth noting that it takes about 3 months at least IME for the AF to post. It also takes about a month to get your Club card.

Mine came pretty quickly.
I remember when a coke was a nickel, and you could buy VRs in OD.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1266 on: August 12, 2014, 12:41:38 PM »
The wiki says it will give my Hyatt plat. Does that give me 15 night credits a year? How can the benefit me as a current Hyatt diamond?
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1267 on: August 12, 2014, 02:22:58 PM »
The wiki says it will give my Hyatt plat. Does that give me 15 night credits a year? How can the benefit me as a current Hyatt diamond?

It does not give you any stay credits, just a bump up to Hyatt Plat.  If you are already a Hyatt Diamond, it will not benefit you.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1268 on: August 15, 2014, 04:06:58 AM »
If I just got the club card and am flying United domestic early next week, how can I make sure I get the benefit of the club card? Had explorer to purchase tickets but upgraded to club once I saw explorer benefits were worthless. Any suggestions? Want to make sure to get free bags and premier checkin. Thanks!!

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1269 on: August 17, 2014, 10:21:45 AM »
If I just got the club card and am flying United domestic early next week, how can I make sure I get the benefit of the club card? Had explorer to purchase tickets but upgraded to club once I saw explorer benefits were worthless. Any suggestions? Want to make sure to get free bags and premier checkin. Thanks!!
IIRC it is fine that at check in you just show them your club card, and you will get 2 free baggage.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1270 on: August 28, 2014, 12:08:49 AM »
I called asking for a retention bonus after the annual fee posted, they didn't want to give me nothing, so HUCA, I'll call again. on the phone the rep told me that I have 180 days from the day the fee posted to get FULL refund if I decide to CLOSE the card.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1271 on: August 28, 2014, 08:14:38 AM »

I called asking for a retention bonus after the annual fee posted, they didn't want to give me nothing, so HUCA, I'll call again. on the phone the rep told me that I have 180 days from the day the fee posted to get FULL refund if I decide to CLOSE the card.
Why don't you close it?

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1272 on: August 28, 2014, 08:27:46 AM »

Why don't you close it?
He has 6 months to decide! Although DROPR.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1273 on: September 12, 2014, 11:23:28 AM »
Showed my card at checkin and was refused 2 bags only 1 per person. Just took 2 as hand luggage and than they took it before boarding - no more room in the overhead.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1274 on: September 12, 2014, 01:50:52 PM »
Showed my card at checkin and was refused 2 bags only 1 per person. Just took 2 as hand luggage and than they took it before boarding - no more room in the overhead.

What was there reason for not allowing, did they want to scan the card?

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1275 on: September 15, 2014, 12:26:56 PM »
Just got message back from chase that they will waive my first year fee. Applied with dan's link, and sm'd them that I saw a first year free offer in a branch.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1276 on: October 03, 2014, 02:02:24 PM »
Question here about statement credit and late fee. When I got this card a month ago, I was told by a chase SM rep that they would match me to the in-branch offer on a no fee on the card for this first year, but she said once it bills to the account (a few weeks later) i shall write back and she will remove it.

I write back to them now that the annual fee was billed and she should please remove it like she said she would. A different rep answers, that they will not be able to remove the fee, instead they will add an additional 295 credit (on top of the 100) to the account on the next statement. So the question is, do i have to pay the 395 now so an not to incur a late fee before next statement cycle, or will it automatically credit first the 295 plus 100 (from purchase i made today..) and won't be late fee?

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1277 on: October 21, 2014, 03:27:37 PM »
Looks like the return rental car elite status for Club Card. This time will be with Hertz.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-united-airlines-hertz-partnership-20141021-story.html?track=rss

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1278 on: November 25, 2014, 08:16:19 PM »
A couple of months ago I was able to get 15k United miles as a retention benefit is there a NY danger to cancel a card after taking the retention?

Also my 6 months are not up until February will I be able to receive the upcoming hertz presidential status in January and keep it after I close the card

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1279 on: December 08, 2014, 10:58:59 PM »
Do you need to purchase the ticket with club card for two free bags? A friend is traveling tomorrow and rep told him he doesn't get second bag. I told him DROPR but am I correct?
I remember when a coke was a nickel, and you could buy VRs in OD.