Author Topic: Which is the best card to use? Master Thread (Read 183862 times)

ExGingi · « **Reply #300 on:** May 31, 2016, 12:58:53 AM »

Quote from: samtam on May 30, 2016, 07:36:47 PM

is the wiki still accurate now that there is the amex everyday preferred?

Wiki is very outdated. I just made a couple of edits as I believe no one gets a benefit from penny purchases with Chase Freedom

And I think the new Citi Costco card is quite compelling (especially given all the devaluation and limited availability experienced in points programs).

David R · « **Reply #301 on:** May 31, 2016, 03:51:43 AM »

Quote from: ExGingi on May 31, 2016, 12:58:53 AM

Wiki is very outdated. I just made a couple of edits as I believe no one gets a benefit from penny purchases with Chase Freedom And I think the new Citi Costco card is quite compelling (especially given all the devaluation and limited availability experienced in points programs).

I think you just referred to me as "no one".
Chase Freedom is also good for Grocery this quarter.

ExGingi · « **Reply #302 on:** May 31, 2016, 09:50:46 AM »

Quote from: David R on May 31, 2016, 03:51:43 AM

I think you just referred to me as "no one".
Chase Freedom is also good for Grocery this quarter.

Wow! When I lost it in February I thought that was the final wave, as I had it longer than anyone else I knew. But then again towards the end I was getting over 10k UR per month by running a script to load my amazon gift card balance in 50 cent increments.

srap · « **Reply #303 on:** May 31, 2016, 05:35:06 PM »

Quote from: David R on May 31, 2016, 03:51:43 AM

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Chase Freedom is also good for Grocery this quarter.

and restaurants 5x next quarter starting 7/1/16. Discover It is 5x on restaurants this quarter and 5x on Amazon next quarter.

chaim0m · « **Reply #304 on:** June 08, 2016, 07:36:43 PM »

This may have been discussed if so please direct me to the right location.

What are the cards that have CDW rental coverage in Israel aside from SPWMC which has been mentioned, does this include all MC or only some? Are there other types of cards that include this coverage?

Sammy82 · « **Reply #305 on:** July 14, 2016, 07:33:45 PM »

Quote from: Sammy82 on May 01, 2016, 07:33:04 PM

I spend about $20,000+ on tech from Costco annually. I always bought on my SPG AMEX cards for the benefits (specifically the buyer protection and third year warranty). Starting 6/21/16 Costco won't take AMEX anymore, only visa. I currently don't own a Visa card. Any advice on which personal and business Visa cards I should get that will give me the comparable/best benefits? Tia

So I ended up getting the new Costco Citi card. I was reading throught he benefits and they actually seem better than the Starwood AMEX (surprisingly). Of note, they automatically add 24 months to the warranty, regardless of how long the original manufacturer warranty is. So even if the original warranty is 6 months, you'll get 30 months total of coverage. Another noticeable difference is they give 120 days (90 in NYS) if the item breaks or gets stolen (as opposed to 60 from amex). Also the limits are higher ($1000/year).

eli1571 · « **Reply #306 on:** July 14, 2016, 08:00:15 PM »

Quote from: Sammy82 on July 14, 2016, 07:33:45 PM

So I ended up getting the new Costco Citi card. I was reading throught he benefits and they actually seem better than the Starwood AMEX (surprisingly). Of note, they automatically add 24 months to the warranty, regardless of how long the original manufacturer warranty is. So even if the original warranty is 6 months, you'll get 30 months total of coverage. Another noticeable difference is they give 120 days (90 in NYS) if the item breaks or gets stolen (as opposed to 60 from amex). Also the limits are higher ($1000/year).

Been discussed at length already somewhere here. Question is if they cover as easily as amex did.

Aerial Dag · « **Reply #307 on:** July 15, 2016, 10:20:10 AM »

Updated wiki. Added points multiplier to put everything into perspective and added Citi cards which were noticeably absent from the wiki.

David Smith · « **Reply #308 on:** July 15, 2016, 10:29:15 AM »

Quote from: eli1571 on July 14, 2016, 08:00:15 PM

Been discussed at length already somewhere here. Question is if they cover as easily as amex did.

Did being the operative word. Amex ain't what they used to be.

Sammy82 · « **Reply #309 on:** July 16, 2016, 10:06:40 PM »

Quote from: eli1571 on July 14, 2016, 08:00:15 PM

Been discussed at length already somewhere here. Question is if they cover as easily as amex did.

Where

tanipollak · « **Reply #310 on:** July 17, 2016, 10:18:10 PM »

I am booking a RT ticket for $1,400 from NYC to TLV RT. Do I use my sapphire or United mileage plus explorer(AU on my parents). Which gets more points or miles. Which is more valuable? TIA

mochjas · « **Reply #311 on:** July 17, 2016, 10:42:35 PM »

Quote from: tanipollak on July 17, 2016, 10:18:10 PM

I am booking a RT ticket for $1,400 from NYC to TLV RT. Do I use my sapphire or United mileage plus explorer(AU on my parents). Which gets more points or miles. Which is more valuable? TIA

UR are more valuable than United as they are flexible and can be used for about 10 different programs including United.

tanipollak · « **Reply #312 on:** July 17, 2016, 11:14:00 PM »

SO the person who told me that I would get double the miles is wrong? Which is 24,000 miles... I should go with sapphire, right?

Iz · « **Reply #313 on:** July 17, 2016, 11:18:10 PM »

Quote from: tanipollak on July 17, 2016, 10:18:10 PM

I am booking a RT ticket for $1,400 from NYC to TLV RT. Do I use my sapphire or United mileage plus explorer(AU on my parents). Which gets more points or miles. Which is more valuable? TIA

Check your first bag for free - save up to $100 per roundtrip

Enjoy priority boarding privileges
Earn double miles on tickets purchased from United, and 1 mile per $1 on all other purchases

tanipollak · « **Reply #314 on:** July 17, 2016, 11:32:34 PM »

So if I'm an authorized user on my parents united mileage explorer plus card I should use that? I wont get a free bag if I use chase sapphire?

David Smith · « **Reply #315 on:** July 17, 2016, 11:38:05 PM »

Quote from: tanipollak on July 17, 2016, 11:14:00 PM

SO the person who told me that I would get double the miles is wrong? Which is 24,000 miles... I should go with sapphire, right?

It's 1400 miles, not 24k.

Iz · « **Reply #316 on:** July 17, 2016, 11:40:17 PM »

Quote from: tanipollak on July 17, 2016, 11:32:34 PM

So if I'm an authorized user on my parents united mileage explorer plus card I should use that?

Ask here: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=14560.0

Iz · « **Reply #317 on:** July 17, 2016, 11:40:38 PM »

Quote from: tanipollak on July 17, 2016, 11:32:34 PM

I wont get a free bag if I use chase sapphire?

Correct.

David R · « **Reply #318 on:** July 19, 2016, 09:49:41 AM »

Quote from: David Smith on July 17, 2016, 11:38:05 PM

It's 1400 miles, not 24k.

If the ticket costs $1400, double miles would net 2800 miles. tanipollak did not specify if the ticket is for United. If it's for United, you get double miles with either credit card. If it's any other airline, you only get double miles with Sapphire.

bubkiz · « **Reply #319 on:** August 17, 2016, 09:31:19 AM »

Going to buy a refrigerator online (Ajmadison)

I will probably buy some sort of 5 yr. warranty

Hoping the price will go down over Labor Day weekend sales.

Should I still go with Amex for 2nd year warranty or use Discover for price protection (does price protection work on appliances?

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