Topic Wiki

http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/50312
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/50729
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/59420
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/102272

Feel Free to Add, or Edit


Grocery -Amex BCP, EDP, OBC, BCE
Gas -(in order)(Freedom or Discover at thier quarters) Citi Costco (4% CB), Citi Premier (3x TU), Amex BCP (3%), Ink(2x UR), Amex blue (2% CB)
Clothing - Freedom during dept store quarters (5x UR), buy GC where you earn more than 1x pts (example: Saks GC at Staples using Ink for 5x pts)
Tuition - VGC purchased at Staples with Ink
Office Supplies - Ink!
Restaurant - Freedom (2016 Q3), Sapphire Preferred (especially on first Friday of month! Buy gift cards from restaurants you frequent.)
Airlines, Travel - (in order)"Amex platinum if booked directly with the airline or through amextravel.com (5x MR) Amex PRG (3x MR), Chase Sapphire Reserve (3x UR), Prestige or Premier (3x TU), Sapphire Pref (2x UR)
Hotel - Ink or Sap p (2x UR), Prestige (5× TY) or Premier (3x TY)
Rental Car / CWD - CSP
Anything needing warranty - Amex SPG
International purchases - Any card that doesn't charge forex fee (some data on Visa vs MC vs AMEX)
Penny purchases - citi rewards+
Entertainment (Movies, Broadway shows, Concerts etc)- Citi Prestige or Premier or Forward (2x TU)
Phone,cellphone,internet - Ink (5x)
« Last edited by qooldude on June 24, 2022, 12:31:18 PM »

Author Topic: Which is the best card to use? *Master Thread*  (Read 181496 times)

Offline smaxber

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Mar 2013
  • Posts: 1432
  • Total likes: 3
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
    • View Profile
Re: Which is the best card to use? *Master Thread*
« Reply #20 on: May 26, 2013, 08:27:22 AM »
They sent you a snail mail letter that it was ending?
Personally no. But saw someone else post saying he/she got a letter.

Offline Name Changed

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Sep 2011
  • Posts: 4831
  • Total likes: 6
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 13
    • View Profile
  • Location: Lakewood
  • Programs: Avis Presidents Club, National Executive Elite, Hertz Presidents Circle, Sixt Platinum, SPG Gold, eBay Platinum
Re: Which is the best card to use? *Master Thread*
« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2013, 09:04:01 AM »
which card to use now that freedom exclusives will be ending? Dan wrote a beautiful article summing this topic up but now that the exclusives are ending its in need of an EDIT
SPG

Offline rochel

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: May 2008
  • Posts: 150
  • Total likes: 1
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
which to use for air bookings spg or saphire
« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2013, 02:04:53 PM »
I need to  booking a number of tickets right now, which card gives me the best travel coverage and the best bang for the buck on points

Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25419
  • Total likes: 721
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: which to use for air bookings spg or saphire
« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2013, 02:08:17 PM »
2 UR > 1 SPG
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

Offline rochel

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: May 2008
  • Posts: 150
  • Total likes: 1
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: which to use for air bookings spg or saphire
« Reply #24 on: May 27, 2013, 02:09:32 PM »
and is the travel coverage, if any, simalar

Offline Saver2000

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Apr 2011
  • Posts: 7660
  • Total likes: 47
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile

Offline STEVEH

  • DansDeals Copper Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: May 2013
  • Posts: 5
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
NEED TO BOOK A TICKET TO ISRAEL, WHICH CREDIT CARD SHOULD I USE?
« Reply #26 on: May 27, 2013, 02:54:30 PM »
I'm booking a ticket to Israel, i have a chase ink card, amex plum, and amex gold which card gives me the most benifits? Note I'm booking through a travel agent.
Thanks,
SH

Offline jaywhy

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Sep 2012
  • Posts: 3767
  • Total likes: 68
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 7
    • View Profile
Re: NEED TO BOOK A TICKET TO ISRAEL, WHICH CREDIT CARD SHOULD I USE?
« Reply #27 on: May 27, 2013, 02:55:40 PM »
I'm booking a ticket to Israel, i have a chase ink card, amex plum, and amex gold which card gives me the most benifits? Note I'm booking through a travel agent.
Thanks,
SH
Gold.

Offline STEVEH

  • DansDeals Copper Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: May 2013
  • Posts: 5
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: NEED TO BOOK A TICKET TO ISRAEL, WHICH CREDIT CARD SHOULD I USE?
« Reply #28 on: May 27, 2013, 02:59:09 PM »
Thanks for the prompt reply! What are the added benefits of the gold card?

Offline Ez

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Gold Elite
  • ******
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 842
  • Total likes: 11
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NY
Re: NEED TO BOOK A TICKET TO ISRAEL, WHICH CREDIT CARD SHOULD I USE?
« Reply #29 on: May 27, 2013, 02:59:48 PM »
Thanks for the prompt reply! What are the added benefits of the gold card?

3 x Points
+ Amex  travel protection

Offline real-brisker

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Nov 2011
  • Posts: 2424
  • Total likes: 15
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: NEED TO BOOK A TICKET TO ISRAEL, WHICH CREDIT CARD SHOULD I USE?
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2013, 03:06:12 PM »
YOU SHOULD POST IN THE RIGHT THREAD.

Offline Centurion

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jun 2012
  • Posts: 1306
  • Total likes: 5
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: New York / Jerusalem
  • Programs: spg plat,avis pres ,hertz plat ,AAexcutime, delta plat,hilton gold, united
best credit card for:
« Reply #31 on: May 29, 2013, 11:04:05 PM »
is there a simple answer to these types of questions?
best credit card for airlines is-
best credit card for flights is-
of course not to top off or to reach you spending threshold.
ex. assuming sw cc is the best when flying sw
and united credit card when flying united.
sorry if this has been listed specificly before - didnt want to make two seperate threads in cc/air
you can only make a first impression ONCE

Offline real-brisker

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Nov 2011
  • Posts: 2424
  • Total likes: 15
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: best credit card for:
« Reply #32 on: May 29, 2013, 11:15:03 PM »
There is a master thread for this.

Offline Centurion

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jun 2012
  • Posts: 1306
  • Total likes: 5
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: New York / Jerusalem
  • Programs: spg plat,avis pres ,hertz plat ,AAexcutime, delta plat,hilton gold, united
Re: best credit card for:
« Reply #33 on: May 29, 2013, 11:20:52 PM »
linky?
you can only make a first impression ONCE

Offline DovtheBear

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Nov 2012
  • Posts: 2915
  • Total likes: 9
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 14
    • View Profile
  • Location: ליבי במזרח ואנכי בסוף מערב
  • Programs: Regus Gold, Hertz 5 Star, National Executive, Sixt Platinum, Chase Debit, Rav Kav Emerald
"להסתובב זה לא אומר להיות חופשי"

Offline real-brisker

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Nov 2011
  • Posts: 2424
  • Total likes: 15
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Which is the best card to use? *Master Thread*
« Reply #35 on: May 30, 2013, 12:34:49 AM »
Anyone Wanna help start a wiki, Should be very usefull.

Grocery -
Gas -
Clothing -
Tuition -
Office Supplies -
Airlines, Travel, Hotel -
Anything needing warrenty -
Internatoinal purchases -
Penny purchases -



Offline meshugener

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2012
  • Posts: 6887
  • Total likes: 62
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
  • Location: DDF
  • Programs: Amex Platinum, Chase Freedom 10X10 Exclusives, Avis Presidents Club, National Executive, Hertz 5 Star, Hilton Gold, Accor Platinum, Hyatt Platinum, Marriott Silver, SPG Gold, Club Carlson Gold
Re: best credit card for:
« Reply #36 on: May 30, 2013, 08:44:45 AM »
What's the best card to use for groceries?
Love me or hate me. I still love you.

Offline bubbles

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jul 2011
  • Posts: 5060
  • Total likes: 20
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 67
    • View Profile
Re: best credit card for:
« Reply #37 on: May 30, 2013, 08:46:20 AM »
What's the best card to use for groceries?

BCP up to $6k a year?

Gives 6% cash back

Offline Yeki89

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 3845
  • Total likes: 19
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 5
    • View Profile
Re: best credit card for:
« Reply #38 on: May 30, 2013, 08:58:12 AM »
Whats the best credit card for churning?

Offline meshugener

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Feb 2012
  • Posts: 6887
  • Total likes: 62
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
  • Location: DDF
  • Programs: Amex Platinum, Chase Freedom 10X10 Exclusives, Avis Presidents Club, National Executive, Hertz 5 Star, Hilton Gold, Accor Platinum, Hyatt Platinum, Marriott Silver, SPG Gold, Club Carlson Gold
Re: best credit card for:
« Reply #39 on: May 30, 2013, 09:06:01 AM »
BCP up to $6k a year?

Gives 6% cash back
No.
Love me or hate me. I still love you.