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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #840 on: December 02, 2016, 02:20:59 AM »
Made an order from saveya with the extra 5% off and forgot to change my card at checkout, that was supposed to be $2k towards my CSR
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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #841 on: December 02, 2016, 02:59:30 AM »
1 AN expired.
"LESS IS MORE" It is the cumulative effect that kills deals!!! How many times do I have to say this?  >:(

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #842 on: December 02, 2016, 04:53:07 AM »
1 AN expired.
Which one? May be able to convince them to reinstate for an extra month.

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #843 on: December 02, 2016, 06:00:14 AM »
Which one? May be able to convince them to reinstate for an extra month.
Hyatt
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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #844 on: December 02, 2016, 06:04:56 AM »
Hyatt
I have personally gotten them to extend Hyatt nights although it hadn't expired yet, can't hurt to try though.

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #845 on: December 02, 2016, 06:06:45 AM »
I have personally gotten them to extend Hyatt nights although it hadn't expired yet, can't hurt to try though.
Will try and if it works I will action it off and donate the proceeds to your charity. Do you have a favorite?
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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #846 on: December 02, 2016, 06:09:40 AM »
Will try and if it works I will action it off and donate the proceeds to your charity. Do you have a favorite?
No favorite. Let's see how good you are on the phone first .

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #847 on: December 02, 2016, 06:13:44 AM »
Let's see how good you are on the phone first .
Not really a fair test because I don't really care. All I am going to do is ask and if they say no hang up.  :)
Some have seen my smooth talking live and up front.  ;)
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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #848 on: December 02, 2016, 06:14:44 AM »


Not really a fair test because I don't really care.

If you don't care why is it a dumb mistake?

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #849 on: December 02, 2016, 06:17:15 AM »
If you don't care why is it a dumb mistake?
Because it is stupid to let something like that expire. Better to just give it away.
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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #850 on: December 02, 2016, 07:23:25 AM »
Because it is stupid to let something like that expire. Better to just give it away.

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #851 on: December 02, 2016, 07:51:41 AM »
but flying blue requires a flight to prevent the miles from expiring not just any activity
Does a redemption count as FB flight activity?
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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #852 on: December 12, 2016, 07:37:05 PM »
Does a redemption count as FB flight activity?
No

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Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #853 on: December 22, 2016, 07:58:10 AM »
Revenue ua flight got cancelled and I asked to be rebooked on AA thinking I'd probably get redeemable miles, forgetting that I was booked on a revenue flight with UA and would have gotten that anyway. I'm not getting any more miles and lost upgrade chances (would have cleared)
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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #854 on: December 22, 2016, 05:48:53 PM »
Was doing 3x PGGM and forgot to cancel a flight.

A- Good thing I switched to B6 where base fares are cheap ($48.10 in this case). Also the add-ons get refunded even >24hrs

B- Got agent to refund as TB :)

So all in all not that bad

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #855 on: January 11, 2017, 07:09:34 PM »
Oops... MSed $3k over my spending threshold...

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #856 on: January 11, 2017, 10:47:36 PM »
Paid a credit card from the wrong bank. $35 overdraft fee. Hopefully can get it waived

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #857 on: January 11, 2017, 10:52:36 PM »
Paid a credit card from the wrong bank. $35 overdraft fee. Hopefully can get it waived
That means the bank paid even though you did not have the money in the account. It could have been worse if they decided not to pay, in which case you would also have a declined payment fee and possibly a late fee from the credit card.

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #858 on: January 11, 2017, 11:49:26 PM »
Paid a credit card from the wrong bank. $35 overdraft fee. Hopefully can get it waived
which game were you playing?

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Re: Dumb mistakes we make playing these games.
« Reply #859 on: January 11, 2017, 11:53:49 PM »
which game were you playing?

was waiting for that to get asked  :P

but then i thought. if i had one bank account and one credit card no way this would happen.

tldr: the ms game

That means the bank paid even though you did not have the money in the account. It could have been worse if they decided not to pay, in which case you would also have a declined payment fee and possibly a late fee from the credit card.

yea and considering how much it was kind of glad. +im not sure amex would have been thrilled with the declined payment (although it was on a very established account) also glad i had mint send me an alert or it may have taken me a couple days to notice to replace the funds.