Chase Freedom Q4 2014 - Amazon/Dept Stores
#17
Formerly known as FTRox87
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: TX
Programs: AA/US 1M, AS, BA, CX, EK, EY, JL, KE, LH, NH, OS, QF, QR, TG, UA/CO | *$G
Posts: 1,428
otherwise might as well just put that spend on 5% cards at your fave stores that only have a 1% mS fee/cost rather than 3.5% at Staples or Sears. apart from AMEX sync deals I havent bought any $200 cards and esp since portals died for that ave.
#18
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3,507
why bother unless you just wanna 'diversify' your spend or really want URs -- in which case INK with VSE is a better option.
otherwise might as well just put that spend on 5% cards at your fave stores that only have a 1% mS fee/cost rather than 3.5% at Staples or Sears. apart from AMEX sync deals I havent bought any $200 cards and esp since portals died for that ave.
otherwise might as well just put that spend on 5% cards at your fave stores that only have a 1% mS fee/cost rather than 3.5% at Staples or Sears. apart from AMEX sync deals I havent bought any $200 cards and esp since portals died for that ave.
I'll probably use it to buy some gas cards at Sears and when push comes to shove in Dec decide if I want to buy a few VGCs for the $6.95 fee just to get some URs even at 3.5%. Don't need anything from the dept stores since I am not going to spend money just to meet the $1.5K. Of course I would only be doing this because I want URs...isn't that the point (no pun intended)?
Last edited by ericdabbs; Oct 6, 2014 at 2:52 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SoCal
Programs: United, AFT, BB, UR
Posts: 29
FYI - most of you who have Freedom also have Sapphire (or how else are you going to fly away with your UR).
Anyways, Sapphire has 6% reward for Northstorm when you go through the UR portal, so that's 6x the points per dollar instead of 5x using freedom. Down side is no gas GC's.
Never less, Uggs are on sale for 40% off so if you are actually buying something from Nordstorm, use Sapphire through UR for the additional 1x points. Not a whole lot but just thought I would share.
Oh, and I'm new to the community
Anyways, Sapphire has 6% reward for Northstorm when you go through the UR portal, so that's 6x the points per dollar instead of 5x using freedom. Down side is no gas GC's.
Never less, Uggs are on sale for 40% off so if you are actually buying something from Nordstorm, use Sapphire through UR for the additional 1x points. Not a whole lot but just thought I would share.
Oh, and I'm new to the community
#20
FYI - most of you who have Freedom also have Sapphire (or how else are you going to fly away with your UR).
Anyways, Sapphire has 6% reward for Northstorm when you go through the UR portal, so that's 6x the points per dollar instead of 5x using freedom. Down side is no gas GC's.
Never less, Uggs are on sale for 40% off so if you are actually buying something from Nordstorm, use Sapphire through UR for the additional 1x points. Not a whole lot but just thought I would share.
Oh, and I'm new to the community
Anyways, Sapphire has 6% reward for Northstorm when you go through the UR portal, so that's 6x the points per dollar instead of 5x using freedom. Down side is no gas GC's.
Never less, Uggs are on sale for 40% off so if you are actually buying something from Nordstorm, use Sapphire through UR for the additional 1x points. Not a whole lot but just thought I would share.
Oh, and I'm new to the community
#22
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: US
Programs: SPG Gold
Posts: 105
With the AA Promo of up to 2000 miles, I am thinking like this for my first $500 of the $1500.
#1. Go through AA Portal - Reload a Sears GC for $500: 2X + 2000 miles : 6X AA + 5X Freedom UR
#2. Use the loaded Sears GC and go through UR Portal to buy stuff: 5X
Net : 16X Miles (6X AA and 10X Freedom UR)
I had success with both the above steps in the past. So I am sticking to this for the first 500. Usually I buy stuff and sell for an agreeable CPM, but my local Sears will allow to buy other GCs with Sears GCs in case.
#1. Go through AA Portal - Reload a Sears GC for $500: 2X + 2000 miles : 6X AA + 5X Freedom UR
#2. Use the loaded Sears GC and go through UR Portal to buy stuff: 5X
Net : 16X Miles (6X AA and 10X Freedom UR)
I had success with both the above steps in the past. So I am sticking to this for the first 500. Usually I buy stuff and sell for an agreeable CPM, but my local Sears will allow to buy other GCs with Sears GCs in case.
#23
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: WI
Posts: 181
With the AA Promo of up to 2000 miles, I am thinking like this for my first $500 of the $1500.
#1. Go through AA Portal - Reload a Sears GC for $500: 2X + 2000 miles : 6X AA + 5X Freedom UR
#2. Use the loaded Sears GC and go through UR Portal to buy stuff: 5X
Net : 16X Miles (6X AA and 10X Freedom UR)
I had success with both the above steps in the past. So I am sticking to this for the first 500. Usually I buy stuff and sell for an agreeable CPM, but my local Sears will allow to buy other GCs with Sears GCs in case.
#1. Go through AA Portal - Reload a Sears GC for $500: 2X + 2000 miles : 6X AA + 5X Freedom UR
#2. Use the loaded Sears GC and go through UR Portal to buy stuff: 5X
Net : 16X Miles (6X AA and 10X Freedom UR)
I had success with both the above steps in the past. So I am sticking to this for the first 500. Usually I buy stuff and sell for an agreeable CPM, but my local Sears will allow to buy other GCs with Sears GCs in case.
#24
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 33
But I did not understand the above statment.
You buy stuff using Sears GC through UR portal.
I thought you need to use Chase card to get the points.
#25
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: May 2002
Location: YEG
Programs: HH Silver
Posts: 56,449
As this is less of a manufactured spending topic than one of maximizing spending I've relocated it to the Chase forum for further discussion.
tcook052
Manufactured Spending forum moderator
tcook052
Manufactured Spending forum moderator
#26
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
Too many gas cards left over from last quarter's promotion, so not buying those.
Agreed. This is the route I'm taking. Did a $50 WFM one just as a test to make sure that for some odd reason it didn't ring up as merchandise. But bonus is showing so all systems go.
Is there a list of decent GCs on Amazon in some thread? Probably, but I'm bored so I'll start one of cards that jump out to me as being useful either for personal use or gifts to certain types of family members. Some of these may be redundant to products one can buy from one of the category merchants (e.g. Keurig pods off of amazon vs. from Keurig), but there also may be value in buying from the supplier directly.
-AMC theaters
-American Eagle
-Applebee's
-Bonefish Grill
-Boston Market
-Buffalo Wild Wings
-Burger King
-CPK
-Carrabba's
-Chili's
-Cracker Barrel
-DSW
-Forever 21
-Ghirardelli
-Gillette
-GNC
-Gordon Biersch
-IHOP
-Jiffy Lube
-Keurig
-Microsoft
-Morton's
-Noodles & Company
-Outback
-PacSun
-Panda Express
-Panera
-Papa John's
-Peet's
-Petco
-Qdoba
-Quiznos
-Starbucks
-Subway
-Supercuts
-TGIF
-Xbox
-Zaxby's
Is there a list of decent GCs on Amazon in some thread? Probably, but I'm bored so I'll start one of cards that jump out to me as being useful either for personal use or gifts to certain types of family members. Some of these may be redundant to products one can buy from one of the category merchants (e.g. Keurig pods off of amazon vs. from Keurig), but there also may be value in buying from the supplier directly.
-AMC theaters
-American Eagle
-Applebee's
-Bonefish Grill
-Boston Market
-Buffalo Wild Wings
-Burger King
-CPK
-Carrabba's
-Chili's
-Cracker Barrel
-DSW
-Forever 21
-Ghirardelli
-Gillette
-GNC
-Gordon Biersch
-IHOP
-Jiffy Lube
-Keurig
-Microsoft
-Morton's
-Noodles & Company
-Outback
-PacSun
-Panda Express
-Panera
-Papa John's
-Peet's
-Petco
-Qdoba
-Quiznos
-Starbucks
-Subway
-Supercuts
-TGIF
-Xbox
-Zaxby's
#27
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: US
Programs: SPG Gold
Posts: 105
I always use the chase card, but I have read many success stories without using a Chase card as well. Someone who did this by themselves should confirm this.
#30
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 90
What buying $1500 in Amazon GC and then selling at gift card mall for small loss..? Does anyone do that?