Jul 3, 2014, 12:11 pm
Last edit by: muji
Please don't delete this Wiki.
Some of us still earn Delta miles with this card or may want information about past or grandfathered terms and conditions.
Please do not spread panic about miles not posting until after the 10th of each month.
In most cases, miles post in the evening on the 5th of each month if it's a business day, or else the evening of the next business day. "Miles post for purchases made between (inclusive) 5th day of prior month to 4th day of current month."
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Current offer (as of March 2017) is for just 5,000 miles.
https://www.suntrust.com/personal-ba...les-debit-card
Most current 25,000 offer was in-branch only, through May 9, 2016:
History of Recent Past Offers:
Changes as of 7/25/15 :
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If SunTrust closed your account, it would be great if you could share a little info about the account history.
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Some of us still earn Delta miles with this card or may want information about past or grandfathered terms and conditions.
Please do not spread panic about miles not posting until after the 10th of each month.
In most cases, miles post in the evening on the 5th of each month if it's a business day, or else the evening of the next business day. "Miles post for purchases made between (inclusive) 5th day of prior month to 4th day of current month."
__________________________________________________ ____________
Current offer (as of March 2017) is for just 5,000 miles.
https://www.suntrust.com/personal-ba...les-debit-card
Most current 25,000 offer was in-branch only, through May 9, 2016:
INTRODUCING YOUR NEW EVERYDAY GETAWAY CARD: THE SKYMILES® DEBIT CARD.
Ready for a one-of-a-kind debit card that actually rewards you? Here's one that deposits miles directly into your SkyMiles account. You can earn up to 25,000 bonus miles with the SkyMiles World Debit Card from SunTrust. What's more, when you use your Card for everyday purchases, the miles add up quickly — and they'll never expire.
Here's how it works:
• Present this email at your nearest branch, or call 1-800-650-7277 and mention this offer.
• Get 5,000 bonus miles when you open or upgrade to a new qualifying SunTrust Signature Advantage Checking account with a Delta SkyMiles Debit Card and make your first qualifying purchase. If you already have a Signature Advantage Checking account, ask to upgrade your debit card to a Delta SkyMiles Debit Card.
• Get an additional 20,000 promotional bonus miles when you make 20 qualifying purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.
Continue to earn miles just for using your Card:
• Earn 1 mile for every dollar spent on everyday purchases like groceries, gas and restaurant purchases.1 (up to 4,000 per Card monthly)
• Earn 2 miles per dollar on all direct Delta purchases including flights, Delta Sky Club® passes, in-flight purchases of food and beverages and more.1
• Apply your miles toward upgrades and Award Travel to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide2 on Delta and its partner airlines.
• $75 Annual Fee (reduced fee may apply, ask for details).1
Hurry — this incredible 25,000 bonus mile offer is only available until May 9, 2016.
VISIT YOUR LOCAL BRANCH
Ready for a one-of-a-kind debit card that actually rewards you? Here's one that deposits miles directly into your SkyMiles account. You can earn up to 25,000 bonus miles with the SkyMiles World Debit Card from SunTrust. What's more, when you use your Card for everyday purchases, the miles add up quickly — and they'll never expire.
Here's how it works:
• Present this email at your nearest branch, or call 1-800-650-7277 and mention this offer.
• Get 5,000 bonus miles when you open or upgrade to a new qualifying SunTrust Signature Advantage Checking account with a Delta SkyMiles Debit Card and make your first qualifying purchase. If you already have a Signature Advantage Checking account, ask to upgrade your debit card to a Delta SkyMiles Debit Card.
• Get an additional 20,000 promotional bonus miles when you make 20 qualifying purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.
Continue to earn miles just for using your Card:
• Earn 1 mile for every dollar spent on everyday purchases like groceries, gas and restaurant purchases.1 (up to 4,000 per Card monthly)
• Earn 2 miles per dollar on all direct Delta purchases including flights, Delta Sky Club® passes, in-flight purchases of food and beverages and more.1
• Apply your miles toward upgrades and Award Travel to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide2 on Delta and its partner airlines.
• $75 Annual Fee (reduced fee may apply, ask for details).1
Hurry — this incredible 25,000 bonus mile offer is only available until May 9, 2016.
VISIT YOUR LOCAL BRANCH
History of Recent Past Offers:
Changes as of 7/25/15 :
Balanced Banking (no longer available): 95a/f, 1mile/$2 up to 2000 miles, $3000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
Signature Advantage: $75a/f, 1mile/$1 up to 4000 miles, $25000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
Solid Choice: $95a/f, 2m/$1 up to 2000 miles, $5000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
SunTrust has a list of items that aren't supposed to earn miles, but some do anyway: cash advances, cash back, ATM transactions, tax payments, payments for stored value cards, wire transfers, money transfers, money orders, cashier checks, quasi cash, travelers cheques, purchase of monetary instrumentsSignature Advantage: $75a/f, 1mile/$1 up to 4000 miles, $25000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
Solid Choice: $95a/f, 2m/$1 up to 2000 miles, $5000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
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If SunTrust closed your account, it would be great if you could share a little info about the account history.
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Truist (fka Suntrust) Skymiles Check Card [see WIKI for offers]
Aug 20, 2014, 7:36 am
#1876
Join Date: May 2014
Location: PWM
Programs: Delta PM
Posts: 822
One could load BlueBird up with the max of 6k a month and pay Amex that way. Granted it's only 6k but better than nothing. I have heard stories of people having more than one BlueBird acct (one in a spouses name etc) and loading them both up and paying off bills. I personally use Bluebird to pay 6k off my amex every month. The rest gets paid with money orders or normal ach.
Aug 20, 2014, 5:44 pm
#1877
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,938
Sorry...just realized I said basically the same thing as Jayteabee. : )
Thought of something else: if you could figure out a way to transfer the balance fee free (or low fee) to a card that can be paid BP WM, then you could do up to $9999, I think. Remember seeing that somewhere upthread. Keep in mind, though, that ST will likely decline the charge b/c it'll look like fraud on their end. Alternatively, you could do it in increments, but as you said that could take a while.
Last edited by Stgermainparis; Aug 20, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Aug 20, 2014, 8:00 pm
#1879
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,938
You can load BB at the kiosk or register. Up to $1999 in a 10 minute period. Up to $2500 per day. Per BB. So yes, basically, walk in and load your BB with your debit. I do it all the time. Kiosk is easiest, in my opinion. ST may decline it as "fraud" but just call them and clear it. You don't need to tell them what you are "purchasing" at WM. Just that it is you and not fraud. Find my posts upthread on this issue for more info.
Aug 21, 2014, 9:22 pm
#1880
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,788
^ at my local WM when I show my BB, the high school dropout looks confused, and the more experienced person sends me to customer service. That location's Kate has been down for about a month, so no go there.
Since then I just go to the Neighborhood Market that's just a couple blocks down and hit the CS desk and there are no issues.
Since then I just go to the Neighborhood Market that's just a couple blocks down and hit the CS desk and there are no issues.
Aug 22, 2014, 7:52 am
#1881
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 349
Aug 22, 2014, 2:13 pm
#1882
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: PHX
Programs: AA, SPG, UR
Posts: 329
Finally got a 'no soup for you' letter. Was a great ride for couple of years for an 'out of their service area' account. Had slowed down anyway since concentrating on CB cards 
Accounts to be closed in couple of weeks. Bye Bye ST!
To add.. looks like I had missed the newsflash on Venmo and was doing that exclusively last month every week.. I think I will at least get part of the 75 they charged recently for additional year..
Accounts to be closed in couple of weeks. Bye Bye ST!To add.. looks like I had missed the newsflash on Venmo and was doing that exclusively last month every week.. I think I will at least get part of the 75 they charged recently for additional year..
Last edited by FT-hss; Aug 22, 2014 at 2:24 pm
Aug 23, 2014, 1:54 pm
#1883
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 877
Finally got a 'no soup for you' letter. Was a great ride for couple of years for an 'out of their service area' account. Had slowed down anyway since concentrating on CB cards Accounts to be closed in couple of weeks. Bye Bye ST!
To add.. looks like I had missed the newsflash on Venmo and was doing that exclusively last month every week.. I think I will at least get part of the 75 they charged recently for additional year..
To add.. looks like I had missed the newsflash on Venmo and was doing that exclusively last month every week.. I think I will at least get part of the 75 they charged recently for additional year..
It looks like many of the folks recently shut down have just paid their AF.
Aug 25, 2014, 3:15 pm
#1884
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,938
I'm curious if anyone's been shut down for no apparent reason. Ergo anyone who lives within a ST area, anyone who uses the account regularly, anyone who has direct deposit, etc. I've been doing about 15k/mon and will be sad if this goes away.
Aug 25, 2014, 3:41 pm
#1887
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 378
Aug 25, 2014, 3:58 pm
#1888
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,938
I get anxious whenever I look at my account online and see a LOT of WM on there. Very little else b/c I like to use different point earning cc's for most purchases. I'd do more than I'm currently doing if I wasn't so paranoid by those WM entries in my checking account. I'm clearly not buying that many groceries. I suppose there's some logic in the idea that if they're going to shut you down, it won't matter if you're doing 5k or 100k. But I keep thinking 5k might not be worth their while to fuss with whereas 100k might be.