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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 9:29 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by singlemalt:
Not without getting hosed in the process. The transfer rate is terrible. But something else you may want to look at: is most of your Amex MR charging 1 point/$, or are you taking serious advantage of promos and the always-double-miles feature? If the vast majority of your spending is 1:1, you may want to look at getting the Starwood Amex which will help you get AA miles at a 25% bonus (assuming you don't already have one).</font>
Singlemalt, I already have the Starwood card but unfortunately my company is "forcing" us to use our AMEX corporate cards, so I'm out of luck with Starwood points. I guess the Starwood card will now become my personal card getting only about $500 in charges a month as opposed to about $10,000. I have no choice but to accrue MR points. I was just curious to see how useful they might be. Does MR ever have any promotions? Double-points? I haven't come across anything.
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