Methinks problem will be physically unloading a fistful of $200 cards where only took 2 before. I regularly get the stinkeye with the $500 gcs as it is already. Adding $200s into the mix isn't going to be pretty with cashiers who have to type in last four digits on 5 cards...Before, just did 2 transactions of $496.05 to kill the cards. In and out fast. Now, will be frustrating finding cashiers who know how to do multiple gc cards at a time. Game is never dull
Originally Posted by
bocastephen
Here is my personal math assuming 5k Ink per month to hit 50K in spend at an Office store in a year (yes I know some of you can do this in 2 months), the end result is 300k points in year 1.
50,000 points - $0 (sign up bonus on card 1)
50,000 points (two months of BB using old OD cost system) = 20 GC's at 4.95 and 20 VR's at 4.95 = $198 for 50,000 pts or .00396
200,000 points (10 months of BB using new OD cost system) = 200 GC's at 4.95 and 100 VR's at 4.95 = $1485 for 200,000 pts or .007425
300k points (plus extra spend here and there for the year) should total around 320,000 points or 3 round trip tickets in Business Class on UA, a *A partner or Korean Airlines for a total of 1683 in fees and other normal ancillary spend.
I think that's a pretty decent (not great or stupendous) deal and that's before doing work on any of the other card and spend projects that are around, but less convenient.