Originally Posted by
KennyBSAT
+1 on most of this, but I have no idea why so many people recommend CSP (43K points which will likely become United miles for that first redemption, after 3K spend) over the United card (56K points after 1K spend) for your first Chase card. IMO, the United card is the best offer out there.
Because of this:
I'm looking for cards that can easily transfer pts or have very useful redemption options
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Other than that and that the 50K bonus is not available to everyone, you're right.