Originally Posted by
KeithVertrees
I also have Chase Sapphire Preferred and get a ton of points from multiplier agreements. For example I placed a $52 order with Drugstore.com and got 312 points. These are directly transferable to United Award Miles. I'm only going to use the Club Card for United purchases as it earns 2x and my Sapphire for everything else since there are so many multipliers.
Yup, as long as you have one of the transferrable UR products, you're good to go. The CSP is a great card. Using the Ink and shifting your spend to gift cards whenever possible is also an option. At least with me, I already buy so much from Amazon that once a month I'll go to Staples and load up my projected spend with gift cards.
I have a long history with Amex, and currently have two Platinum cards (personal and business, although I should probably downgrade one). MR is a great program, but Chase is starting to take more and more of my business. The fact that Chase UR are 1:1 into Hyatt, but Amex MR are like 3:1 into Starwood is becoming a huge motivator for me to switch completely. If I flew UA at all, it would be a done deal. I'm sure Amex doesn't want to eat into its SPG cardholder base, but they need to up their game on the hotel side.