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Originally Posted by lalala
I would easily save 200 bucks a year on waived partner awards, which would be helpful and the idea of 3x for foreign transactions is crazy - buy a Birkin for 30K get 90K in miles!
Most of my overseas spend is hotels, dining, travel, and maybe groceries. I already earn 3X (UR or TYP) in all those categories. Of course if I was more of a “expensive goods” shopper, this would be exciting news. Maybe.

Originally Posted by beckoa
I had to Google Birkin ouch, for a bag?
Same, I admit. For a second I thought it was maybe a really nice Birkenstock sandal or something.
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