[Expired 2009 offer]100,000 miles for new BA Chase VISA
Nov 19, 2009, 1:37 pm
#826
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: New York
Programs: AA, USAIR, SPG, HYATT, IHG
Posts: 40
We are getting three cards in our immediate family and trying to figure how to spend 2000 each on charges in 3 months. Most of my charges are automatic with other charge cards.
Christmas is approaching - can I buy gift cards at Bloomingdales, Macy's etc for 500 each or will that count as a cash advance?
Sorry if this has been answered but this thread is 55 pages and couldn't locate the question on search.
Thanks so much
GA
Christmas is approaching - can I buy gift cards at Bloomingdales, Macy's etc for 500 each or will that count as a cash advance?
Sorry if this has been answered but this thread is 55 pages and couldn't locate the question on search.
Thanks so much
GA
Nov 19, 2009, 1:51 pm
#827
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA 1MM Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,524
We are getting three cards in our immediate family and trying to figure how to spend 2000 each on charges in 3 months. Most of my charges are automatic with other charge cards.
Christmas is approaching - can I buy gift cards at Bloomingdales, Macy's etc for 500 each or will that count as a cash advance?
Sorry if this has been answered but this thread is 55 pages and couldn't locate the question on search.
Thanks so much
GA
Christmas is approaching - can I buy gift cards at Bloomingdales, Macy's etc for 500 each or will that count as a cash advance?
Sorry if this has been answered but this thread is 55 pages and couldn't locate the question on search.
Thanks so much
GA
Nov 19, 2009, 2:02 pm
#828
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 215
Applied for this card on 11/11. Called today 888-609-7805 to check the status, it was directly connected to credit dept. They took 10K of credit line from my Southwest RR card and approved British Airways card with 10K line.
Nov 19, 2009, 2:18 pm
#829
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SEA
Programs: UA Prem Exec
Posts: 153
Applied for the cards on 11/10, got them in the mail today. Looking forward to a trip to Chile...
Nov 19, 2009, 2:21 pm
#830
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
Thanks for posting this information and the phone #. I applied 11/12 and still no response. Called the number today, got a really nice lady agent ... I agreed to lower the credit limit on my other cards .... and I was approved.
Nov 19, 2009, 2:23 pm
#831
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA LT PLT; HH Diamond; AS 75K
Posts: 2,879
I just activated my card. Agent confirmed the 50k first purchase, 50k after $2000 and NO annual fee first year. I reconfirmed with her the bonus miles and no annual fee and again stated the same. Only issue was after receipt of the card I only have a 83 day window for the $2000/second 50k miles due to a delay in mail.
Nov 19, 2009, 2:32 pm
#832
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,905
"I don't mean to be rude to a newbie but I have to say this because I am about to burst.....[B]did you read the original (first) post in this thread at all?"
Hey as far as I am concerned all is fair game for me being stupid… But I swear I tried that link and it didn’t work… but I now see it was updated… Missed that.. and after going through 20+ pages I gave up.
Thanks for the info though…. Will see if it gets approved….
Hey as far as I am concerned all is fair game for me being stupid… But I swear I tried that link and it didn’t work… but I now see it was updated… Missed that.. and after going through 20+ pages I gave up.
Thanks for the info though…. Will see if it gets approved….
Nov 19, 2009, 2:55 pm
#833
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 23,999
My brother and dad both got approved with very generous credit lines, but the message on the automated system now says that mine is under "review." I guess I should call that back door number? I have quite a bit of credit through Chase on other cards, so would be happy if they could reallocate some of it.
Nov 19, 2009, 3:03 pm
#834
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,318
denied because of too many applications for credit cards since the beginning of the year (11).
Nov 19, 2009, 3:46 pm
#835
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
same here - denied because of 10 credit enquiries... and the nice agent said there was no way around that one 
understandable for sure. happens that this year i bought (and financed) two cars, also made use of a number of interest free credit offers and then started churning citi cards. can't win them all...
understandable for sure. happens that this year i bought (and financed) two cars, also made use of a number of interest free credit offers and then started churning citi cards. can't win them all...
Nov 19, 2009, 3:48 pm
#836
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DFW
Posts: 385
I was also denied..too many credit applications (from any company) within the past year. I had a total of 10. Agent was unable to tell me what the exact limit was. My credit score is over 800 so they are looking at inquiries only.
Nov 19, 2009, 4:05 pm
#837
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA Explat, UA 1K
Posts: 389
Can't one just buy a refundable plane ticket (or any other item) that is over $2k and pay off the balance to get the bonus 50k in points?
You can then spend as much time as you want (a year realistically since there is an annual fee) to make the $2k in purchases. Then refund the plane ticket when you have accumulated enough.
OR, the even sleazier way is to refund the ticket when your BA points post and then cancel the card. Chase should send you a check for the positive balance. Whether or not they claw back the 50k in bonus BA points, I have no clue.
You can then spend as much time as you want (a year realistically since there is an annual fee) to make the $2k in purchases. Then refund the plane ticket when you have accumulated enough.
OR, the even sleazier way is to refund the ticket when your BA points post and then cancel the card. Chase should send you a check for the positive balance. Whether or not they claw back the 50k in bonus BA points, I have no clue.
Nov 19, 2009, 4:14 pm
#838
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: BOS
Programs: AA PLT,VS Silver,SPG gold, Hilton, AMEX Plat, BA nothing.
Posts: 3,312
Card came today. I didn't know which card I was getting until it arrived.
It doesn't say on my online Chase account whether it's a Platinum or Signature Card.
I thought it may have been the Platinum Card because it had a stated credit line, turns out to be the Signature Card. ^
I guess that's kinda like my AMEX Platinum Card..."No Pre-set Limit", it may not be pre-set, but there's a limit!
It doesn't say on my online Chase account whether it's a Platinum or Signature Card.
I thought it may have been the Platinum Card because it had a stated credit line, turns out to be the Signature Card. ^
I guess that's kinda like my AMEX Platinum Card..."No Pre-set Limit", it may not be pre-set, but there's a limit!
Nov 19, 2009, 4:23 pm
#839
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: BOS
Programs: AA PLT,VS Silver,SPG gold, Hilton, AMEX Plat, BA nothing.
Posts: 3,312
Can't one just buy a refundable plane ticket (or any other item) that is over $2k and pay off the balance to get the bonus 50k in points?
You can then spend as much time as you want (a year realistically since there is an annual fee) to make the $2k in purchases. Then refund the plane ticket when you have accumulated enough.
OR, the even sleazier way is to refund the ticket when your BA points post and then cancel the card. Chase should send you a check for the positive balance. Whether or not they claw back the 50k in bonus BA points, I have no clue.
You can then spend as much time as you want (a year realistically since there is an annual fee) to make the $2k in purchases. Then refund the plane ticket when you have accumulated enough.
OR, the even sleazier way is to refund the ticket when your BA points post and then cancel the card. Chase should send you a check for the positive balance. Whether or not they claw back the 50k in bonus BA points, I have no clue.
I think you could possibly get away with either scenario.
The only way I would try it would be to buy the refundable ticket, wait for your miles to post, use your miles, refund ticket, get refund check, close CC.
On second thought, I wouldn't try it.
Nov 19, 2009, 4:31 pm
#840
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: SPG, AA, BA, CO, UA, US, B6, DL, Amex MR, HH
Posts: 1,009
So I got a letter today saying that the application was denied, and the reason it gave was "Income not supported by credit bureau data". It was my understanding that the credit report has no info about income, only info regarding your credit lines....so how could they possibly be able to give that as a reason?