[Expired 2009 offer]100,000 miles for new BA Chase VISA
Dec 12, 2009, 9:53 am
#1456
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: UA 1P
Posts: 3
Just stumbled upon this thread, so I may be a day late 
Anyway, the link was still active so I submitted the app. Let's see what comes out on the other end of the process.
Keeping my fingers crossed
Anyway, the link was still active so I submitted the app. Let's see what comes out on the other end of the process.
Keeping my fingers crossed
Dec 12, 2009, 10:03 am
#1457
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Location: Florida
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Dec 12, 2009, 10:05 am
#1458
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DFW, AA, Hilton
Posts: 16,692
I still have not received my card even though the card is listed on my Chase account. Do I call Chase's main#, or could someone give me the card's phone#?
Dec 12, 2009, 10:11 am
#1459
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Location: Florida
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Happy (fellow Princess cruiser), I read all the posts over a period of about a week & I thought I remembered the discussion you are referring to, but I did a series of searches on this thread using a combination of words such as "password," "user ID" and so forth and didn't really turn up anything significant. I was in a panic when I read the offer was being withdrawn & so went ahead anyway & as I said, DH's went thru via Chase login & mine went in from scratch. I see now that I'm being more leisurely about it that I used the word "login" when searching the thread, and not the phrase "log (space) in." The former turns up virtually nothing and the latter is where all the discussion is. We call it a "login" as a noun and "log in" as a verb & it never dawned on me that it would make a difference using the search feature. My bad! I'm glad to hear some folks have had positive experiences using their Chase user ID a.k.a. login.
The Chase Log In would compare the personal data with the application in a very rigid way. I sort of figure out what caused the glitch of mine, and that was the speculation of the rep at the 888 number approval dept, too - the address populated by Chase Log In compressed 2 lines into 1 line. I modified it back to 2 lines - thus there is no longer a mirror image. So the app was immediately sent for security review when all other criteria for approval were seemingly met.
After my posts of frustration, a poster reported that Chase Log In also causing them griefs. They used Chase Log In - the wife called the 888 number the same day and was directed to Fraud Alert Dept, being grilled for many questions before the Fraud Alert Dept cleared her app. Her husband waited a day to call and the 888 number folks said they could not touch it as now under Security Review. He ultimately received a snail mail asking for SS card and utility bills for verifying his ID. I called after a weekend and was told the same thing, that the approval dept could not tough my app which was now in que for Security Review / Verification. I never receive any communication, the card showed up online 10 days after app - should have been much sooner though based on prior experiences with Chase and hubby's app.
If you haven't altered anything on the populated info on your husband's app - chances are his app would not be delayed and would sailed thru smoothly.
Dec 12, 2009, 10:18 am
#1460
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
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It took a week for ours to arrive from the time the card popped up online.
If it is longer than a week, by all means call Chase - the 888 number in the first post can tell you when the card is mailed. In fact, any number at the back of any Chase card can be used - you just need to tell the rep your issue and the rep would ask for your SSN to look up the info.
Dec 12, 2009, 12:27 pm
#1461
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Vancouver, WA
Programs: AA PLT 2.9MM
Posts: 113
With the British Airways Visa Card, you'll be packing before you know it.
* Earn 2.5 miles for every $1 you spend on British Airways purchases.
* Earn 1.25 miles for every $1 you spend everywhere else.
* $50 off any British Airways ticket purchase made online. To book visit ba.com/get50.
* Receive complimentary companion tickets:
o Every year you spend $30,000 you will receive a redemption voucher for a ticket for a companion, valid for 2 years. Redeem your BA Miles for a British Airways flight and take anyone with you, on the same flight, in the same class of service.
o Every time you purchase a full-fare First, Club World or World Traveller Plus ticket, you'll receive a complimentary companion ticket. Please visit ba.com/visa2for1 or call 1-877-376-3135.
* Worldwide acceptance anywhere Visa credit cards are accepted.
Missing is the 50,000 miles for first purchase and 50,000 miles for spending $2000 in 3 months.
Dec 12, 2009, 12:35 pm
#1462
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 344
Okay, let's do some math:
-300 x 2
-600
That means the extra 100k miles cost you $1200, or 1.2 cpm. cWhile not horrible, since it's currently possible to buy US miles for .75 cpm, the numbers don't work for me.
I'd also like to apologize for the $600 alarm because your case almost makes sense.
-300 x 2
-600
That means the extra 100k miles cost you $1200, or 1.2 cpm. cWhile not horrible, since it's currently possible to buy US miles for .75 cpm, the numbers don't work for me.
I'd also like to apologize for the $600 alarm because your case almost makes sense.
Dec 12, 2009, 12:38 pm
#1463
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 90
Same situation but I am concerned about an omitted line under Rewards Program Details:
With the British Airways Visa Card, you'll be packing before you know it.
* Earn 2.5 miles for every $1 you spend on British Airways purchases.
* Earn 1.25 miles for every $1 you spend everywhere else.
* $50 off any British Airways ticket purchase made online. To book visit ba.com/get50.
* Receive complimentary companion tickets:
o Every year you spend $30,000 you will receive a redemption voucher for a ticket for a companion, valid for 2 years. Redeem your BA Miles for a British Airways flight and take anyone with you, on the same flight, in the same class of service.
o Every time you purchase a full-fare First, Club World or World Traveller Plus ticket, you'll receive a complimentary companion ticket. Please visit ba.com/visa2for1 or call 1-877-376-3135.
* Worldwide acceptance anywhere Visa credit cards are accepted.
Missing is the 50,000 miles for first purchase and 50,000 miles for spending $2000 in 3 months.
With the British Airways Visa Card, you'll be packing before you know it.
* Earn 2.5 miles for every $1 you spend on British Airways purchases.
* Earn 1.25 miles for every $1 you spend everywhere else.
* $50 off any British Airways ticket purchase made online. To book visit ba.com/get50.
* Receive complimentary companion tickets:
o Every year you spend $30,000 you will receive a redemption voucher for a ticket for a companion, valid for 2 years. Redeem your BA Miles for a British Airways flight and take anyone with you, on the same flight, in the same class of service.
o Every time you purchase a full-fare First, Club World or World Traveller Plus ticket, you'll receive a complimentary companion ticket. Please visit ba.com/visa2for1 or call 1-877-376-3135.
* Worldwide acceptance anywhere Visa credit cards are accepted.
Missing is the 50,000 miles for first purchase and 50,000 miles for spending $2000 in 3 months.
Dec 12, 2009, 1:42 pm
#1464
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Denver CO
Posts: 3,682
We too used the Chase log-ins and had smooth sailing.
Last edited by Mountain Trader; Dec 12, 2009 at 3:48 pm Reason: Correction
Dec 12, 2009, 2:12 pm
#1465
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Denver CO
Posts: 3,682
I think the BA cards have huge value, even though they will probably not yield truly free flights to Europe on the bonus certificate. My analysis worked like this:
I priced BA flights next spring (paying cash) for Den-LHR and the surcharges listed were:
Coach $389
Bus $659
First $642 (Amazingly lower than C)
If my wife and I charge $30k each on the BA Chase cards, we'll have a total of around 275,000 miles in the BA program (2 x 50k each, plus 75K for the charges). In addition, we'll have 2 companion certs matching the cabin of the one obtained using miles.
Den-LHR costs 100,000 miles in C and 150,000 in F. Subject to availability (the big unknown here), we can book one RT in C and match it with a cert, then book another trip in F and match that with a cert. The four tickets should cost cash of about $ 2,600 for the 4 surcharge hits.
If we didn't go for the 30k spending, it might look like this:
4 RT coach tickets at $650 each=$2,600
Less cash value of charging
$62,000 (Schwab-2%) (1,240)
Net cost of 4 Y tickets $1,360
So for an out of pocket of $ 1,360 (plus the availability risk and program change risk), I turn 2 trips I would have done in coach into one in C and one in F. I think that's real value.
But it's actually even better than that. You can usually get to LHR for $650 but other places like Paris are often higher. Moreover, I'm pretty sure that the BA awards allow for either an open-jaw or one stopover per trip, either of which can often crank up the price of those comparison tickets bought for cash.
I priced BA flights next spring (paying cash) for Den-LHR and the surcharges listed were:
Coach $389
Bus $659
First $642 (Amazingly lower than C)
If my wife and I charge $30k each on the BA Chase cards, we'll have a total of around 275,000 miles in the BA program (2 x 50k each, plus 75K for the charges). In addition, we'll have 2 companion certs matching the cabin of the one obtained using miles.
Den-LHR costs 100,000 miles in C and 150,000 in F. Subject to availability (the big unknown here), we can book one RT in C and match it with a cert, then book another trip in F and match that with a cert. The four tickets should cost cash of about $ 2,600 for the 4 surcharge hits.
If we didn't go for the 30k spending, it might look like this:
4 RT coach tickets at $650 each=$2,600
Less cash value of charging
$62,000 (Schwab-2%) (1,240)
Net cost of 4 Y tickets $1,360
So for an out of pocket of $ 1,360 (plus the availability risk and program change risk), I turn 2 trips I would have done in coach into one in C and one in F. I think that's real value.
But it's actually even better than that. You can usually get to LHR for $650 but other places like Paris are often higher. Moreover, I'm pretty sure that the BA awards allow for either an open-jaw or one stopover per trip, either of which can often crank up the price of those comparison tickets bought for cash.
Last edited by Mountain Trader; Dec 13, 2009 at 6:17 am Reason: Correction
Dec 12, 2009, 2:21 pm
#1466
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Northern California
Programs: Inf Elite CO, lifetime AA Platinum
Posts: 1,937
One way to get $2,000 Quick
I just signed up (thanks to another member of this board) to this site. You can get American Express Gift cards with a 4.5% rebate (so $2,000 in gift cards will cost $1,1910 - saving $90 - which would more than cover the cost of the BA card). You can use the gift cards on other purchases later or given them as holiday gifts.
Search for "American Express" to find the gift cards.
Use coupon code: AFL420 to get free shipping.
BigCrumbs discounts
Search for "American Express" to find the gift cards.
Use coupon code: AFL420 to get free shipping.
BigCrumbs discounts
Dec 12, 2009, 2:26 pm
#1467
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
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Posts: 102,095
Same situation but I am concerned about an omitted line under Rewards Program Details:
With the British Airways Visa Card, you'll be packing before you know it.
* Earn 2.5 miles for every $1 you spend on British Airways purchases.
* Earn 1.25 miles for every $1 you spend everywhere else.
* $50 off any British Airways ticket purchase made online. To book visit ba.com/get50.
* Receive complimentary companion tickets:
o Every year you spend $30,000 you will receive a redemption voucher for a ticket for a companion, valid for 2 years. Redeem your BA Miles for a British Airways flight and take anyone with you, on the same flight, in the same class of service.
o Every time you purchase a full-fare First, Club World or World Traveller Plus ticket, you'll receive a complimentary companion ticket. Please visit ba.com/visa2for1 or call 1-877-376-3135.
* Worldwide acceptance anywhere Visa credit cards are accepted.
Missing is the 50,000 miles for first purchase and 50,000 miles for spending $2000 in 3 months.
With the British Airways Visa Card, you'll be packing before you know it.
* Earn 2.5 miles for every $1 you spend on British Airways purchases.
* Earn 1.25 miles for every $1 you spend everywhere else.
* $50 off any British Airways ticket purchase made online. To book visit ba.com/get50.
* Receive complimentary companion tickets:
o Every year you spend $30,000 you will receive a redemption voucher for a ticket for a companion, valid for 2 years. Redeem your BA Miles for a British Airways flight and take anyone with you, on the same flight, in the same class of service.
o Every time you purchase a full-fare First, Club World or World Traveller Plus ticket, you'll receive a complimentary companion ticket. Please visit ba.com/visa2for1 or call 1-877-376-3135.
* Worldwide acceptance anywhere Visa credit cards are accepted.
Missing is the 50,000 miles for first purchase and 50,000 miles for spending $2000 in 3 months.
The reason it doesn't show up in the above places is because other BA Visa Signature card holders don't have the same exact benefits so Chase doesn't want to annoy its existing customers who didn't get such a rich deal.
Dec 12, 2009, 6:18 pm
#1468
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
You are confusing Bonuses with Benefits. What you see is Benefits of the card.
Sign up bonus and promotional spending bonus are not regular benefits of the card. Hence they are not listed.
If your card have the 50K + 50K bonuses, you will receive a Welcome email from Chase detailing such.
Last edited by Happy; Dec 12, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Dec 12, 2009, 6:29 pm
#1469
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
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Data point:
My wife applied for the card on 11/15. Received a letter asking for proof of ID about 11/25. Sent req. info the next day. The card info appeared on the Chase website tonight. No email notification yet. Card should arrive w/in a week if I'm guessing correctly. Thanks to the OP.
My wife applied for the card on 11/15. Received a letter asking for proof of ID about 11/25. Sent req. info the next day. The card info appeared on the Chase website tonight. No email notification yet. Card should arrive w/in a week if I'm guessing correctly. Thanks to the OP.
Never did receive an email. Also, called and lowered her LOC from 10K to 5K (their minimum).
Dec 13, 2009, 4:56 am
#1470
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: (SJC)
Posts: 2,198
Well I got an email welcoming me to British Airways Mileage Club, but no updates on Chase website as of yet.