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What is the best current offer?
What is the best current offer?
A. Beginning April 14, 2022, the public offer has been increased to 80,000 Bonus Points After You Spend $4,000 On Purchases In The First 3 Months From Account Opening. Annual fee [$95] is not waived. This offer is now publicly available. Based on some datapoints, it may be possible to get this offer at your local Chase branch with a one year waiver of the annual fee.
For any CSP offer, be sure to check the pricing details before applying. Normally, the annual fee for the CSP for year 2 and later is $95; however, in mid-2014 and then again more recently, Chase began randomly changing the pricing for some visits to the pages above, with AF as high as $150. If you get a page with that higher pricing, try reloading the page.
For any CSP offer, be sure to check the pricing details before applying. Normally, the annual fee for the CSP for year 2 and later is $95; however, in mid-2014 and then again more recently, Chase began randomly changing the pricing for some visits to the pages above, with AF as high as $150. If you get a page with that higher pricing, try reloading the page.
Q. Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?
A. This card is subject to the Chase 5/24 policy. For details, see the wiki and related discussion in Applying for Chase Credit Cards, 2017 onward.
As of August 2018, all Chase Sapphire cards are subject to an additional restriction:
The product is not available to either (i) current cardmembers of any Sapphire credit card, or (ii) previous cardmembers of any Sapphire credit card who received a new cardmember bonus within the last 48 months.
Q. I'm an authorized user for a card issued to my spouse/parent. Does that prevent me from signing up for the same card and earning a bonus?
A. No, being an authorized user does not prevent you from obtaining your own card / bonus.
Q. I just met the spend requirement. When will I receive my signup bonus points?
A. In most cases, your bonus will be credited after the close of the monthly billing cycle in which you meet the spend requirement. (Chase never posts signup bonuses mid-cycle.)
However, owing to a quirk in Chase's system, bonuses associated with charges incurred in the last ~7 days of a billing period may not post until the end of the following billing period. This is true even if the charges appear on your current statement and generate the standard number of points per dollar spent.
Thus, if you meet your bonus spend threshold late in your billing cycle, you may not receive the corresponding signup bonus until the following month. Calling Chase to complain will not change this, so be patient and enjoy your points when they finally appear.
Q. What's the value of a UR point? What are the best redemption options?
A. Because these questions are not specific to the Sapphire Preferred card, see discussion in the following separate threads:
Q. What are the benefits of this card other than UR points?
Benefits Guide https://www.chasebenefits.com/sapphirepreferred
A. See the discussion in Chase Sapphire Preferred Benefits Thread, especially the source documents referenced in the wiki.
Other discussion
Which travel booking sites qualify for 2x points on CSP?
To review previous Sapphire Preferred thread, click HERE.
Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP) : 60K , $4k spend, $95 fee. (2013-2023)
Jun 10, 2019, 7:26 am
#991
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The contactless logo on the Reserve is on the bottom right corner of the back of the card. I believe Chase is sending out contactless credit cards by default nowadays on all cards.
Jun 10, 2019, 10:47 am
#992
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Oh, you're right! I missed it. It's to the left of the Visa Signature logo. I tried to use the contactless feature last night, but it didn't work in the terminal.
Jun 10, 2019, 10:58 am
#993
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The back of the card needs to face the terminal on most metal cards. They might also need to be held closer than plastic cards depending on the terminal.
Jun 10, 2019, 3:38 pm
#994
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I'm pretty sure I tried both sides of my CSP. I even had the card touching the terminal on both sides and it didn't work. I'll try again later today at a McDonald's or something.
Jun 10, 2019, 4:04 pm
#995
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Hopefully it does. Otherwise, you may have gotten a dud (I already had to replace my contactless Chase Freedom due to contactless no longer working, so perhaps there are still kinks in the manufacturing process to work out).
Jun 24, 2019, 1:59 pm
#996
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Location: Brooklyn
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My contactless CSR is very fussy on placement. I find it works best if placed so that the area behind the visible chip is placed against the reader. (Which does also happen to be near where the contactless logo is on the back of my card.)
Jun 29, 2019, 6:16 pm
#997
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Same for me, though it seems to be independent of positioning. Some days it just won't really work. I always think it's the reader, but then it'll work fine another day. Who knows.
In related news, the CSP truly looks awful now in its dark drab coat. I can barely see the print in some light. That's not too bad for the CSR, which looks OK in black but the CSP is... just not blue.
In related news, the CSP truly looks awful now in its dark drab coat. I can barely see the print in some light. That's not too bad for the CSR, which looks OK in black but the CSP is... just not blue.
Jun 29, 2019, 6:17 pm
#998
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I have a metal “non-contactless” Chase Sapphire Preferred, a contactless metal Chase Sapphire Reserve and a “non-contactless” Amex Platinum. Of the three, the Reserve is the lightest. It looks fine, but contactless metal cards are lighter as they have to have some kind of plastic in them. I would guess that the contactless Amex Platinum feels similar to the contactless Sapphire Reserve
Jun 29, 2019, 7:14 pm
#999
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Same for me, though it seems to be independent of positioning. Some days it just won't really work. I always think it's the reader, but then it'll work fine another day. Who knows.
In related news, the CSP truly looks awful now in its dark drab coat. I can barely see the print in some light. That's not too bad for the CSR, which looks OK in black but the CSP is... just not blue.
In related news, the CSP truly looks awful now in its dark drab coat. I can barely see the print in some light. That's not too bad for the CSR, which looks OK in black but the CSP is... just not blue.
Also, I prefer the CSR's coloring to the CSP's, but that's definitely personal preference.
Jun 30, 2019, 2:35 am
#1000
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Thx bro!
Jun 30, 2019, 8:56 am
#1001
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We'll see how many other issuers adopt it. I feel like many got burned last time they tried contactless, so they're okay supporting it only via Apple/Google Pay--at least for now, anyway. Evidence of significant use of it by e.g. Chase customers, on the other hand, might change that.
Jun 30, 2019, 12:51 pm
#1002
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No worries. ^
We'll see how many other issuers adopt it. I feel like many got burned last time they tried contactless, so they're okay supporting it only via Apple/Google Pay--at least for now, anyway. Evidence of significant use of it by e.g. Chase customers, on the other hand, might change that.
We'll see how many other issuers adopt it. I feel like many got burned last time they tried contactless, so they're okay supporting it only via Apple/Google Pay--at least for now, anyway. Evidence of significant use of it by e.g. Chase customers, on the other hand, might change that.
Jun 30, 2019, 7:23 pm
#1003
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But yeah, I think without Apple leading the way, the 50/50 acceptance would be more like close to zero. And I doubt Chase (or anyone else) would have even bothered with the cards, either, except maybe in limited cases for people traveling abroad.
Aug 27, 2019, 5:58 pm
#1004
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Chase sapphire, what am I missing?
Hey all! I’m a long time member and have used my SPG Amex religiously since 2002, and am now looking to replace. My question is pretty simple, if the sapphire allows you to redeem at 1.25%, wouldn’t a 1.5% cash back card provide more value? I’m sure what I’m missing is something obvious since I haven’t looked at the point game in a long time...thanks in advance for any insight!
Aug 27, 2019, 6:32 pm
#1005
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Hey all! I’m a long time member and have used my SPG Amex religiously since 2002, and am now looking to replace. My question is pretty simple, if the sapphire allows you to redeem at 1.25%, wouldn’t a 1.5% cash back card provide more value? I’m sure what I’m missing is something obvious since I haven’t looked at the point game in a long time...thanks in advance for any insight!