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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)
May 29, 2019, 9:51 pm
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May 29, 2019, 10:22 pm
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May 30, 2019, 7:23 am
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May 31, 2019, 4:41 pm
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Amazing thread guys! I got the CSP today!!! I can't believe I got this excited over a credit card.
I do have to say that there isn't much heft to this card. The AMEX Platinum feels nicer and have a bit of weight to it.
I do have to say that there isn't much heft to this card. The AMEX Platinum feels nicer and have a bit of weight to it.
Jun 1, 2019, 12:28 pm
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Anyone here have a CSR and compare the quality of the two cards? Like I said earlier, I think the AMEX Platinum feels much nicer than the CSP.
Jun 1, 2019, 12:31 pm
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Jun 1, 2019, 6:18 pm
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The CSP looks crummy. The print is barely visible, it's so dark. The CSR isn't a looker as it is, but the new contactless CSPs are really quite ugly.
Jun 7, 2019, 10:54 pm
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Sapphire Bonus Points...ummm...lost?
I took out a Sapphire Pref. card and received 50,000 points for charginf $4000 within 3 months...I bought cruise tickets...to....Cuba.....now that Trump has killed that cruise, the cruise line will credit my account with the $4000 in the form of a refund...will Chase take the points back?
Jun 7, 2019, 11:21 pm
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Yes, Chase will take the points back. You may want to ask the cruise line to give you a gift card instead if you plan to use them in the future.
Jun 8, 2019, 4:32 am
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I took out a Sapphire Pref. card and received 50,000 points for charginf $4000 within 3 months...I bought cruise tickets...to....Cuba.....now that Trump has killed that cruise, the cruise line will credit my account with the $4000 in the form of a refund...will Chase take the points back?
Jun 9, 2019, 6:06 pm
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Jun 9, 2019, 7:00 pm
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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 10, 2019, 12:35 am
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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