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Old Jun 29, 2017, 10:32 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hawai'i Nei
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Originally Posted by penner42
Does it really, over a Chase Freedom Unlimited? Assuming you have a premium Chase card, too, do you really get enough earning an extra half a mile per dollar?

Also, Amazon sells Whole Foods gift cards, so if you have an Ink Bold/Plus/Cash, you can buy an Amazon GC at Staples/OD/Paypal Digital Gifts and earn 5x, then use your Amazon balance to buy a Whole Foods gift card. That's a little more annoying, but still not too bad.
Perhaps. But having the card opens extra saver seats. So for me, it's a keeper.
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Old Jun 30, 2017, 10:53 am
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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Originally Posted by 747FC
Perhaps. But having the card opens extra saver seats. So for me, it's a keeper.
Yes, that's true. I also have the Explorer, and keep it for the free checked bags since I no longer have any status, so keeping the Select doesn't get me any additional benefit there.

With the just announced devaluation, though not nearly as bad as it could have been, I think I'll probably finally dump my select. If I actually try for status again and really need 5k PQM I'll take one more flight to see my family in NY from CA.
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Old Jan 18, 2018, 11:48 am
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A bump. Anyone successfully MS this card? Would love to leverage the 2X at supermarkets by doing VGC>MO but not sure how sensitive Chase is to MS on a card that's no longer offered by them.
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Old Jan 18, 2018, 2:42 pm
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I used to MS the heck out of this card back in the mint days and did a few thousand of VGC when I needed to hit the $25k spend waiver. As with any card/issuer, be cautious and blend in some organic spend.
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Old Jan 19, 2018, 12:12 pm
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Yeah, I hear you. This used to be my primary card for years before I started this churning game in 2017. Now, it feels awfully lonely in my sock drawer. Time to let it shine again.
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