Sapphire (CSR & CSP) 48 months from bonus to next application, started in Aug. 2018.
Aug 26, 2020, 10:29 am
#257
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,787
Is anyone else imagining some man or woman who will be sitting behind a desk in late October or early November getting handed a report and asking, "why the heck are Sapphire applications up 700 percent while we're in the middle of a pandemic"?
Aug 26, 2020, 11:25 am
#261
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,956
Sep 1, 2020, 5:54 pm
#262
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 22
Need advice canceling Sapphire Reserve
I am canceling my Sapphire Reserve card because of the annual fee increase. Past years they have posted the charge on September 1st, but right now it's not showing on my account just yet. Problem is, I still have not used about $180 from my travel credit. I think I can just go to a grocery store today and spend $180 and I should be OK, right? Planning on just buying gift cards.
I tried to find a list of grocery stores that are eligible, but couldn't find anything online, just that maybe Target and Walmart are not included. Will I be safe at stores like Albertson's, Raplhs, Gelson's, etc???
For reference, I got my credit card before 2017, so my travel credit goes with the calendar year.
I tried to find a list of grocery stores that are eligible, but couldn't find anything online, just that maybe Target and Walmart are not included. Will I be safe at stores like Albertson's, Raplhs, Gelson's, etc???
For reference, I got my credit card before 2017, so my travel credit goes with the calendar year.
Sep 1, 2020, 8:02 pm
#263
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,193
I am canceling my Sapphire Reserve card because of the annual fee increase. Past years they have posted the charge on September 1st, but right now it's not showing on my account just yet. Problem is, I still have not used about $180 from my travel credit. I think I can just go to a grocery store today and spend $180 and I should be OK, right? Planning on just buying gift cards.
I tried to find a list of grocery stores that are eligible, but couldn't find anything online, just that maybe Target and Walmart are not included. Will I be safe at stores like Albertson's, Raplhs, Gelson's, etc???
For reference, I got my credit card before 2017, so my travel credit goes with the calendar year.
I tried to find a list of grocery stores that are eligible, but couldn't find anything online, just that maybe Target and Walmart are not included. Will I be safe at stores like Albertson's, Raplhs, Gelson's, etc???
For reference, I got my credit card before 2017, so my travel credit goes with the calendar year.
But to answer your question specifically, the stores you listed should activate the credit (provided the grocery credit is still in effect.)
Sep 1, 2020, 8:25 pm
#264
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 22
Sep 1, 2020, 8:34 pm
#265
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,193
Sep 2, 2020, 1:57 am
#267
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,509
Sep 2, 2020, 6:48 am
#269
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
You would be better served to spend the remainder of your current credit, and in December spend the new $300 credit. Then after that, downgrade your CSR to a Freedom for a pro-rated refund of your annual fee.
Sep 2, 2020, 12:13 pm
#270
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
It is AFTER your Dec Statement closes the Travel Credit will start anew as another CALENDAR YEAR, even tough technically it isn't 2021 yet. This has caused tremendous confusion to many people, even to this day, 4 years later.