Chase Shut Downs & Credit-Card Account Closures: Data, Tales & Speculation 2019-on
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Oct 5, 18, 10:48 am
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Chase Shut Downs & Credit-Card Account Closures: Data, Tales & Speculation 2019-on
I just read that article on TPG....
Someone in the comments mentioned how he used to spen around 20k a month on several ink cash cards at office supply stores for 5 years until being shut down in 2017....
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply... it'll take a year of work of course.
What is the chance they will shut me down? I never realized they will do such a thing.
Someone in the comments mentioned how he used to spen around 20k a month on several ink cash cards at office supply stores for 5 years until being shut down in 2017....
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply... it'll take a year of work of course.
What is the chance they will shut me down? I never realized they will do such a thing.
Oct 5, 18, 1:48 pm
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Originally Posted by bklgafly
I just read that article on TPG....
Someone in the comments mentioned how he used to spen around 20k a month on several ink cash cards at office supply stores for 5 years until being shut down in 2017....
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply... it'll take a year of work of course.
What is the chance they will shut me down? I never realized they will do such a thing.
Someone in the comments mentioned how he used to spen around 20k a month on several ink cash cards at office supply stores for 5 years until being shut down in 2017....
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply... it'll take a year of work of course.
What is the chance they will shut me down? I never realized they will do such a thing.
As long as your credit limit is high enough, I don't think you will have a problem. They want you to use their cards.
Oct 5, 18, 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by jeanie
Well, there is a difference in spending 20K in gift cards at Staples or Office Depot and legit renovation costs. I would recommend being proactive. Call Chase, and let them know that you are going to be having increased charges on your account. I have done this before when I am worried a charge might get rejected as fraud. For example, when I charged over $10,000 to get new central AC units for my house, I called the credit card company to let them know the charge was coming.
As long as your credit limit is high enough, I don't think you will have a problem. They want you to use their cards.
As long as your credit limit is high enough, I don't think you will have a problem. They want you to use their cards.
Oct 5, 18, 1:54 pm
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Thank you for the reply Jeanie
I just want to reemphasizes that I will INDEED might spend 20k a few months on GC at supply stores - home depot gc, lowes gc, amazon gc, and so on... these will all be used for my renovation but the purchase will be for a gc on my ink cash
I just want to reemphasizes that I will INDEED might spend 20k a few months on GC at supply stores - home depot gc, lowes gc, amazon gc, and so on... these will all be used for my renovation but the purchase will be for a gc on my ink cash
Oct 5, 18, 1:58 pm
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Originally Posted by bklgafly
I just read that article on TPG....
Someone in the comments mentioned how he used to spen around 20k a month on several ink cash cards at office supply stores for 5 years until being shut down in 2017....
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply... it'll take a year of work of course.
What is the chance they will shut me down? I never realized they will do such a thing.
Someone in the comments mentioned how he used to spen around 20k a month on several ink cash cards at office supply stores for 5 years until being shut down in 2017....
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply... it'll take a year of work of course.
What is the chance they will shut me down? I never realized they will do such a thing.
I had one ink plus card that I would run up $5-10k on in a week when there were VGC sales and never had any issues even when I maxed out the $50k spend @5x.
Oct 5, 18, 2:20 pm
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I just looked, and if you use your Ink card through the UR portal to buy at Home Depot.com, you get an extra 2% cash back. So that would give you 3% total for the transaction.
It's obviously a personal decision to make, but it is worth considering if 3% vs 5% is worth the risk of getting shut down by Chase.
It's obviously a personal decision to make, but it is worth considering if 3% vs 5% is worth the risk of getting shut down by Chase.
Oct 5, 18, 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by jeanie
I just looked, and if you use your Ink card through the UR portal to buy at Home Depot.com, you get an extra 2% cash back. So that would give you 3% total for the transaction.
It's obviously a personal decision to make, but it is worth considering if 3% vs 5% is worth the risk of getting shut down by Chase.
It's obviously a personal decision to make, but it is worth considering if 3% vs 5% is worth the risk of getting shut down by Chase.
It is odd how they shut you down for this as this is not a violation of the terms. I have two mortgages, several account (personal and business), as well as a balance of around 80k sitting in their accounts... been with them for 10+ years.
If they chose to shut me down over something that isn't a violation then they are silly but I guess it is up to them.
I was planning on using freedom unlimited for all other non gc purchases but maybe it will make my ink cash look nicer if I use it instead and lose those 0.5 points just to have many small other purchases instead of just 5x points.
Oct 5, 18, 3:24 pm
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Originally Posted by bklgafly
I just read that article on TPG....
Someone in the comments mentioned how he used to spen around 20k a month on several ink cash cards at office supply stores for 5 years until being shut down in 2017....
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply... it'll take a year of work of course.
What is the chance they will shut me down? I never realized they will do such a thing.
Someone in the comments mentioned how he used to spen around 20k a month on several ink cash cards at office supply stores for 5 years until being shut down in 2017....
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply... it'll take a year of work of course.
What is the chance they will shut me down? I never realized they will do such a thing.
Max out $1,500/quarter Freedom is small, but doing $20,000+/month or more on multiple CCs is a different story.
If people play fire, some day he will be burnt...
Oct 5, 18, 3:59 pm
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Originally Posted by RedSun
Why is this? Do you think it is legit to run through huge amount of GCs through Staples and pile up reward points?
Max out $1,500/quarter Freedom is small, but doing $20,000+/month or more on multiple CCs is a different story.
If people play fire, some day he will be burnt...
Max out $1,500/quarter Freedom is small, but doing $20,000+/month or more on multiple CCs is a different story.
If people play fire, some day he will be burnt...
Can't they say that 5x isn't on gc purchases if they wanted to? they can easily do that like many others who apply such rules.
I am not cheating anyone. This comes at quite a price for me at time spent.
If they indeed shut you down over something like this and they say that it is because they don't like your usage then they are the one at fault as I did not break any rules.
That is irrelevant of course because you won't win that argument with them as they probably are allowed to close account for whatever reason they care to (unsafe usage for example which has no real definition).
But as far as thinking this isn't legitimate? I beg to differ.
Oct 5, 18, 4:02 pm
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Originally Posted by bklgafly
I am sorry... but I am not breaking any laws nor am I doing something that is against the terms of the card.
Can't they say that 5x isn't on gc purchases if they wanted to? they can easily do that like many others who apply such rules.
I am not cheating anyone. This comes at quite a price for me at time spent.
If they indeed shut you down over something like this and they say that it is because they don't like your usage then they are the one at fault as I did not break any rules.
That is irrelevant of course because you won't win that argument with them as they probably are allowed to close account for whatever reason they care to (unsafe usage for example which has no real definition).
But as far as thinking this isn't legitimate? I beg to differ.
Can't they say that 5x isn't on gc purchases if they wanted to? they can easily do that like many others who apply such rules.
I am not cheating anyone. This comes at quite a price for me at time spent.
If they indeed shut you down over something like this and they say that it is because they don't like your usage then they are the one at fault as I did not break any rules.
That is irrelevant of course because you won't win that argument with them as they probably are allowed to close account for whatever reason they care to (unsafe usage for example which has no real definition).
But as far as thinking this isn't legitimate? I beg to differ.
Oct 5, 18, 4:15 pm
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Please show me where it is stated that I am not allowed to buy a gc at staples? or office supply store for that matter?
Isn't there forums dedicated to people who buy gc for thousands of dollars and then liquidate them?????
I never done that. Not once. I use it for real purchases
Isn't there forums dedicated to people who buy gc for thousands of dollars and then liquidate them?????
I never done that. Not once. I use it for real purchases
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Oct 5, 18, 4:48 pm
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Just another thread where the OP asks for an opinion, and then gets mad when the answer isn't what they want to hear. Whether or not you agree with the potential for a shutdown, there is an entire thread with almost 2400 posts documenting people who have been shut down by putting too many gift cards on their credit card account. On FlyerTalk, it is called MS - manufactured spending. Some people have luck with it, others don't. I recommend thoroughly researching this before you make a decision. There is a risk involved.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...solidated.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...solidated.html
Oct 5, 18, 4:55 pm
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Originally Posted by bklgafly
I have 4 ink cash cards (my wife has 2) and I will be doing a huge (400k) renovation soon and was hoping to use as much as possible with GC though office supply...
Oct 5, 18, 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by bklgafly
.... nor am I doing something that is against the terms of the card.
Originally Posted by jeanie
....shut down by putting too many gift cards on their credit card account. On FlyerTalk, it is called MS - manufactured spending. ....]
Last edited by mia; Oct 5, 18 at 5:43 pm
