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Old Dec 27, 20, 10:16 pm
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What counted as online purchase with Sears card (alphabetical order)
  • Amazon purchase or re-load
  • Carters.com (Merchandise-CHILDRENS / INFANTS WEAR STORE)
  • Costco.com
  • Ebay seller fees (direct entry) (MCC: N/A)
  • Fluz (MCC varies, YMMV)
  • Gift Card Mall
  • Homedepot.com (Merchandise-HOME SUPPLY WAREHOUSE STORES)
  • Iherb.com (Merchandise-MISC FOOD STORE,SPECIALTY,CONVENIENCE)
  • Kygunco.com (Merchandise-DURABLE GOODS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED)
  • Lockedloaded.com (Merchandise-SPORTING GOODS STORES)
  • MileagePlusX (MCC varies)
  • Pirateship.com (Services-COURIER SERVICE, FREIGHT FORWARDERS)
  • Plastiq (Restaurants-UTILITIES-ELECTRIC,GAS,SANITARY,WATER)
  • Scholastic.com (Organizations-MISC SCHOOLS / EDUCATIONAL SERVICES)
  • Usmint.gov (Services-MISC GOVERNMENT SERVICES)
  • united.com (Air Travel-UNITED AIRLINES)
What didn't count as online purchase (alphabetical order):
  • Fluz (MCC varies, YMMV)
  • Geico.com (Services-INSURANCE-SALES / UNDERWRITING)
  • Paypal (MCC varies)
What counted as utilities purchase with Sears card (alphabetical order)
  • Cable, Satellite, TV (Restaurants-CABLE,SATELLITE,PAY TV/RADIO SERVICES)
  • Telecom (Restaurants-TELEPHONE SERVICE)
  • Telecom (Services-TELEPHONE SERVICE/EQUIPMENT)
  • Utilities (Restaurants-UTILITIES-ELECTRIC,GAS,SANITARY,WATER)
What didn't count as Travel purchase (alphabetical order):
  • VRBO

Credit Line Increases
This is very odd, but according to the Chatbot on the website:
Q. When requesting a credit limit increase, is the credit inquiry a hard or soft credit inquiry?
A. Unfortunately, until we process the request, there isn't a way for us to know if a credit line increase request will be a soft or hard hit on your credit report. For this reason, we have to receive your permission to pull a copy of your credit report before we process the increase request. If you process the request online, you will see a message stating "By submitting this form, you authorize Citibank, N.A. to obtain your credit report."

To request an increase online:
In order to request an increase, you will need to go to your Credit Home page, and find Available Credit at the top of the page. Then, click on the link that says Request Increase to begin the process.











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Old Mar 2, 19, 2:17 pm
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Originally Posted by mhdena
That's how it starts, make the spend on this one and you should start getting the bigger ones along with the rest of us!
Do they still assess a foreign transaction fee on purchases in USD that are made from merchants outside the U.S.? (Amex does not, for example)
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Old Mar 2, 19, 3:27 pm
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Originally Posted by moe8555
Do they still assess a foreign transaction fee on purchases in USD that are made from merchants outside the U.S.? (Amex does not, for example)
I only use mine at the beginning of each month at a US grocery or pharmacy.

I have other cards for International use.
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Old Mar 2, 19, 6:50 pm
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We just opened a new Sears MC card after closing it years ago. We'll see it Sears can make it. If Citi PC it to any of the ThankYou card, we'll be just fine.
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Old Mar 3, 19, 10:42 am
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Originally Posted by yugi
I received my first offer today. It's 5x additional points on purchases totaling $500 or more up to 5000 points. I applied for this card last April and converted it to TYP.
How much spend were you putting on it between opening and when the first targetted spend showed up? That was 10 mos right of waiting, right? Thanks for the data point
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Old Mar 3, 19, 12:17 pm
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Originally Posted by moe8555
Do they still assess a foreign transaction fee on purchases in USD that are made from merchants outside the U.S.? (Amex does not, for example)
Originally Posted by akr1970akr
How much spend were you putting on it between opening and when the first targetted spend showed up? That was 10 mos right of waiting, right? Thanks for the data point
I second this question!
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Old Mar 3, 19, 10:02 pm
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Originally Posted by akr1970akr
How much spend were you putting on it between opening and when the first targetted spend showed up? That was 10 mos right of waiting, right? Thanks for the data point
I only put $1500 to meet the MSR, since then it have been sockdrawered.
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Old Mar 4, 19, 4:02 pm
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Are the points from Sears card expiring? After I combined my TYP accounts I see that there is an expiration date on the points from this card set to 12/31/2021. I don't remember whether there was an expiration date, when accounts were separate.
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Old Mar 4, 19, 4:29 pm
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Sears SYYW points have really bizarro expiry dates, so perhaps the Sears TYP have shorter lifespans than Banking TYP's (3 years) or Card TYP (card has to be open or 90 days).

At this point I'd suggest that SYYW pts are really more like Kohls Kash, just modest discounts on pouring more money down the rathole known as Sears.
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Old Apr 29, 19, 1:46 pm
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Originally Posted by akr1970akr
Sears SYYW points have really bizarro expiry dates, so perhaps the Sears TYP have shorter lifespans than Banking TYP's (3 years) or Card TYP (card has to be open or 90 days).

At this point I'd suggest that SYYW pts are really more like Kohls Kash, just modest discounts on pouring more money down the rathole known as Sears.
How long does it take for bonus points to post? My statement closed few days ago, and I only received regular points, but not bonus.
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Old Apr 29, 19, 9:48 pm
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Originally Posted by yugi
How long does it take for bonus points to post? My statement closed few days ago, and I only received regular points, but not bonus.
took mine one billing cycle.
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Old Apr 30, 19, 8:14 am
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Is the card being discontinued?
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Old May 1, 19, 1:08 pm
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Originally Posted by EasternTraveler
Is the card being discontinued?
I havent heard this...
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Old May 1, 19, 8:35 pm
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Originally Posted by EasternTraveler
Is the card being discontinued?
Based on various internet sources, the card has been discontinued, at least for new applications.
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Old May 2, 19, 12:59 am
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Originally Posted by garykung
Based on various internet sources, the card has been discontinued, at least for new applications.
You can still apply for it here:
https://citicards.citi.com/usc/crs/s...~ZZZ0~BA~SR~ZZ
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Old May 2, 19, 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by yugi
You're right, looks like both store and Mastercard applications still working.
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