2013 App-O-Rama (AOR) and Churn Advice Archive
Mar 11, 2013, 10:55 pm
#556
Used to be garyjr316
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: LAX or SBA
Programs: AAdvantage, MileagePlus, Gold Passport, Hilton HHonors, Marriott
Posts: 800
As always all you need to do is call the reconsideration line and give them "the talk"... I've never not had them approve a card when I've called. You may need to move credit from a different Chase card but that's not a big deal.
Mar 12, 2013, 7:16 am
#557
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: DFW
Posts: 520
Decided against applying for any Citi cards as I already have the the AA cards.
Called Chase Recon line this morning and re-allocated limits from another card cards and got approval for both! It was odd though after approval I then had to do a verification for just the SWA card with an agent from the Philppines asking all kinds of info about my credit report, etc.
Called Chase Recon line this morning and re-allocated limits from another card cards and got approval for both! It was odd though after approval I then had to do a verification for just the SWA card with an agent from the Philppines asking all kinds of info about my credit report, etc.
Mar 12, 2013, 2:55 pm
#558
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BOS
Programs: AA, SPG, UA, CSP
Posts: 338
Ok all -
I have the following cards -
Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® Visa Signature® Card
US Airways dividend
Amex Business Gold Rewards
Chase Saphire Preffered
I dont think hitting the min for them is a problem. I wanted to know, once i hit the min and get the pts, which ones i should cancel? The reason i ask is because i heard it can take months/years before a person can re apply for cards to get bonus offers.
I dont want to miss an offer because i was a fool to still continue to hold on to the card.
Any advice?
I have the following cards -
Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® Visa Signature® Card
US Airways dividend
Amex Business Gold Rewards
Chase Saphire Preffered
I dont think hitting the min for them is a problem. I wanted to know, once i hit the min and get the pts, which ones i should cancel? The reason i ask is because i heard it can take months/years before a person can re apply for cards to get bonus offers.
I dont want to miss an offer because i was a fool to still continue to hold on to the card.
Any advice?
Mar 12, 2013, 3:22 pm
#559
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,887
Ok all -
I have the following cards -
Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® Visa Signature® Card
US Airways dividend
Amex Business Gold Rewards
Chase Saphire Preffered
I dont think hitting the min for them is a problem. I wanted to know, once i hit the min and get the pts, which ones i should cancel? The reason i ask is because i heard it can take months/years before a person can re apply for cards to get bonus offers.
I dont want to miss an offer because i was a fool to still continue to hold on to the card.
Any advice?
I have the following cards -
Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® Visa Signature® Card
US Airways dividend
Amex Business Gold Rewards
Chase Saphire Preffered
I dont think hitting the min for them is a problem. I wanted to know, once i hit the min and get the pts, which ones i should cancel? The reason i ask is because i heard it can take months/years before a person can re apply for cards to get bonus offers.
I dont want to miss an offer because i was a fool to still continue to hold on to the card.
Any advice?
If you cancel at the end of the year I would keep the US Air until AA merger is complete for the easy 10k miles, and the CSP as an every day spend card.
Mar 12, 2013, 3:30 pm
#560
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BOS
Programs: AA, SPG, UA, CSP
Posts: 338
yeah i wasnt thinking about closing it asap but maybe 5 months or so after i got the bonus. I didnt know if that was the norm or if once you get a card, thats it. No more bonus from that card in the future.
Mar 12, 2013, 3:42 pm
#561
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,887
You can also call once the year is up and ask for the fee to be waived for Chase cards so you don't have to lose the history on your credit report, sometimes they'll offer you miles or a spending challenge to help balance it out, a bunch of 2-3 month accounts on your history is going to hurt it.
Mar 17, 2013, 2:34 am
#562
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: Hilton, Hyatt, Priority, SPG - AA, Hawaiian Airline, United, US Airline
Posts: 608
Do you still have Citi "Gold" AAdvantage MC (30k) link? thank you for your help.
Mar 17, 2013, 2:38 am
#563
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: Hilton, Hyatt, Priority, SPG - AA, Hawaiian Airline, United, US Airline
Posts: 608
My billing statement will be closed on May 14. So If I buy at drugstore before May 14, and all my purchased posted before May 14 which is ending my statement. Will I earn 6x on those purchases?
Mar 17, 2013, 9:33 am
#564
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: HNL
Programs: AA Citi Visa and Amex, Citi AA Biz, SPG, Amex Green, Zync, Discover It (Starbucks Gold) HHonors Gold
Posts: 268
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Mar 17, 2013, 9:36 am
#565
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: HNL
Programs: AA Citi Visa and Amex, Citi AA Biz, SPG, Amex Green, Zync, Discover It (Starbucks Gold) HHonors Gold
Posts: 268
BoH/BoA are issued by same company
The thing about doing an AoR in one day, is if you do it quick enough, within a few hours, the banks won't see the applications yet, that's why we do them all together, so you should be fine with 10 apps, as long as your credit can support each card on it's own.
There's also other factors in play, your individual credit history, your relationships with the banks, etc. I personally spread 8 out over about a week and a half and got approved for all of them, and I have similar scores to you. Chase didn't even do a hard pull on my credit.
As for your cards, the Southwest Plus is a no go (for me), I would only get the premiere, and only if it has the 50k bonus. With the Premiere you get 6,000RR points which is equal to the annual fee, with the Plus you only get 3,000 which is $50, leaving $20 of the fee uncovered.
I love that you've done your research and have the AA Platinum and Gold, kudos to you, too many people are still trying for the Amex and Visa. Good combo. ^
Barclay's to me is a no brainer right now, since they'll be AA miles soon (as long as merger is approved).
I personally got the BoH card, but will not touch BoA due to ethical issues with the company.
I got the same Hilton card, and it's going in the drawer to hold on to, I think. No fee makes that a hard decision, since Amex can be finicky with churning and new bonuses.
Have you looked at UA MP Explorer? Those miles can be more beneficial depending on your travel needs compared to SWA, but depends on your intended destination and travel preference.
After this, for your next AoR, if I were you I would plan out how I want to use my miles/points and base your next AoR on that, since you will know how many you need in which programs to achieve your goal.
There's also other factors in play, your individual credit history, your relationships with the banks, etc. I personally spread 8 out over about a week and a half and got approved for all of them, and I have similar scores to you. Chase didn't even do a hard pull on my credit.
As for your cards, the Southwest Plus is a no go (for me), I would only get the premiere, and only if it has the 50k bonus. With the Premiere you get 6,000RR points which is equal to the annual fee, with the Plus you only get 3,000 which is $50, leaving $20 of the fee uncovered.
I love that you've done your research and have the AA Platinum and Gold, kudos to you, too many people are still trying for the Amex and Visa. Good combo. ^
Barclay's to me is a no brainer right now, since they'll be AA miles soon (as long as merger is approved).
I personally got the BoH card, but will not touch BoA due to ethical issues with the company.
I got the same Hilton card, and it's going in the drawer to hold on to, I think. No fee makes that a hard decision, since Amex can be finicky with churning and new bonuses.
Have you looked at UA MP Explorer? Those miles can be more beneficial depending on your travel needs compared to SWA, but depends on your intended destination and travel preference.
After this, for your next AoR, if I were you I would plan out how I want to use my miles/points and base your next AoR on that, since you will know how many you need in which programs to achieve your goal.
Mar 17, 2013, 9:44 am
#566
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
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But Bank of America is still not Bank of Hawaii. Issuing the cards doesn't mean they are the same bank.
Mar 17, 2013, 10:17 am
#567
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: HNL
Programs: AA Citi Visa and Amex, Citi AA Biz, SPG, Amex Green, Zync, Discover It (Starbucks Gold) HHonors Gold
Posts: 268
okay if that makes it better for you, then I'm game.
Mar 17, 2013, 6:51 pm
#568
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Mar 17, 2013, 7:19 pm
#569
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,082
Are you saying BofH is owned by BofA of that FIA is owned by BofA?
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Mar 17, 2013, 10:45 pm
#570
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Location: LAX/SNA
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