Merrill+ VISA [Consolidated]
Feb 25, 2018, 12:55 pm
#662
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: AA BA CO DL UA US
Posts: 815
I went ahead and redeemed my 53,000 points for this card fairly quickly given the risk of shut downs. I chose to book two placeholder AS flights (more than 60 days out) for $504.90 each (costing 25k each) and then redeemed the remaining 3k points to my BOA checking account.
Now I have $1,009.80 in my AS wallet (one year to use) and added $30 to my BOA checking account. I'm quite content.
Now I have $1,009.80 in my AS wallet (one year to use) and added $30 to my BOA checking account. I'm quite content.
I got 28k left. If I book a refundable Southwest ticket, and cancel the ticket, where would the refund go?
Mar 2, 2018, 5:19 pm
#663
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: WAS
Programs: UA Platinum, AA Gold
Posts: 93
Is it possible to book a refundable United fare (possibly by calling) and then cancel the ticket to get United travel credit so the points can be effectively used for multiple cheaper flights in the future? I almost never fly on tickets that cost $500 each.
Aug 21, 2018, 10:12 pm
#664
Join Date: May 2016
Location: NYC
Posts: 265
I redeemed most of my 50k already, but have about 900 points left. Seems like min redemption for cash back is 2500 points. Is that the same for flights? The website doesn't specify a minimum so I wasn't sure.. Am thinking of just leaving the points there and never redeeming them instead of making the spend to hit 2500, since it's only worth about $9.
Aug 25, 2018, 11:35 pm
#665
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 34
1. Do flights booked with Merrill+ points still count for the Merrill+ cards flight delay insurance?
2. What's the cash redemption value? They seem very hiddenCash
Redeem points for cash back into a Merrill Lynch CMA®, Bank of America® checking or savings account or statement credit.
Call 1.800.419.0000 to redeem
2. What's the cash redemption value? They seem very hiddenCash
Redeem points for cash back into a Merrill Lynch CMA®, Bank of America® checking or savings account or statement credit.
Call 1.800.419.0000 to redeem
Last edited by Shadow Rider; Aug 25, 2018 at 11:56 pm
Dec 4, 2018, 7:22 am
#666
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tulsa, OK
Programs: HHonors Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 306
I've always liked to have some points in this account. Very handy for $400+ airfares that aren't available as a saver award. Lately, the flights I have wanted to book are Basic Economy on United. Very Frustrating.
Dec 18, 2018, 12:43 pm
#669
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: UA Plat (1MM), AA Plat, HH Diamond, MR Plat, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat.
Posts: 655
Dec 19, 2018, 3:10 pm
#670
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Western US
Programs: Costco Executive Member, Amazon Optimus Prime
Posts: 1,251
Dec 30, 2018, 3:31 pm
#671
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ATL, BHM, DUB, County Wexford
Programs: DL DM, AA ExPlt, Diamond HH, HY, BW, & Titanium Elite Marriott
Posts: 4,864
Since this card is closed for applications it appears that some are dumping their point in favor of cash redemptions. Why are you all bailing on this card? Did I miss something?
Why did you cash out?
Are you saying that you now have the cash equivalent in your AS account? What did that cost you?
I went ahead and redeemed my 53,000 points for this card fairly quickly given the risk of shut downs. I chose to book two placeholder AS flights (more than 60 days out) for $504.90 each (costing 25k each) and then redeemed the remaining 3k points to my BOA checking account.
Now I have $1,009.80 in my AS wallet (one year to use) and added $30 to my BOA checking account. I'm quite content.
Now I have $1,009.80 in my AS wallet (one year to use) and added $30 to my BOA checking account. I'm quite content.
Are you saying that you now have the cash equivalent in your AS account? What did that cost you?
Last edited by EmailKid; Jan 2, 2019 at 2:37 pm Reason: Back to back posts
Jan 8, 2019, 6:25 pm
#672
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 1
Is anyone able to get through to a representative at 800-419-0000? I've been trying to get a cash redemption for a week (the only way to do this is to call) and every time I call, I get an automatic message "due to extenuating circumstances, we are unable to take your call," and it hangs up on me.