Help! I have a delta flight AND annual fee refund cutoff on same day
Dec 8, 2017, 10:15 am
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Help! I have a delta flight AND annual fee refund cutoff on same day
My annual fee got hit on Dec 7th, 2017 Closing date of statement cycle is Dec 7th.
I have a flight on Jan 7, 2018. How do I coordinate so I can take advantage of free checked bag, but cancel in time to receive an annual fee refund?
I have a flight on Jan 7, 2018. How do I coordinate so I can take advantage of free checked bag, but cancel in time to receive an annual fee refund?
Dec 8, 2017, 10:37 am
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Well, OP is going to find out how quickly the CC and reservations systems talk to each other.
Given that there is $25 at stake, I'm not sure that I'd spend a lot of time on this. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it's $25.
As jdrtravel points out, this is why businesses spend time on their t&c and tighten them up from time to time, thus causing rants on FT. Now, people know why.
Given that there is $25 at stake, I'm not sure that I'd spend a lot of time on this. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it's $25.
As jdrtravel points out, this is why businesses spend time on their t&c and tighten them up from time to time, thus causing rants on FT. Now, people know why.
Dec 8, 2017, 10:55 am
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So, you do not expect to make just 1 RT in the next year to make the annual fee worth it?
(guessing you are talking $95 - it was not mentioned in the post)
(guessing you are talking $95 - it was not mentioned in the post)
Dec 8, 2017, 1:16 pm
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This reminds me of the Seinfeld where Elaine has her baggage sent to Honolulu instead of NYC after talking to the Sky Caps. I'm not saying that I hope this happens to you, but I would find it amusing.
Dec 9, 2017, 10:59 am
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FlyerTalk... the "how can I game the rules" forum.
Is it that these folks don't actually recognize that what they want to do is wrong? Or, is it that most of them just don't care?
Is it that these folks don't actually recognize that what they want to do is wrong? Or, is it that most of them just don't care?
Dec 9, 2017, 11:10 am
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These are the people who are the reason why banks have to put little chains on the pens so people don't steal them and justify the theft because the teller was rude. Same thing at the SC with people stuffing a bag full of food items because it's "free" and then complaining that there was nothing left when they get to the SC the next time.
Dec 9, 2017, 11:45 am
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Same thing at the SC with people stuffing a bag full of food items because it's "free" and then complaining that there was nothing left when they get to the SC the next time.
Dec 9, 2017, 12:02 pm
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On a positive note, on Jan. 8 there is a 50-50 chance we get to read a classic first person account in the DYKWIA thread. ^
Dec 9, 2017, 12:27 pm
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Dec 9, 2017, 12:30 pm
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Dec 9, 2017, 6:07 pm
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The Citi AA card gives you 60 days. I've never cancelled one after the AF hit, but I have not bright friends who signed up, forgot about until renewal, and they know have a fee to pay - then I remind them that they can have the fee refunded if they cancel the card within the time window.
Dec 10, 2017, 6:51 pm
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I'm just curious if the people who are upset by the OPs behavior are also upset by people who thread needles through complex rules - like tax codes, building codes, environmental regulations, etc - to benefit themselves or their companies.
While I wouldn't go to the lengths that the OP is suggesting to save $25, I don't see the difference.
I don't have any interest in turning this into an OMNI thread, so I'm avoiding any specific examples, but I'm interested in the justification if anyone sees a difference?
While I wouldn't go to the lengths that the OP is suggesting to save $25, I don't see the difference.
I don't have any interest in turning this into an OMNI thread, so I'm avoiding any specific examples, but I'm interested in the justification if anyone sees a difference?
Dec 10, 2017, 7:06 pm
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Check in for the flight, drop the bag, then call to cancel?