"Crack the case" Promo
#1502
Join Date: Feb 2001
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#1504
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Given the systemic "locking" of the "unlocked" latch for the survey, could that be a way for the company's programmers to make sure there wasn't any double crediting of the (non-credit card) 4-latch bonus going on in any given account? That is, might it not be far easier for the company to do a quicker back-to-back batch processing of the 4-latches-unlocked bonus with a batch filtering out of those few who have already been credited the 4-latches bonus by switching the latch status for the survey? That could be one explanation for what appears to be a glitch that seems to remain non-remedied even as it seems simple enough to address by itself.
I'm done with these 4 of 5 latches too, but the completed survey latch shows as "locked" while the survey is inaccessible due to having already done it.
I'm looking forward to many more free nights as a result of this promotion, so the sooner they get this fixed, the better (as PC PBs are eagerly anticipated).
I'm done with these 4 of 5 latches too, but the completed survey latch shows as "locked" while the survey is inaccessible due to having already done it.
I'm looking forward to many more free nights as a result of this promotion, so the sooner they get this fixed, the better (as PC PBs are eagerly anticipated).
#1505
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Manchester
Programs: Hertz Gold / Hilton Diamond / Hyatt Plat / Marriott Gold / IC RA / SPG Plat
Posts: 707
Given the systemic "locking" of the "unlocked" latch for the survey, could that be a way for the company's programmers to make sure there wasn't any double crediting of the (non-credit card) 4-latch bonus going on in any given account? That is, might it not be far easier for the company to do a quicker back-to-back batch processing of the 4-latches-unlocked bonus with a batch filtering out of those few who have already been credited the 4-latches bonus by switching the latch status for the survey? That could be one explanation for what appears to be a glitch that seems to remain non-remedied even as it seems simple enough to address by itself.
I'm done with these 4 of 5 latches too, but the completed survey latch shows as "locked" while the survey is inaccessible due to having already done it.
I'm looking forward to many more free nights as a result of this promotion, so the sooner they get this fixed, the better (as PC PBs are eagerly anticipated).
I'm done with these 4 of 5 latches too, but the completed survey latch shows as "locked" while the survey is inaccessible due to having already done it.
I'm looking forward to many more free nights as a result of this promotion, so the sooner they get this fixed, the better (as PC PBs are eagerly anticipated).
#1506
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: RA Platinum, GoldpointsPlus Elite, HH Gold VIP, Sixt Platinum, *A Gold, TK ElitePlus, Marriott Gold
Posts: 183
reward nights
Would points/reward nigths count towards the number of nights, different properties or saturday night stays in the CTC promo ?
#1507
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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some people...including me...have had this happen. It seems that if you put an incidental charge to the room, no matter how small, in some cases that has somehow worked. So my advice is to try that.
#1509
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#1511
Join Date: Dec 2000
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I just got my CTC bonus of 102K points within the last 3 hours !
I was required to blast open 5 of my 6 latches. I had opened 4 of them, then I applied for the Visa card on Jan. 11 & my Chase account showed that I was approved on Jan. 14.
I received my card in the mail about 1 hour ago & phoned to activate it. I expected that I would have to use it, wait for my statement to print on Feb. 3 & then my earnings to post to PC, followed by a CTC sweep in 2 weeks after that. I guess this still applies to my 60K CTC bonus for the Visa-card latch + 60K from Chase sign-up bonus.
I was required to blast open 5 of my 6 latches. I had opened 4 of them, then I applied for the Visa card on Jan. 11 & my Chase account showed that I was approved on Jan. 14.
I received my card in the mail about 1 hour ago & phoned to activate it. I expected that I would have to use it, wait for my statement to print on Feb. 3 & then my earnings to post to PC, followed by a CTC sweep in 2 weeks after that. I guess this still applies to my 60K CTC bonus for the Visa-card latch + 60K from Chase sign-up bonus.
#1513
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 1,498
I just got my CTC bonus of 102K points within the last 3 hours !
I was required to blast open 5 of my 6 latches. I had opened 4 of them, then I applied for the Visa card on Jan. 11 & my Chase account showed that I was approved on Jan. 14.
I received my card in the mail about 1 hour ago & phoned to activate it. I expected that I would have to use it, wait for my statement to print on Feb. 3 & then my earnings to post to PC, followed by a CTC sweep in 2 weeks after that. I guess this still applies to my 60K CTC bonus for the Visa-card latch + 60K from Chase sign-up bonus.
I was required to blast open 5 of my 6 latches. I had opened 4 of them, then I applied for the Visa card on Jan. 11 & my Chase account showed that I was approved on Jan. 14.
I received my card in the mail about 1 hour ago & phoned to activate it. I expected that I would have to use it, wait for my statement to print on Feb. 3 & then my earnings to post to PC, followed by a CTC sweep in 2 weeks after that. I guess this still applies to my 60K CTC bonus for the Visa-card latch + 60K from Chase sign-up bonus.
#1514
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: RA Platinum, GoldpointsPlus Elite, HH Gold VIP, Sixt Platinum, *A Gold, TK ElitePlus, Marriott Gold
Posts: 183
It posted for me for one reward stay (no incidentals) too, but not for two other times on points (where I had incidental charges). So I am not sure what the ruke is, and whether I should ring priority club and ask for it.
#1515
Join Date: Oct 2010
Programs: Priority Club
Posts: 11
I've got a question. I'm playing catchup here since I just got my registration approved for CTC and browsing through over 100 pages of this thread may or may not give me the answer. My CTC is set to unlock 4/5 with a final bonus on the 5th case. The prize for four latches is 80k, and it says unlock all five and receive "up to" 123k. So, if I unlock all five, does the number of 123k equal the sum of all the cases awarded plus 80k, or do I receive an additional 123k on top of the 80k for the fourth latch plus the individual case awards? TIA.