"Crack the case" Promo
Aug 24, 2010, 11:24 am
#91
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Near Lichfield, UK
Programs: BMI DC Gold, BA Gold, LH SEN, Priority Club Platinum, Nectar purple
Posts: 949
I'm in the UK, have 4 locks for 324,300 bonus points
35 properties
11 Saturdays
110 nights
plus the survey (done already)
I assumed it was because I don't have a PC Visa - but my wife has one, I'll ask her to check her emails when she gets in.
35 properties
11 Saturdays
110 nights
plus the survey (done already)
I assumed it was because I don't have a PC Visa - but my wife has one, I'll ask her to check her emails when she gets in.
Aug 24, 2010, 11:25 am
#92
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 126
Aug 24, 2010, 11:25 am
#93
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: EDUU
Programs: Marriott Titanium Elite, HH Diamond, PC Plat Amb, BA EC Gold, Asiana Diamond, TK Elite
Posts: 193
It looks like 4 out of 5 is only for US based members. The Rest of the world has to make it with 4 out of 4, as you can only apply for the Visa card if you have a US SSN, which most non-US-members usually don't have.
Aug 24, 2010, 11:28 am
#95
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 126
Aug 24, 2010, 11:36 am
#96
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: FLL / BKK
Posts: 703
OK I got my offer. 220,000 points. I wish my Visa offer was for 60K bonus points as I am wanting this card anyway. Here is my offer:
* PC Visa 30K
* 3 Saturday Nights 1,700
* 23 Properties 13K
* 53 Nights 10K
* Survey 2K
Complete 4 of 5. I think I can do this. I really wish my Visa offer was 60K I wonder how they determine that?
I am Plat and have 150K points.
* PC Visa 30K
* 3 Saturday Nights 1,700
* 23 Properties 13K
* 53 Nights 10K
* Survey 2K
Complete 4 of 5. I think I can do this. I really wish my Visa offer was 60K I wonder how they determine that?
I am Plat and have 150K points.
Aug 24, 2010, 11:43 am
#98
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 1,314
I have at least done the survey, which was a lot more complicated than the usual 500 point survey - interesting questions about which promos are more attractive, looks like they are considering money off future stays rather than bonus points for a future quarterly promo (e.g. 10% or 25% off future stays for the rest of the quarter after the first stay).
Aug 24, 2010, 11:45 am
#99
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Canada
Programs: SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum, IHG Spire
Posts: 155
This just makes me wish there was a PC Visa for Canadian residents even more. I would sign up for that in a heartbeat. I'm glad that Shareholder got an email because I'm hoping that bodes well for other Canadians!
Aug 24, 2010, 11:52 am
#100
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 2,324
Y'all that got really cr*ppy thresholds to achieve in order for the bonus points to kick in, not to mention the lame points being granted for qualifiying activities: SBT. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEMjeYPfqSg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEMjeYPfqSg
Last edited by Kohoutek; Aug 24, 2010 at 12:01 pm Reason: I'm sorry, so sorry (not really)
Aug 24, 2010, 12:01 pm
#101
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
I have a very easy one (10 nights for 98,000 if I do the rights days and brands). However, the snag is doing 5 brands. For a UK member, that is a tough one since the non-IC/CP/HI/HIE properties here can be counted on 1 hand. I may need to do a Candlewood mattress run in the US next month simply to clear that 5th brand hurdle.
Aug 24, 2010, 12:01 pm
#102
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,575
Seems like 2 paid Saturday nights plus 1 annual fee for the Visa gets me all bonii except the 5,600 points. The 105k in the case plus the other 4 bonii from each individual task.
Am I missing anything? The way I read it, there's no need to do the 5th task unless you want that task's specific bonus. You guys with these "181 room nights" tasks are presumably doing the other four tasks and still getting the case bonus.
Aug 24, 2010, 12:04 pm
#103
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,575
True, but if I had anything more difficult I probably wouldn't even try it. At least in my case (a currently dormant PC member as far as stays go), my offer is tailored pretty well. These 400k-500k promotions would be useless to me.
Aug 24, 2010, 12:14 pm
#104
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 126
I have a very easy one (10 nights for 98,000 if I do the rights days and brands). However, the snag is doing 5 brands. For a UK member, that is a tough one since the non-IC/CP/HI/HIE properties here can be counted on 1 hand. I may need to do a Candlewood mattress run in the US next month simply to clear that 5th brand hurdle.
Aug 24, 2010, 12:15 pm
#105
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 12
agreed, the offers are quite lame for me, I won't even make an effort to do it as I need 5 of 5 and there is no sense of me paying my own money for 4 Saturday stays to just get 44k pts (especially when I have 5xx,xxx pts)
Points Scrounger - I just got this email this morning so hopefully the offer is still on its way to you