which jet blue card
May 20, 2020, 12:16 pm
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which jet blue card
We have the jet blue card that we pay $99 for. since not planning to fly in the near future. how do we change it for the one without a fee? don't need the free luggage your get with the more expensive card.
May 20, 2020, 12:35 pm
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Just call the number on the back of the card and they can take care of it for you. One suggestion though... Instead of calling and asking to downgrade the card straight-away, you might try starting off with asking to cancel the card. The reason is that they will almost certainly offer you some sort of perk to keep the card, and one of these might be just be waiving the annual fee one-time on the Plus card. This way, you can keep all the benefits of the Plus card, without having to pay the fee. If they don't offer to waive the fee or some other similar concession that you find valuable, you can always still cancel then. Nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say.
May 20, 2020, 1:02 pm
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I am thinking of downgrading/cancelling my JetBlue Plus Card as well. Problem is, it currently has a negative balance due to several cancellations/refunds. One reason to keep the free version for me would be because it does not charge a foreign currency conversion fee.
May 20, 2020, 4:38 pm
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You can ask them to send you a check if your balance is negative.
May 21, 2020, 7:44 am
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Just call the number on the back of the card and they can take care of it for you. One suggestion though... Instead of calling and asking to downgrade the card straight-away, you might try starting off with asking to cancel the card. The reason is that they will almost certainly offer you some sort of perk to keep the card, and one of these might be just be waiving the annual fee one-time on the Plus card. This way, you can keep all the benefits of the Plus card, without having to pay the fee. If they don't offer to waive the fee or some other similar concession that you find valuable, you can always still cancel then. Nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say.
May 21, 2020, 1:16 pm
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I think you should get a check from them.
Generally, canceling credit card hurts your credit scores, so I would always try to move it to the no fee card vs canceling outright. I would only cancel if I have no intention to use it again. Which is the case when I finally canceled the AA card.
Generally, canceling credit card hurts your credit scores, so I would always try to move it to the no fee card vs canceling outright. I would only cancel if I have no intention to use it again. Which is the case when I finally canceled the AA card.
May 22, 2020, 2:12 pm
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I did that with a large negative balance on a United Chase card. Got the check in less than a week. They would not do a direct deposit to a bank account but no big deal. I would also recommend the OP to call Barclay bank and ask them for a fee waive or if not, then downgrade to the fee free card.
May 22, 2020, 2:27 pm
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I did that with a large negative balance on a United Chase card. Got the check in less than a week. They would not do a direct deposit to a bank account but no big deal. I would also recommend the OP to call Barclay bank and ask them for a fee waive or if not, then downgrade to the fee free card.
May 22, 2020, 2:41 pm
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May 22, 2020, 7:00 pm
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May 23, 2020, 12:35 pm
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The argument is that if you want to keep my business during these difficult times for all of us, give me something in return for my loyalty
Otherwise you can cancel the card and next year decide on reapplying or look for another card
I think the airlines and their credit card businesses need us more than what we need them at this time.
Otherwise you can cancel the card and next year decide on reapplying or look for another card
I think the airlines and their credit card businesses need us more than what we need them at this time.