R.I.P., Mint. We loved you. Fan thread. Share your memories, stories etc.
Jul 25, 2011, 11:18 am
#137
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Land of the parrots and parrotheads
Programs: Several dozen
Posts: 4,820
Jul 25, 2011, 11:29 am
#138
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Land of the parrots and parrotheads
Programs: Several dozen
Posts: 4,820
Huh? Us ants has gotta do what us ants has gotta do! So long as the opportunity presented offers no legal or ethical dilema. The mint opportunity offered neither. AMEX could find no fault with me during my FR but said they didn't like my business model. So I changed it to a more profitable model.
Had the mint not liked my business model they could have mailed me a play nice letter.
Had the mint not liked my business model they could have mailed me a play nice letter.
Jul 25, 2011, 11:33 am
#139
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Land of the parrots and parrotheads
Programs: Several dozen
Posts: 4,820
Patriots who accelerated spending in the face of the nation's worst recession to save jobs using every legal trick in their playbook will do.
Jul 25, 2011, 11:41 am
#142
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: IAH
Posts: 536
I think I'm still in a state of shock & denial about the loss of this program.
We all knew it would end eventually, but not even a warning date, like the end of the Savings Bonds program, to ease the shock a little!
Great hotels, more flights, 2 for 1 coupons, those coins brought in the bonuses!!
I had to open more bank accounts, borrow an old luggage trolley to wheel them around, and put up with lots of complaints, stares & backtalk to use the coins, plus all those hours waiting for UPS.
It's a sad sad day.
We all knew it would end eventually, but not even a warning date, like the end of the Savings Bonds program, to ease the shock a little!
Great hotels, more flights, 2 for 1 coupons, those coins brought in the bonuses!!
I had to open more bank accounts, borrow an old luggage trolley to wheel them around, and put up with lots of complaints, stares & backtalk to use the coins, plus all those hours waiting for UPS.
It's a sad sad day.
Jul 25, 2011, 11:50 am
#143
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,310
This thread is following the classic typical stages of a breakup
1. Denial - "my last order will be fulfilled", "the cc ordering will come back", "this is just temporary until they get more coins in stock"
2. Anger/resentment- "the mint used us to get rid of excess inventory, now that they don't need us anymore they're stopping the cc ordering", "it was others that caused this to stop, i was only ordering 10k/month", "don't donate anything to NPR, it's all their fault"
3. Bargaining - "maybe they will reduce it to $500 every 10 days", "do you think they'll bring it back with more strict controls on who can buy?", "if it comes back i'll only order $250/month, i promise"
Next up: 4. Depression and 5. Acceptance
1. Denial - "my last order will be fulfilled", "the cc ordering will come back", "this is just temporary until they get more coins in stock"
2. Anger/resentment- "the mint used us to get rid of excess inventory, now that they don't need us anymore they're stopping the cc ordering", "it was others that caused this to stop, i was only ordering 10k/month", "don't donate anything to NPR, it's all their fault"
3. Bargaining - "maybe they will reduce it to $500 every 10 days", "do you think they'll bring it back with more strict controls on who can buy?", "if it comes back i'll only order $250/month, i promise"
Next up: 4. Depression and 5. Acceptance
Jul 25, 2011, 11:53 am
#144
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,758
This thread is following the classic typical stages of a breakup
1. Denial - "my last order will be fulfilled", "the cc ordering will come back", "this is just temporary until they get more coins in stock"
2. Anger/resentment- "the mint used us to get rid of excess inventory, now that they don't need us anymore they're stopping the cc ordering", "it was others that caused this to stop, i was only ordering 10k/month", "don't donate anything to NPR, it's all their fault"
3. Bargaining - "maybe they will reduce it to $500 every 10 days", "do you think they'll bring it back with more strict controls on who can buy?", "if it comes back i'll only order $250/month, i promise"
Next up: 4. Depression and 5. Acceptance
1. Denial - "my last order will be fulfilled", "the cc ordering will come back", "this is just temporary until they get more coins in stock"
2. Anger/resentment- "the mint used us to get rid of excess inventory, now that they don't need us anymore they're stopping the cc ordering", "it was others that caused this to stop, i was only ordering 10k/month", "don't donate anything to NPR, it's all their fault"
3. Bargaining - "maybe they will reduce it to $500 every 10 days", "do you think they'll bring it back with more strict controls on who can buy?", "if it comes back i'll only order $250/month, i promise"
Next up: 4. Depression and 5. Acceptance
Jul 25, 2011, 11:56 am
#145
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott // WN, AA, BA, UA, AS // Avis
Posts: 1,314
This thread is following the classic typical stages of a breakup
1. Denial - "my last order will be fulfilled", "the cc ordering will come back", "this is just temporary until they get more coins in stock"
2. Anger/resentment- "the mint used us to get rid of excess inventory, now that they don't need us anymore they're stopping the cc ordering", "it was others that caused this to stop, i was only ordering 10k/month", "don't donate anything to NPR, it's all their fault"
3. Bargaining - "maybe they will reduce it to $500 every 10 days", "do you think they'll bring it back with more strict controls on who can buy?", "if it comes back i'll only order $250/month, i promise"
Next up: 4. Depression and 5. Acceptance
1. Denial - "my last order will be fulfilled", "the cc ordering will come back", "this is just temporary until they get more coins in stock"
2. Anger/resentment- "the mint used us to get rid of excess inventory, now that they don't need us anymore they're stopping the cc ordering", "it was others that caused this to stop, i was only ordering 10k/month", "don't donate anything to NPR, it's all their fault"
3. Bargaining - "maybe they will reduce it to $500 every 10 days", "do you think they'll bring it back with more strict controls on who can buy?", "if it comes back i'll only order $250/month, i promise"
Next up: 4. Depression and 5. Acceptance
I pretty much started and got stuck on #4
Jul 25, 2011, 12:03 pm
#147
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,310
I'm pretty sure that credit card companies will charge a really low fee to give a cash advance at a casino. They really value customers who will gamble money with the line of credit they've extended to their customer.
Jul 25, 2011, 12:27 pm
#148
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Between EWR & ABE
Programs: OnePass, AAdvantage, SkyMiles, PriorityClub, HHonors
Posts: 401
I'd like to know why they specified frequent flyer miles as well. SOme people had decent cash back cards. The majority of my purchases were on a Hilton Am Ex which is NOT FF miles. People that were lucky enough to have a grandfathered Schgwab card used that and the rewards, while very nice, weren't FF miles. Seeing NPR focused only on FF miles and not other rewards it's pretty obvous what is going on there.
All I can say about any of those 3 cards is
If you normalize the data, total charged in class/users in class, I'm not so sure it would be as lop sided.
Last edited by MojaveJack; Jul 25, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Jul 25, 2011, 12:45 pm
#150
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Between EWR & ABE
Programs: OnePass, AAdvantage, SkyMiles, PriorityClub, HHonors
Posts: 401
I want to know who at the Mint wrote that nonsense. A Democrat, Republican, an Independent, or other? 
If it is not illegal, then it is not a "clear abuse" or "misuse" of money. In fact the US Government's statement at the Mint is discriminatory (in my opinion). By claiming that one CC gives a return by using it legally when others do not give a return, but can be used equally legal; therefore the determination is that the entire program must be canned. That is obviously not the real reason why this statement appears.
If it is not illegal, then it is not a "clear abuse" or "misuse" of money. In fact the US Government's statement at the Mint is discriminatory (in my opinion). By claiming that one CC gives a return by using it legally when others do not give a return, but can be used equally legal; therefore the determination is that the entire program must be canned. That is obviously not the real reason why this statement appears.
They never claimed there was "clear abuse" or "misuse" of money. Read their statement, they're asserting abuse of the program, which is the selling of rolls of golden dollars at face value.