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Nov 4, 2009, 10:47 am
#6121
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SEA
Programs: Delta TDK(or care)WIA, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,869
If you can find a Washington through van Buren without the edge printing, that one will actually be without "In God We Trust".
Nov 4, 2009, 11:06 am
#6122
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,275
^ snopes is one of my favorite sites 
though the family members that pass along this nonsense don't really appreciate me much for debunking the "omg, this info must be true b/c i got it in an email" information. 
some of them refuse to check the facts before getting up in arms about such things.
on topic: just did my first order. yes, late to the game but hoping for good results. bummed i seem to have missed the NA this year but there is always next year.
though the family members that pass along this nonsense don't really appreciate me much for debunking the "omg, this info must be true b/c i got it in an email" information. some of them refuse to check the facts before getting up in arms about such things.on topic: just did my first order. yes, late to the game but hoping for good results. bummed i seem to have missed the NA this year but there is always next year.
Nov 4, 2009, 11:25 am
#6123
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Finally back in Boston after escaping from New York
Posts: 13,644
Nov 4, 2009, 11:26 am
#6124
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: BA Gold, HH
Posts: 673
it depends on my mood the day i get the "spam" email. whenever anyone cc's me onto a forwarded email, i go straight to snopes to check it out. and then send the link to the sender. one time i did cc it to all 20+ recipients which made to sender look dumb. i don't do that any more. afterwards, i did have one of my SiLs argue with me that "we would all see when the whatever it was showed up on the shelves" (this was for a supposed removal of either the flag or in god we trust on something.) as for the coins, not sure if i care one way or the other as long as the mint ships my order.
Nov 4, 2009, 11:39 am
#6125
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: IAD, and sometimes OMNI/PR. Currently: not far from IAD, but home will always be SAN (not far from the "touch my junk and I'll have you arrested" Memorial TSA Check Point) even if I'm not there so much these days.
Programs: UA, CO, Calcifer Award for Mad Haiku Skillz
Posts: 5,076
Nov 4, 2009, 11:42 am
#6126
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: On the road
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 1,051
And, the likelihood of the OS correcting their mistake is close to nil.
Nov 4, 2009, 11:51 am
#6127
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 2,026
Seriously, there is no reason to 'take the bullet' on these things, because there is absolutely zero way you can control what others who know about a loop hole will do. Best you can do is be discreet and max it out yourself while it lasts.
BTW: You're more likely to bring attention to a loophole by calling the company and 'asking' if you can exploit it. Example:
CSR: Hello, American Express, Tina Speaking, can I help you?
Caller: Hi, can I buy American Express Travelers Cheques at face value, and it will count as a purchase, not a cash advance, and I can then earn my SPG points for this purchase, and then immediately after deposit the cheques into my bank account to later pay off the statement, while I enjoy the float for the next month until the statement is due?
CSR: Uhm? I'm not sure of this, let me ask my Supervisor...
Supervisor to CSR: Why do people keep calling about this Travelers Cheques question? I'm going to have to ask upper management about what this deal is...
On the other hand, just discreetly going about your business and maxing it out will not generate such a conversation. Hell, I milked that Travelers Cheques deal for over a year at $3K per week. I'm glad I didn't take your advice and limit that to about $200 a month or something.
Nov 4, 2009, 3:22 pm
#6130
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: California, SMF
Programs: UA, AA, AS, DL, BA, HA, WN, SPG-PL, Hyatt-Dia, HH-Dia, Marr-Pl, US Mint/VR(retired)
Posts: 945
Order Number: 33333172
Nov 4, 2009, 3:59 pm
#6132
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SEA
Programs: Delta TDK(or care)WIA, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,869
Nov 4, 2009, 3:59 pm
#6133
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: California, SMF
Programs: UA, AA, AS, DL, BA, HA, WN, SPG-PL, Hyatt-Dia, HH-Dia, Marr-Pl, US Mint/VR(retired)
Posts: 945
Nov 4, 2009, 4:00 pm
#6135
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: California, SMF
Programs: UA, AA, AS, DL, BA, HA, WN, SPG-PL, Hyatt-Dia, HH-Dia, Marr-Pl, US Mint/VR(retired)
Posts: 945