Buy Presidential Dollar Coins with CC @ Face Value, Free Shipping
Nov 4, 2009, 4:37 pm
#6136
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SJU
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Nov 4, 2009, 5:19 pm
#6137
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Here Today Gone Tomorrow
Programs: NW Silver, CO Silver,SPG Gold, USMint Presidential, Chase/BA 100k, Airtran Wendy's cups
Posts: 815
How long is it taking for processing orders for other members? I find it usually takes 5-7 days for my orders to ship.
Nov 4, 2009, 5:30 pm
#6138
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 2,026
Nov 4, 2009, 8:11 pm
#6139
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
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.
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 5, 2009, 7:07 am
#6140
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Location: Finally back in Boston after escaping from New York
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Nov 5, 2009, 8:06 am
#6141
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: LA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Delta Platinum Medallion, AAdvantage Platinum Pro
Posts: 600
Even longer delays now on most coins (Nov 20). Is there usually an end-of-year slowdown with the mint?
Nov 5, 2009, 8:59 am
#6142
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SEA
Programs: Delta TDK(or care)WIA, Hilton Diamond
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You only think this has all been going on for thousands of years because your mind is so focused on it that you have forgotten a time when your life involved something other than figuring out which credit card gave the best rewards, how much your car would hold, how much your bank would take, and how much you could carry (if you're like me, anyway). But it wasn't that long ago that none of us had ever heard of this deal or dreamed that such a thing could be possible.
Nov 5, 2009, 9:11 am
#6143
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
You only think this has all been going on for thousands of years because your mind is so focused on it that you have forgotten a time when your life involved something other than figuring out which credit card gave the best rewards, how much your car would hold, how much your bank would take, and how much you could carry (if you're like me, anyway). But it wasn't that long ago that none of us had ever heard of this deal or dreamed that such a thing could be possible.
Nov 5, 2009, 9:18 am
#6144
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SEA
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Nov 5, 2009, 9:47 am
#6145
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: California, SMF
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Nov 5, 2009, 9:55 am
#6146
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Mint Letter
OK, I am back from traveling with CM (coin miles) and CP (coin points). I did not receive the letter (yet). I am wondering if this is triggered by order size? I have never done the 99 boxes; I did multiple orders of 20 mostly; much easier for me to keep track of.
Nov 5, 2009, 12:22 pm
#6147
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 15
I still see people talking about 20 box and 99 box orders. Maybe I am missing something but I thought the only ones available now were the presidents, which have a 2 box limit for eac of the 5 available?
Nov 5, 2009, 2:57 pm
#6148
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Programs: UAL 1MM, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist, AA 3MM
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I reached my goal
AAdvantage 2 Million Miles Lifetime Platinum!
Would not have done it without the coins. Thank you FlyerTalk.
Would not have done it without the coins. Thank you FlyerTalk.
Nov 5, 2009, 2:58 pm
#6149
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Nov 5, 2009, 2:59 pm
#6150
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 502
Well, I'm glad there are people like you who don't max out such opportunities, it allows others such as myself to do so
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.
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.
Surely you can realize that $100,000 per month for only a few more months (assuming the mint catches on to heavy abuse) and the program gets canned....versus say $30,000 per month for the next 6 years is a much better return on points/whatever you may be accruing, right?
