what is churning?
Jul 16, 2010, 11:44 am
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Jul 16, 2010, 12:21 pm
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Jul 16, 2010, 1:14 pm
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Jul 16, 2010, 1:25 pm
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Jul 16, 2010, 3:33 pm
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Really? I've gotten three now since 2000 or so. The last one was canceled 2 years, one month before I applied for and received the latest one. Got the full 50K bonus.
Jul 16, 2010, 7:47 pm
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Lets keep the ethics out of this.
Jul 19, 2010, 1:38 am
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Thanks, I get it now.
One final question: so if I get 20,000 sign-up bonus points with Bank X Aerogold, and 20,000 sign-up points with Bank Y Aerogold, those two separate points are added together (hence, I end up with 40,000 points even though they came from 2 different credit cards)?
One final question: so if I get 20,000 sign-up bonus points with Bank X Aerogold, and 20,000 sign-up points with Bank Y Aerogold, those two separate points are added together (hence, I end up with 40,000 points even though they came from 2 different credit cards)?
Jul 19, 2010, 2:42 am
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Originally Posted by b1513
As for me, I canceled my United card earlier this year in order to apply a couple of days later for the 50,000 mile offer for the same card - and was sort of surprised to actually get the 50,000 miles no problem. Part of the fun of churning is you never know what might happen.
Sounds like people are doing the same with the Starwood card for the current 30,000 point bonus so I may have to give it another shot. Nothing ventured, nothing gained...
United wouldn't let me get a new credit card recently because I had one and cancelled it over 10 years ago. So I signed up mr b1513 instead to get the Kindle.
Sounds like people are doing the same with the Starwood card for the current 30,000 point bonus so I may have to give it another shot. Nothing ventured, nothing gained...
Jul 19, 2010, 12:21 pm
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Since at least 2007. I had originally gotten it to try the AMEX traveller's check deal, but it didn't work out. Did enough spend to get to the 20K threshold and stuffed the miles away (in late June this year, as I recall).
It was also good for recommendation bonuses, which gave me another 20K (4 boni) and then their card went into miles with the BA bonus.
The same folks have also gotten their new cards, so it's been a pretty good ride with AMEX so far.
It was also good for recommendation bonuses, which gave me another 20K (4 boni) and then their card went into miles with the BA bonus.
The same folks have also gotten their new cards, so it's been a pretty good ride with AMEX so far.