I recently browsed the rewards site as a cardmember and saw 1 cent-per-point redemptions at major retailers including amazon.

We could probably wait and apply these miles to the DiscoverAmerica promos.

So, a statement credit, using 100K miles/points, would amount to a $500 credit? Also, if you asked them to send you a check for the 100K miles/points you would get a check for $500?

This is good to know. But the non-travel related G.C. is .01 per mile/point? Just like a credit against travel expenses charged on the card? :confused:

I got a friend to log into his account. I saw the amazon gift card but it was $10 for 1000 pts and you can do 10 max.

$50 Sears Gift Card
in On-line & Store Retail
5,000 Miles
$100 Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Gif...
in Travel
10,000 Miles
$50 Best Western® Travel Card
in Travel
5,000 Miles
$100 Bed Bath & Beyond® Gift Card
in On-line & Store Retail
10,000 Miles
$50 Cabela's Gift Card
in On-line & Store Retail
5,000 Miles

And many more listed the same way. Essentially $.01 per mile.

Here is the Check or Credit to the account.

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Miles = 100,000

Account Credit Amount

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$500.00

says who?

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$100 Amazon.com® Gift Certificate

10,000 miles

in On-line & Store Retail

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Hmmm... That seems to conflict with the information given by a CSR as relayed in this post:

I just booked a room using PC points & cash for a Holiday Inn (thinking I could use Cap One points for the cash portion). Unfortunately the charge posted in the "Other" category. Anyone ever had luck getting CS to switch the category and make it eligible?

If it says HOLIDAY INN-HOTEL or something like that, then u can call and have them change it....per CSR i spoke to about this re: US AIR purchase of miles.

It says Priority Club Points (Which I guess makes sense since I'm buying the points and then instantly redeeming them, I'll give the CSR a shout and see what happens

for those of use who don't fly all that much and don't stay in hotels: if I use $1100 for gas and some gift cards, isn't it the best deal. If I don't need it for travel I can't find a way to get more than $1100 value.

even though one could argue that the ipad is --with cash--worth less than the travel value of 110k points, I think it's such a hot item that it may be worthy! My wife was just talking about wanting one and she said to me, "well what can you do with your miles right now to just get us one of those?" Well, darlin, there ya go! lol

That said, my only experience with Cap1 was a few years ago when my boss used his card's points to pay the bill back for a trip he took. Seemed he paid for his flight with what worked out to be the right amount of cash for what it was had he booked it with cash. So Cap1 points seemed right.

I do not know enough of what's what yet. Plus. I feel I have to wait til I actually HAVE the points still!

Get 11 hundred dollars worth of Target gift cards. Buy the top of the line IPAD for $599. You still have $501 worth of gift cards left.

good point. wasnt thinking. was late lol:D

Uhhh, it's not hard to argue that $1100 is worth more than $500. Even if you couldn't use the C1 points for gift cards cards at 1 cent/point, as suggested above, it would still be dumb to use the 110k points for an iPad if you were going to book at least $1100 of travel before the C1 points expire (not sure what the rules are there) or you have to pay a lot of annual fees.