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Jun 28, 2016, 7:53 am
#3361
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YYZ, YUL, PEK
Posts: 429
Sorry if I have missed the this info if it has been already beenposted here somewhere.
I have been churning the Alaska mbna master card for a couple of years but the card that I received this march did not get the singing bonus. I have had many phone calls in to the call center with the promise they would post soon.
Today I called again and spoke to a supervise who said they are no longer giving the bonus more than once.But she did say she will look to see if I should get the bonus on this card because I applied early Feb and they have just changed the rules a month ago.Very sad if this is true.
I have been churning the Alaska mbna master card for a couple of years but the card that I received this march did not get the singing bonus. I have had many phone calls in to the call center with the promise they would post soon.
Today I called again and spoke to a supervise who said they are no longer giving the bonus more than once.But she did say she will look to see if I should get the bonus on this card because I applied early Feb and they have just changed the rules a month ago.Very sad if this is true.
Jun 28, 2016, 8:24 am
#3362
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: yyz
Posts: 1,611
There were multiple reports in this thread of this change in rules. But I recall the change was that you can no longer hold more than one Alaska card concurrently, not that they were no longer giving out repeat bonuses. I recall one poster had been denied for a second concurrent card, but once he cancelled his existing card and re-applied he was granted the bonus again.
Jul 1, 2016, 5:21 am
#3365
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: Top Tier Flyertalk Member
Posts: 683
If anything, MC earns more $ when a customer swipe a 'premium card' at a merchant.
Jul 1, 2016, 10:31 am
#3369
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YVR
Posts: 625
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Jul 1, 2016, 10:47 am
#3370
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: South Florida
Programs: SPG,Marriott,Hilton,Delta,US airways,Hyatt,Fairmont,American A,Priority Cub,Discovery,etc
Posts: 255
National Bank cc
Just a warning about this cc from National bank: a nightmare. Just to have it approved they asked for income statements,pay stubs,etc to be faxed. Then we attempted to get a second but different product and had to really persist to get any bonus. We received a reduced one. To take advantage of any of the travel benefits, it is a real chore. Lots of time wasted in my view for little gain. Every call to CS is met with attitude and a heavy french accent. Any issues with the account must be dealt with by the primary account holder only.Even authorized users cannot discuss any issues.The website is a joke as well as the rewards website. Still waiting for a credit to be applied and then we will cancel all. Anyone else have any issues?
Jul 1, 2016, 6:23 pm
#3371
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,535
Jul 1, 2016, 7:28 pm
#3372
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YVR
Posts: 625
Jul 4, 2016, 11:03 am
#3373
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PVR
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska Airlines
Posts: 420
Just a warning about this cc from National bank: a nightmare. Just to have it approved they asked for income statements,pay stubs,etc to be faxed. Then we attempted to get a second but different product and had to really persist to get any bonus. We received a reduced one. To take advantage of any of the travel benefits, it is a real chore. Lots of time wasted in my view for little gain. Every call to CS is met with attitude and a heavy french accent. Any issues with the account must be dealt with by the primary account holder only.Even authorized users cannot discuss any issues.The website is a joke as well as the rewards website. Still waiting for a credit to be applied and then we will cancel all. Anyone else have any issues?
I saw an option to transfer my point balance to a National Bank TFSA so I did that. I had to make an appointment with a manager in branch to open it but at that point I was committed to the idea.
Good value, but I don't think I'll deal with them again.
Jul 6, 2016, 7:42 am
#3374
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Montréal, Canada
Posts: 1,610
Be wary of the travel insurance coverage
Definitely a pain in the ..., I agree. You would think claiming the parking credit would be a simple thing, but it involved sending them copies of receipts and about an 8 week waiting period. Since the parking charge was on the cc, why you can't just simply claim it and get credit through the site is baffling. It's as though they make it tough so people will give up on the process.
I saw an option to transfer my point balance to a National Bank TFSA so I did that. I had to make an appointment with a manager in branch to open it but at that point I was committed to the idea.
Good value, but I don't think I'll deal with them again.
I saw an option to transfer my point balance to a National Bank TFSA so I did that. I had to make an appointment with a manager in branch to open it but at that point I was committed to the idea.
Good value, but I don't think I'll deal with them again.
However, the travel coverage dealing with lost or delayed luggage is deceptive in that it will only come into effect if you have purchased the entire cost of the trip with the NBC M/C. By entire, I mean every hotel night and the r/t airfare. I had the sad misfortune of finding that out when my bags went AWOL for 3 days in HKG. I had used points for a couple of hotel nights and was bluntly told by the issuing insurer that, as a result, I was not covered. Escalating the issue to a supervisor and subsequent complaints to NBC did no good. Luckily, the airline took care of my expenses.
I have used the parking benefit every year, and have had no problems getting the credit. They improved the procedure last year by implementing an online process where you simply upload a scan of the receipt and the statement on which the charge appears. Don't forget, this is not handled by NBC itself, hence the seeming redundancy.
Jul 6, 2016, 7:53 am
#3375
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,535
I never have a problem communicating with them, and I do find them friendly, if not the most efficient. Then again, I am bilingual, so I don't notice the accent as much, even when conversing in English. As an aside, I have recently noticed a drop in the service standards at my main bank, TD.
However, the travel coverage dealing with lost or delayed luggage is deceptive in that it will only come into effect if you have purchased the entire cost of the trip with the NBC M/C. By entire, I mean every hotel night and the r/t airfare. I had the sad misfortune of finding that out when my bags went AWOL for 3 days in HKG. I had used points for a couple of hotel nights and was bluntly told by the issuing insurer that, as a result, I was not covered. Escalating the issue to a supervisor and subsequent complaints to NBC did no good. Luckily, the airline took care of my expenses.
I have used the parking benefit every year, and have had no problems getting the credit. They improved the procedure last year by implementing an online process where you simply upload a scan of the receipt and the statement on which the charge appears. Don't forget, this is not handled by NBC itself, hence the seeming redundancy.
However, the travel coverage dealing with lost or delayed luggage is deceptive in that it will only come into effect if you have purchased the entire cost of the trip with the NBC M/C. By entire, I mean every hotel night and the r/t airfare. I had the sad misfortune of finding that out when my bags went AWOL for 3 days in HKG. I had used points for a couple of hotel nights and was bluntly told by the issuing insurer that, as a result, I was not covered. Escalating the issue to a supervisor and subsequent complaints to NBC did no good. Luckily, the airline took care of my expenses.
I have used the parking benefit every year, and have had no problems getting the credit. They improved the procedure last year by implementing an online process where you simply upload a scan of the receipt and the statement on which the charge appears. Don't forget, this is not handled by NBC itself, hence the seeming redundancy.