21,000 onepass for checking account
#305




Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: Marriott Platinum
Posts: 275
The page with the coupon still says that this is not valid in CA. I undrestand that a few of the folks in CA have gotten this recently - did you have to do/say anything special at the Chase location to get this? I plan on going to a former Wamu location, that is now chase to open an account...
#306




Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: PR Premier Elite
Posts: 1,951
Just this Saturday I opened personal and business accounts at a Southern California ex-WAMU branch. I just walked in and said I would like to open the accounts with the printed coupons that had the not valid in CA language in them. No problem.
#307




Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: Alaska Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 1,781
Same here... The account was opened in November, and qualifying activities done in mid-Nov. No Mileathon activity has been posted yet...
#310
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 28
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Just opened yesterday both personal and business checking with Chase in California. It was the first time both bank employees (one was taking care of personal accounts and the other was doing the business) saw this offer. But they simply followed the instructions and everything was smooth. And the offer I had printed for the personal account did mention the "except branches in California". It wasn't a problem and everything went thru.
Just opened yesterday both personal and business checking with Chase in California. It was the first time both bank employees (one was taking care of personal accounts and the other was doing the business) saw this offer. But they simply followed the instructions and everything was smooth. And the offer I had printed for the personal account did mention the "except branches in California". It wasn't a problem and everything went thru.
#311
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: CPH
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#312
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ORF
Programs: UA Silver, AA Gold, MR titanium
Posts: 2,055
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Just opened yesterday both personal and business checking with Chase in California. It was the first time both bank employees (one was taking care of personal accounts and the other was doing the business) saw this offer. But they simply followed the instructions and everything was smooth. And the offer I had printed for the personal account did mention the "except branches in California". It wasn't a problem and everything went thru.
Just opened yesterday both personal and business checking with Chase in California. It was the first time both bank employees (one was taking care of personal accounts and the other was doing the business) saw this offer. But they simply followed the instructions and everything was smooth. And the offer I had printed for the personal account did mention the "except branches in California". It wasn't a problem and everything went thru.
#315




Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: PR Premier Elite
Posts: 1,951
I went down to my branch with my EIN letter I printed off the IRS web site.
A printout of the coupon from https://www.chase.com/index.jsp?pg_n..._Business_9898
A printout of the coupon from https://www.chase.com/index.jsp?pg_n..._Consumer_9939 for the personal account.
And $600 cash ($100 for the personal and $500 for the business)
The Chase business account was opened as a "Sole Proprietorship". The rep said "Oh, good, those are easy to set up, with an EIN I thought it would be a corporation". She asked me for a business license. I said I don't have one. She said "let me check what you need...... and consulted her system. Then she said, oh, it says here an EIN alone is just fine.... WAMU would have never allowed that but it looks like that is all you need for Chase.
It was all very easy. Any chit chat questions about my "business" I answered from the perspective of if I were freelance consulting in my customary line of work, which I would do if I had any clients. That I have no clients is not relevant to opening the account.


