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Discussion of Chase RR Visa 40K-75K sigunup points offers -- NO REFERRALS!

Old Jan 23, 2014, 9:16 pm
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Do not post referral offers or requests in this thread. All such posts will be deleted.

This thread is dedicated to Q&A about the Chase RR Visa signup bonus offers.

Post important Chase RR Visa news in the RR Visa News ONLY thread. (It will quickly get lost in this thread.)

Post or look for referral offers ONLY in the RR Visa referrals thread in the referrals thread of the credit card forum.

75,000 miles bonus for all Southwest Airlines personal credit cards.

40K + 20K personal Plus
offer:
$1,000 spend in three months for 40K. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K + 20K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.


70K Performance Business Card offer. $5,000 spend in three months. $199 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Plus offer $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K personal Plus offer: $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Business Premier offer. $3,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 07-July-2017

50K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

40K Personal Plus offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

40K Personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K Business Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

There have been targeted offers of 50K & $100 credit, for example:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24575935-post2302.html

Frequently Asked Questions about Rapid Rewards Visa

1. What are the different card types?
non-business Plus, non-business Premier, business Plus, and business Premier.
Premier cards have a higher annual fee but give 6000 anniversary bonus points vs. 3000 points for the Plus cards. It is generally agreed that you will get the bonus for a new account if you have not had that particular type of RR Visa card before, but Chase appears to be in the process of changing their policies (see below).

Note that prior to RR-2.0, the two types of RR Visa cards were "Classic" ($29 to $39 annual fee) and "Signature" ($59 to $69 annual fee). Plus and Premier are new products for purposes of the (soon to be retired?) "One bonus per product" rule.

2. Is there a zero annual fee version?
No.

3. Can I "churn" these cards? How often can I reapply for the same type card and get the signup bonus?
The official rule has recently changed more than once. Closely check the T&C of your offer as different rules may apply to concurrently available offers. The Inflight offer linked above states:
This bonus offer is available to you as long as you have not received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the past twenty four months.
Referral offers have been seen with a limit of one individual and one business bonus per lifetime (although T&C read by the CSR taking the application differed from those printed on the referral offer).

Actual results sometimes differ from the official rule. People have reported receiving the bonus a second time on the same card type at various intervals even when the bonus was officially once per lifefime per product. Please post your results here.

As of mid-May 2015 Chase has cracked down on applicants who appear to have much less than average attachment to their cards. Specifically, more than 5 applications within the past 24 months is the approximate cutoff: Chase crackdown on churners: Please report your RR Visa approvals/denials here

4. Can I cancel the card and still collect the anniversary bonus?
Yes. Reasonable people disagree on whether this crosses the line of exploiting the card issuer. The anniversary bonus is described a reward for having been a cardmember for the past year, not as a reward for paying the next year's annual fee. Based on that description, the bonus has been earned even if you then cancel the card. As a practical matter, there is a window of only a couple weeks to accomplish this. The bonus points will post on the billing date of the statement containing your new annual fee, which will have posted earlier in the billing cycle. You have 30 days from posting of the annual fee to cancel the card and have the new fee refunded.

5. Does the annual fee count toward the spending threshold for the signup bonus?
No.

6. When will my signup bonus post to my Rapid Rewards account?
If you have met the spending threshold at least several days before your statement date, the bonus will normally post 2 days after your statement date, not when you actually spent the money! Cutting the timing or the spending amount too closely is not advisable. Mistakes can happen.

7. My statement shows sufficient purchases to meet the spending threshold. Why didn't I receive the bonus?
This can happen if you met the spending threshold just a few days before the statement date. It appears that accounts are flagged for meeting the spending threshold independently of the statement generation process and less frequently than daily.

8. How can I determine my statement date?
You should call Chase (phone number on back of card) to check your next statement date. Credit card companies are now required to have payments due on the same numerical day of each month, which means closing dates vary throughout the year. (Before reforms enacted after the financial crisis, RR Visa cards had constant closing dates rather than constant due dates.) The closing date should remain within the same small range unless you request a change of your payment due date. When you request a change, Chase normally can delay your next statement but cannot accelerate it. If you are unwisely taking the risk of cutting your timing too close, you should call Chase more than once to confirm your next statement date.

9. I accidentally crossed the spending threshold in December rather than January. Can I return a large purchase to bring my spending back below the threshold?
Unlikely. It appears that the sweep to check spending threshold does not un-flag an account previously flagged as meeting the threshold. It's not even clear whether the sweep counts returns at all. If you realize the error before the statement closes and you have a payment due date change available, you might be able to push the December closing date into January.

10. Can I apply for a credit card in my wife's name but my Rapid Rewards number, so that the points funnel into my account?
People have tried this. Some have succeeded. Others have reported that Chase closed the account and posted no Rapid Rewards points. Do you feel lucky? Programs can become very aggressive when they suspect members of defrauding the program by using non-matching names. When you game the system you are only on solid ground if you follow the rules to the letter. Breaking the rules means that the program can penalize you if they want to, and believe me: They want to.

11. Can I scam this system in any other way? I just had a clever idea.
There is nothing new under the sun here on FlyerTalk. If it relates to established program rules and it isn't discussed here you can be confident your idea will not work.
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Discussion of Chase RR Visa 40K-75K sigunup points offers -- NO REFERRALS!

Old Mar 25, 2015, 8:49 pm
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To confirm with this card, the CA limit must be higher than $200 to load on Serve, correct? However, we won't be charged any CA fees? The wiki only said that "Chase cards don't charge CA on Serve," but made no mention as to the CA limit.

With Discover my CA limit is $0 and Serve processes appropriately.
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Old Mar 25, 2015, 10:37 pm
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Originally Posted by rebelx
To confirm with this card, the CA limit must be higher than $200 to load on Serve, correct? However, we won't be charged any CA fees? The wiki only said that "Chase cards don't charge CA on Serve," but made no mention as to the CA limit.

With Discover my CA limit is $0 and Serve processes appropriately.
The CA limit just has to cover whatever you want to load. There is a hold on CA funds for the load amount, but it is charged as a points-earning purchase eventually. As of now, anyway...
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 1:28 pm
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Today I received an email from Southwest Airlines offering its Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card from Chase with a 50,000 points bonus for spending $2,000 in the first 3 months. The $99 annual fee is not waived. Alas, the link provided by the email goes directly to the application page, which does not mention the bonus. But it also says you can call call 1-800-278-4370 to apply. I would apply that way to verbally verify the offer. The email says the offer expires April 27, 2015.
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 1:38 pm
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50,000 points + $100 statement credit

got this offer. The offer no longer mentions that the points be good enough for 2 round-trips.

Earlier they used to market it as "GET 50,000 POINTS FOR 2 ROUNDTRIP FLIGHTS"

Not sure if I will apply with the upcoming de-valuation in points
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 2:22 pm
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Originally Posted by JustAnotherGuy001
50,000 points + $100 statement credit

got this offer. The offer no longer mentions that the points be good enough for 2 round-trips.

Earlier they used to market it as "GET 50,000 POINTS FOR 2 ROUNDTRIP FLIGHTS"

Not sure if I will apply with the upcoming de-valuation in points
Interesting. My email does not mention the $100 credit. Yours does? May we have its link?

Thanks.
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 2:35 pm
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They seem to be sending out 60k Business Premier (after $3k spent) as well. Here's a targeted one I got in my email. It seems to have my RR number in the the hyperlink of the app.

http://imgur.com/1mjNRQg
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 3:44 pm
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I just received a targeted 50k points +$100 after $2000 spend in 3 months and $99 annual fee. The link is tied to my RR account. Also, the offer expires April 27, after the devaluation on April 17.

My last earning activity was transferring 1000 UR points to prevent my my points from expiring last month, and my last redemption was for a flight last September.

Last edited by Dom Bologna; Mar 27, 2015 at 3:53 pm
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 4:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Dom Bologna
I just received a targeted 50k points +$100 after $2000 spend in 3 months and $99 annual fee. The link is tied to my RR account. Also, the offer expires April 27, after the devaluation on April 17.

My last earning activity was transferring 1000 UR points to prevent my my points from expiring last month, and my last redemption was for a flight last September.
Very nice! Anyone get a similar offer for the Plus card?
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 5:11 pm
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I received the 50,000 point and $100 credit offer. Annual fee of $99 not waived for the first year, basically a wash of the $100.
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 5:15 pm
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60K Business card offer came today via email. It doesn't seem targeted, but I don't know.


Landing Page (I removed part of the URL that had a coded form of my RR number)
https://applynow.chase.com/FlexAppWe...e_Business_60K

Last edited by highops; Mar 27, 2015 at 5:18 pm Reason: Earlier post has a link to image of offer terms
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 10:28 pm
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I applied and got approved for the premier plus on 03/25. Debating on whether I should apply for the plus and take the 25,000 points or wait and see if they come out with another 50,000. If I get the plus with 25,000 I could feasibly get the remaining 35,000 points for the CP by the end of the year. What are the odds that another 50,000 offer will come out on the plus?
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Old Mar 27, 2015, 10:39 pm
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Post Have you tried the referral thread?

Originally Posted by bobbigrl27
I applied and got approved for the premier plus on 03/25. Debating on whether I should apply for the plus and take the 25,000 points or wait and see if they come out with another 50,000. If I get the plus with 25,000 I could feasibly get the remaining 35,000 points for the CP by the end of the year. What are the odds that another 50,000 offer will come out on the plus?
Have you asked for a 50k Personal Plus referral in the appropriate thread? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...quests-44.html

I don't have any inside info but I'd say it's 50/50 that there is another public offer for the Personal Plus at 50k within the next few months. On the one hand, Chase seems to be headed toward potentially eliminating the Plus cards as they don't even advertise (offer?) the Business Plus anymore and many followers think it's gone for good. On the other hand, if they get a lot of backlash for the devaluation on April 17, they may be scrambling to keep customers loyal and therefore offer points at a reduced rate to Chase who could then offer good signup bonuses, maybe even on the Personal Plus.

Good luck!
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Old Mar 28, 2015, 1:29 am
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Question,

I applied for my card on 12/29. I finished making the minimum spend on 3/28 (I was $80 short and didn't realize it...). My statement doesn't close until 4/18. Did the clock start ticking exactly on my approval date of 12/29? Do I have to pay the last of the $2000 threshold before my 3 months? Wondering if I should make an early payment to be safe.
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Old Mar 28, 2015, 1:36 am
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Originally Posted by godswrath
Question,

I applied for my card on 12/29. I finished making the minimum spend on 3/28 (I was $80 short and didn't realize it...). My statement doesn't close until 4/18. Did the clock start ticking exactly on my approval date of 12/29? Do I have to pay the last of the $2000 threshold before my 3 months? Wondering if I should make an early payment to be safe.
Yes, the clock started ticking on approval, not application, date. Of course if you got instantly approved then those two dates are the same. Just to be clear - you realized you were $80 short of the minimum spend so you spent more and reached the $2,000 threshold today (28 MAR)? Make sure you're not counting the annual fee payment in your spending.

Payment timing is irrelevant to the bonus. If you want to pay early to put your mind at ease, by all means go for it as your only downside is a couple cents of lost interest on that money had it been sitting in a bank account, but it won't play into whether or not you get the bonus points. ^
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Old Mar 28, 2015, 1:40 am
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Originally Posted by meecal
Yes, the clock started ticking on approval, not application, date. Of course if you got instantly approved then those two dates are the same. Just to be clear - you realized you were $80 short of the minimum spend so you spent more and reached the $2,000 threshold today (28 MAR)? Make sure you're not counting the annual fee payment in your spending.

Payment timing is irrelevant to the bonus. If you want to pay early to put your mind at ease, by all means go for it as your only downside is a couple cents of lost interest on that money had it been sitting in a bank account, but it won't play into whether or not you get the bonus points. ^
Thank you for the reply, Meecal! Yes, I just bought a $100 Amazon e-gift card today (12am on 3/28) which puts me at about $2100, including the $90 fee. So my deadline is 3/29 then? Or do I have to count 90 days? If the order remains as "pending" for more than 24 hours, am I SOL?

PS That was actually my idiotic mistake, I had over 2k spend, but it included my annual fee (before today's $100 spend, at least). The rest of the spend was immediately after activating my card.
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