Heads up: The Billion Mile Giveaway starts August 1
Jul 21, 2016, 8:34 pm
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Jul 21, 2016, 8:50 pm
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Jul 21, 2016, 9:49 pm
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Every time you use your card to purchase from a merchant in the US, to be clear. Non US dollar purchases don't count.
Jul 22, 2016, 3:56 am
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Puerto Rico used to be commonly excluded due to their laws, but they changed in them 2009 to make them less hostile to giveaways. May still be it's too hostile for UA/Chase.
As mduell said, it should not be law-related. UA has separate credit card partner in both GU (First Hawaiian) and PR (Santander), rather than Chase.
So is the inclusion of Guam simply because it is a UA hub and/or U.S. military's presence? In that case, then why is Japan not included as well, as Japan shares both characteristics except being a foreign country than a U.S. territory.
It simply does not sound right
Jul 22, 2016, 5:03 am
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I am not criticizing why U.S. territories are always excluded in this kinds of promotion. My concern is why Guam is included.
As mduell said, it should not be law-related. UA has separate credit card partner in both GU (First Hawaiian) and PR (Santander), rather than Chase.
As mduell said, it should not be law-related. UA has separate credit card partner in both GU (First Hawaiian) and PR (Santander), rather than Chase.
Jul 22, 2016, 6:42 am
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Jul 22, 2016, 6:53 am
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Jul 22, 2016, 7:27 am
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That definitely includes the Presidential Plus card although they do have the "other exclusions may apply" wording in there.
Jul 22, 2016, 10:04 am
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I did the calculations based on the prize value and the estimated odds, and the overall Expected Value for each charge is about $0.165, with over $0.10 of that coming from the smallest prizes.
Jul 23, 2016, 9:06 pm
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Jul 23, 2016, 9:14 pm
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Interestingly enough, both wife and I got a glossy, full letter size mailer today with the billion mile giveaway on the outside of the envelope, and inside, it was the cover story on the 'Miles Ahead', described as 'The MileagePlus Chase Cardmemeber Newsletter". I have never received this before.
And to the poster wondering if legacy cards count, both my wife and I only have the Select card, so clearly those are eligible.
And to the poster wondering if legacy cards count, both my wife and I only have the Select card, so clearly those are eligible.