No miles for newly opened UA credit card/20,000 bonus miles: possible policy change
Mar 28, 2008, 11:42 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: HPN
Programs: not anymore! I'm FREE!
Posts: 3,471
From the "Pricing & Terms" section of the link you provided:
If applicable, Chase cardmembers who currently have or have had a Chase credit card in any Rewards Program associated with this offer or have received a similar bonus offer, may not be eligible for a second Chase credit card in the same Rewards Program, or for any bonus offer. Chase cardmembers currently receiving promotional pricing, or Chase cardmembers with a history of only using their current or prior Chase card for promotional pricing offers, are not eligible for a second Chase credit card with promotional pricing.
I've read it three times, and I still have no idea what the heck it means. Anybody care to translate?
If applicable, Chase cardmembers who currently have or have had a Chase credit card in any Rewards Program associated with this offer or have received a similar bonus offer, may not be eligible for a second Chase credit card in the same Rewards Program, or for any bonus offer. Chase cardmembers currently receiving promotional pricing, or Chase cardmembers with a history of only using their current or prior Chase card for promotional pricing offers, are not eligible for a second Chase credit card with promotional pricing.
I've read it three times, and I still have no idea what the heck it means. Anybody care to translate?
If you have or ever had a Chase card, and there is evidence that the only reason you applied for it was to earn the bonus miles, then you will not receive the bonus miles for opening another one. In fact, we (Chase) might not even let you open another card account. However, if we think you opened your previous/existing card and actually used it regularly, then we will (or might?) give you bonus miles for opening another one.
Certainly better than "if you earned the bonus once, you'll never earn it again." This might also explain some of the letters to customers saying, "oops, we screwed up, here are your bonus miles after all." Those might have come out right around the time the policy change took effect.
Does anyone who received such a letter care to comment on whether they used their previous/existing Chase MP cards regularly?
Mar 28, 2008, 12:44 pm
#47
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: California
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott
Posts: 218
Yes, Chase only does it one time - they changed their policy and I don't know why, but they did - too bad.
Mar 29, 2008, 11:09 am
#48
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Boulder, CO
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 528
I check my credit rating frequently and it doesn't seem to have a negative impact.
I charge about $40,000 a month combined on all four cards for four separate businesses. I use one for about 6 months, hit the 35K spend for the 5K eqms and then reopen another.
It's totally worth it and the only way to hit 1k lite.
I charge about $40,000 a month combined on all four cards for four separate businesses. I use one for about 6 months, hit the 35K spend for the 5K eqms and then reopen another.
It's totally worth it and the only way to hit 1k lite.
Mar 29, 2008, 11:54 am
#49
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Since the BoSox and ChiSox won it, now it is the Cubs turn to take the Series. Go Cubs Go!
Posts: 3,685
I got the 30,000 miles offer too, and scanned through the terms and conditions to see if returning customers don't qualify for the miles, couldn't find such language (which is good). I closed my card about 3 months ago, not sure if I would qualify for the miles now if I opened a new account. Reluctant to sign up again and be denied for the miles. Here's the link I got:
https://app.firstusa.com/ICBatch?SPI...ID=&PROMO=DF01
https://app.firstusa.com/ICBatch?SPI...ID=&PROMO=DF01
Mar 29, 2008, 1:30 pm
#50
Used to be 'g_leyser'
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Posts: 10,044
Let me give it a shot (it helps to replace "a Chase card in any Rewards Program associated with this offer" with "Chase Mileage Plus Visa"):
If you have or ever had a Chase card, and there is evidence that the only reason you applied for it was to earn the bonus miles, then you will not receive the bonus miles for opening another one. In fact, we (Chase) might not even let you open another card account. However, if we think you opened your previous/existing card and actually used it regularly, then we will (or might?) give you bonus miles for opening another one.
Certainly better than "if you earned the bonus once, you'll never earn it again." This might also explain some of the letters to customers saying, "oops, we screwed up, here are your bonus miles after all." Those might have come out right around the time the policy change took effect.
Does anyone who received such a letter care to comment on whether they used their previous/existing Chase MP cards regularly?
If you have or ever had a Chase card, and there is evidence that the only reason you applied for it was to earn the bonus miles, then you will not receive the bonus miles for opening another one. In fact, we (Chase) might not even let you open another card account. However, if we think you opened your previous/existing card and actually used it regularly, then we will (or might?) give you bonus miles for opening another one.
Certainly better than "if you earned the bonus once, you'll never earn it again." This might also explain some of the letters to customers saying, "oops, we screwed up, here are your bonus miles after all." Those might have come out right around the time the policy change took effect.
Does anyone who received such a letter care to comment on whether they used their previous/existing Chase MP cards regularly?
Interesting that they have changed the language to the very definitive "first time card holders only", to this much more subjective statement.
Oh well, I do certainly miss the churn
