Credit Card Thread - Now with a Beginner's Guide to free travel/FAQ

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by blind dog, Apr 10, 2015.

  1. allothersnsused

    allothersnsused Wow that’s crazy
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    As best I can tell, Chase Sapphire Preferred points don't transfer to Delta Skymiles :feelsbadman:
     
  2. Frank Martin

    Frank Martin tough love makes better posters
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    The preferred sapphire is metal?
     
  3. Arkadin

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    Yes would you like an invite
     
  4. Fancy

    Fancy thanks, i hate it
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    Back up, Nasty Nate!
     
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  5. Arkadin

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    I like the tuna here
     
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  6. Fancy

    Fancy thanks, i hate it
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    bullshit asshole no one likes the tuna here
     
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  7. Arkadin

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    WELL I DO
     
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  8. Frank Martin

    Frank Martin tough love makes better posters
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    Yes.
     
  9. Arkadin

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    Send me your email
     
  10. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Honestly I don't get the love for the sapphire preferred.

    The metal is cool initially but having to deal with people's gawks is pretty tiring after like a month.
     
  11. two

    two Hello
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    Its the best overall travel rewards card
     
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  12. The Banks

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    Depends on your normal airline, no?
     
  13. two

    two Hello
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    Hence the "overall" in my post
     
  14. The Banks

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    There's equivalent travel rewards cards for other airlines though
     
  15. Arkadin

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    But you can use the points for any travel booking at like 20% off. You're not tied to an airline
     
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  16. Jimmy the Saint

    Jimmy the Saint The future is a benevolent black hole
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    AMEX fraud prevention is great. Saw one sketchy charge on there this morning (for $1.61 :laugh: ), flagged it, and another tried to go through just now and they called me right away to cancel the card and send me a new one.
     
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  17. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    i like getting cash. and avoiding peasant airlines SWA.
     
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  18. two

    two Hello
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    :lolwut:
     
  19. Beachy Toast

    Beachy Toast He wants you too, Malachi.
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    hello yes i knew there was a reason u were goat besides emaw
     
  20. Nelson

    Nelson Can somebody please get Ja Rhule on the phone
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    Team Amazon + Southwest cards from Chase
     
  21. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    i guess you like interacting with the unwashed masses?
     
  22. Jimmy the Saint

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    To me it's not appealing to travel alongside people who use trash bags as luggage to me.
     
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  23. Nelson

    Nelson Can somebody please get Ja Rhule on the phone
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    I used to have a rule: if Southwest doesn't fly there, I don't need to go there :twocents:
     
  24. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    what a terrible rule
     
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  25. The Banks

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    Please expound
     
  26. Nelson

    Nelson Can somebody please get Ja Rhule on the phone
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    SWA is the shit
     
  27. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    swa is shit
     
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  28. Fancy

    Fancy thanks, i hate it
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    SWA sucks so much
     
  29. Arkadin

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    I've never understood anyone's issue with southwest
     
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  30. Fancy

    Fancy thanks, i hate it
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    the obvious complaint is the seating system which nobody will ever convince me is a good thing
     
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  31. Arkadin

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    Oh sorry, forgot you were a woman
     
  32. Fancy

    Fancy thanks, i hate it
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    transgender people are people too, you know
     
  33. DuffandMuff

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    Love SWA, never had a problem. Customer service is great and free bags is a welcomed perk. Plus their terminal in Tampa is top notch with Cigar City brewery there.

    Just booked a flight to Atlanta through southwest, great deal. Looking to fly to Chicago in September and I'm either on cheap ass American or delta as southwest is more expensive.
     
  34. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    be me
    try for three days to change vegas flight from friday (today) to saturday
    finally get them on phone
    "ok that'll be a $381 charge for fare difference"
    my fucking face when
    "yeah just go ahead and cancel my flight"
    book flight on Delta so I can fly like an adult and not with the poors.
    delta flight was $260 but i just used my skymiles
    fuck SWA so hard

    their seating system is retarded and the clientele assaults my senses
     
  35. I'll Give You Asthma

    I'll Give You Asthma speak hate, get a plate, eat cake...bitch
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    I was a fan of SWA when I could legit fly to CHI from KC for sub-$100. When they first did their "re-branding", their flights seemed legit cheaper than the competition in pretty much any situation. I've got some jew hidden in my genes somewhere, so I'll always put up with extra bullshit (open seating, smelly/weird people) if I can save some money when traveling. That just doesn't seem to be the case anymore. I haven't flown SWA in a couple years because I can always find cheaper flights elsewhere.
     
  36. Jimmy the Saint

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    Applying for a Citi Platinum Select AAdvantage MasterCard. I got a US Airways Dividend Miles one last year that converted to an AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCard, which seems super shitty compared to the Platinum Select ($89 vs. $95 annual fee, fee waived first year on Platinum Select). Plus those 50,000 bonus miles are much needed.
     
  37. Jimmy the Saint

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    Also, as far as "low-cost" airlines go, JetBlue shits all over Southwest. I wish they would start breaking into the western U.S. besides California.
     
  38. DuffandMuff

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    Didn't realize that open seating is so hard for many on here to comprehend. Are y'all the Asian lady who stands at A15 even though she's B36?

    Do all airlines allow you to cancel your flight and transfer the credit to a future flight? Only had to do this with SWA so honestly not sure.
     
  39. Jimmy the Saint

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    There's usually a fee for it, at least on the airlines I primarily travel on (AA/US, Delta, and JetBlue).

    I cancelled a flight to Austin last year and JetBlue kept my AMEX points for one leg and refunded me about $150 for the other after their fee (I think it was around $50).
     
  40. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Delta will let you apply that towards a future flight but there may be a cancellation fee. I never pay attention since I expense it.
     
  41. DuffandMuff

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    Ah, just an averagely paid postgrad here so that fees take away from my boozing money when trying to travel to see friends in new cities.
     
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  42. Name P. Redacted

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    re: poor

    welcome to SWA

    kidding but still fuck SWA
     
  43. The Banks

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  44. EMAW FC

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    i've really enjoyed taking advantage of Southwest RR Visa. 50k points on premier card and I think I got 20k w/ the original a few years back.

    i don't mind their seating policy, but i'm a man of the people. always get aisle no problem, just have to be diligent on checking in 24 hrs in advance.

    headphones immediately in and i just internalize all my hate for passengers w/ poor flight etiquette for a later date

    flew delta for business every week for 4 months a few years back. I didn't see any sort of separation in the flight experience vs. southwest
     
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  45. Arkadin

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    Yeah that 50k has gone a long ass way for me
     
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  46. Fancy

    Fancy thanks, i hate it
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    Yes, I am an Asian transgender
     
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  47. EMAW FC

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    yep, especially in kc it is pretty easy getting cheap direct flights for quick jaunts to DEN/DAL/HOU/CHI/NSH. willing to sacrifice some comfort for free flights
     
  48. Arkadin

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    I dont really ever feel like I'm sacrificing comfort. All those major carriers are the same to me once I'm in the seats
     
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  49. EMAW FC

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    only real difference for me is clientele. some people on swa just don't know how to fly. my only gripe
     
  50. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    also i can check in whenever i want and i still board before most people instead of swa's mad rush.