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brownhaired_girl said:
Well... I was without MSR for about 4 weeks. It felt OK for the first 2 weeks, then I started feeling like my spend was not being valuable enough. I applied for the Barclay Arrival last Friday and was a little worried when I didn't get instant approval. I got an email today that my card is on it's way. :)
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Awesome, congrats! I wanted that card. As soon as DH's CIC MSR is done I'm hoping to get him one.
 
vanjust14 said:
@amalone1013 or anyone else who uses MCGC on Plastiq, is there a trick to it? I just purchased two of the fee free MC's at Staples with DH's CIC, which didn't track on RMN by the way. I want to use them on Plastiq but I thought I remember there being an issue with them.
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I register them with my personal info, then add them to [vanilla] Masterpass, log into Plastiq in incognito mode, add the MCGCs to my Plastiq wallet by clicking more ways to pay and adding them from Masterpass. Select your MCGC and liquidate at $97.56 (+2.5% fee of $2.44) per $100 card.

I got $500 each worth for my wife and me to max out our Staples Amex Offer, but I’m thinking I’ll go back and buy another $500 each using our CICs for that sweet 5x UR.

P.S. Love the new avatar!
 
vanjust14 said:
@amalone1013 or anyone else who uses MCGC on Plastiq, is there a trick to it? I just purchased two of the fee free MC's at Staples with DH's CIC, which didn't track on RMN by the way. I want to use them on Plastiq but I thought I remember there being an issue with them.
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Last time I loaded them into Masterpass.. can't remember 100% if that was required with the Mastercard promo they were running, where for every $1 you paid via MC, you got $1 in FFD the next month.
 


On Saturday, we finally went to the new Shake Shack nearby. It's been open for over a month but there was still a line. Ugh. And now the charge is showing up on my AMEX Gold account, but it's not showing the $10 credit. I can't imagine what I could buy there that wouldn't make the credit show up. Do I just need to be patient? Or do I need to contact AMEX to get it to credit?
 


GZanta77 said:
My SW Biz and Priority MSR bonus points posted over the last couple days - Companion Pass sorted - 27,000 points recovered from upcoming flights. :woohoo:

DP: for those keeping track of such things - My SW Priority bonus was from the Reddit link to the in-flight offer. I did not call to verify, but points are in the bag. :thumbsup2
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Congrats on the CP....
 
mmmears said:
On Saturday, we finally went to the new Shake Shack nearby. It's been open for over a month but there was still a line. Ugh. And now the charge is showing up on my AMEX Gold account, but it's not showing the $10 credit. I can't imagine what I could buy there that wouldn't make the credit show up. Do I just need to be patient? Or do I need to contact AMEX to get it to credit?
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It takes a few days.
 
brownhaired_girl said:
Well... I was without MSR for about 4 weeks. It felt OK for the first 2 weeks, then I started feeling like my spend was not being valuable enough. I applied for the Barclay Arrival last Friday and was a little worried when I didn't get instant approval. I got an email today that my card is on it's way. :)
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Congratulations!

pixiedust::cheer2:party::cheer2:pixiedust:

Loving all these new approvals! Keep 'em coming!​
 
elgerber said:
Ok,I figured. I will just not call them, and close the SPG once the fee hits, I assume shortly, and then re-apply? I can cancel though once the fee hits and get a fee credit, correct?
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Yes, if you cancel within 30 days of the date your statement closes that has the AF on it (usually billed on the last day of the statement), you'll get the AF refunded.
 
Lain said:
I register them with my personal info, then add them to [vanilla] Masterpass, log into Plastiq in incognito mode, add the MCGCs to my Plastiq wallet by clicking more ways to pay and adding them from Masterpass. Select your MCGC and liquidate at $97.56 (+2.5% fee of $2.44) per $100 card.

I got $500 each worth for my wife and me to max out our Staples Amex Offer, but I’m thinking I’ll go back and buy another $500 each using our CICs for that sweet 5x UR.

P.S. Love the new avatar!
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Thanks!!

Yeah, so tempted with the 5x CIC. I just PC'd my CIP to a CIC so I could go all crazy on two cards, lol.

ETA: Sorry @amalone1013, I meant to insert your quote but forgot, lol.
 
Lain said:
I register them with my personal info, then add them to [vanilla] Masterpass, log into Plastiq in incognito mode, add the MCGCs to my Plastiq wallet by clicking more ways to pay and adding them from Masterpass. Select your MCGC and liquidate at $97.56 (+2.5% fee of $2.44) per $100 card.
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Can I ask why you went "incognito" mode? I got an e-mail from Plastiq this morning saying the payment I made yesterday was being reviewed and asked me to send a copy of the invoice or some other silly information about the business (the chiropractor for dd's horse -- don't even ask why the horse has a chiro o_O). I am thinking I'll just send a check as I'm not going through such nonsense to have them charge me 2% or whatever they charge. It loses it's convenience factor when they want me to take time out of my work day and scan and e-mail info! Which is a long-winded way of saying what is incognito mode!
 
Apparently I am not good at Citi backdoor SMs. I tried again, slightly different wording...got the response today...

Apparently I was not "solicited" for the PUBLIC OFFER LINK I shared with them...from their own website... :badpc::badpc::badpc::badpc::badpc::badpc:

People on r/churning getting 12 matches a year and I can't get a measly 15k or 20k points...YMMV is certainly true here.
 
Limes96 said:
Just got a phone call from guess who...a guy from the center doing the global entry interviews. Said my appt Thursday morning has been canceled and to watch for an e-mail from them once the govt is back in business and then I can reschedule my appt. He said they’d be opening up Wednesday’s, Friday’s, and hopefully some Saturday’s for new appts then. Not sure if that’s specific to Dayton or if all of them will be opening up extra times. @CyndiLouWho
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I was able to reschedule ours in Chicago for March 1 (from Jan 4) which is a school holiday and a Friday. Hopefully it doesn’t take until March to straighten out this mess. A friend just returned from WDW and said TSA Orlando was over an hour in line at 4 am!
 
I'm still looking for some of our great folks here to help add detail to our DISchurners WDW post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DISchurners/comments/ai6lq0/dischurners_walt_disney_world_tips/

Those of you who are in the know on Priceline and that stuff - could you make some comments here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DISchurners/comments/ai6lq0/dischurners_walt_disney_world_tips/eeljau3/

Anybody who has rented DVC points - any chance you can add some thoughts here (especially on how you paid and any way to earn points paying for these...): https://www.reddit.com/r/DISchurners/comments/ai6lq0/dischurners_walt_disney_world_tips/eelj7ok/

Swan and Dolphin fans - maybe some comments on redeeming for that: https://www.reddit.com/r/DISchurners/comments/ai6lq0/dischurners_walt_disney_world_tips/eelj7zw/

Thanks guys, hoping that post can be a lot less of ME talking and a lot of our great folks here commenting with personal DPs and recommendations :D
 
mmmears said:
On Saturday, we finally went to the new Shake Shack nearby. It's been open for over a month but there was still a line. Ugh. And now the charge is showing up on my AMEX Gold account, but it's not showing the $10 credit. I can't imagine what I could buy there that wouldn't make the credit show up. Do I just need to be patient? Or do I need to contact AMEX to get it to credit?
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I went to Shake Shack on Thursday and my credit hit yesterday, so maybe you'll see yours tomorrow.
 
palhockeymomof2 said:
I was hesitant to give her advice since P2 had opened 2 Chase cards in September and 2 in November...didn’t know if 5 cards in 5 months was okay or not.....very good point on lowering credit limits if needed
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When I looked at that I thought the same thing...no way, not yet. Just shows how we each approach things differently. I am timid in my approach for sure.
 
*WDW*Groupie* said:
Can I ask why you went "incognito" mode? I got an e-mail from Plastiq this morning saying the payment I made yesterday was being reviewed and asked me to send a copy of the invoice or some other silly information about the business (the chiropractor for dd's horse -- don't even ask why the horse has a chiro o_O). I am thinking I'll just send a check as I'm not going through such nonsense to have them charge me 2% or whatever they charge. It loses it's convenience factor when they want me to take time out of my work day and scan and e-mail info! Which is a long-winded way of saying what is incognito mode!
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Incognito is a private browsing mode that disables browser history and cache. I use it when using Masterpass on Plastiq or else Masterpass has a tendency of directing me through to Citi Pay, which I can't get to work with MCGCs. I need to use the plain, generic Masterpass to get my MCGCs to add and pay correctly.

As to your issue, Plastiq periodically does flag payments for review. It may be because you're using an Amex or Chase card to pay what appears to be an unsupported category, or you could be paying a recipient whose information is only his/her first name and last name (Plastiq emphasizes it is not a P2P payment platform) and they want to make sure you're transferring money to him/her for legitimate goods or services. It's a minor inconvenience.
 
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