Comments on: Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Earn 50,000 Bonus Points

By: Sumguy

Sumguy — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:46:41 +0000

Dont the points transfer 1:1 to Star Alliance airline programs? That kind of makes your point moot. Also the ultimate rewards travel are normal tickets…..not Award seats that have little availability. Big difference.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:34:08 +0000

If you want a card to earn miles towards free travel, this card is not the one.

The reason for this is that they use the cost of the ticket as a base amount to figure out how many points you need for a free ticket. They do this by multiplying the cost of the ticket times a fixed number (in my case, 80) to get the number of points you need. A ticket that cost $400 will require 32,000 points. Most standard airline rewards for coach service is 25,000 points. When you look at Business Class (or First), it can get even worse. A Business class ticket from NY to LA costs about $1,800. With the x80 you would need 144,000 Ultimate Rewards points for that ticket. Most airlines in the US have these types of tickets for as little as 50,000 points. Ultimate Rewards does offer a direct airline transfer but only for three airlines, and one is an Asia airline with little use for most travelers. I have not looked at other travel offers like hotels or rental cars to see it this applies. If you want travel points, stick with the Airline cards.

By: Joey Sanchez

Joey Sanchez — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:33:06 +0000

This is pretty much the top of line card from chase and people are crying about spending 3k in 3 months. You should be bringing around 120-150k household just to apply for this card. On top of that great credit and 5+ yr credit history in good standing.

I just got my Preferred card in the mail today, surprised to find it made out of some type of metal, (guessing this is chases version of the amex Black) for me they started me off at a avg limit of 15k and 3k cash adv option. Spending the 3k will be extremely easy and looking forward to it. Also the bonus on international spending with no international transaction fees this shall be one of my primary cards. Happy Hunting if you want easy money look into chase freedom and or chase checking account bonus’s

By: Erhhung

Erhhung — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:42:12 +0000

Okay, I think by ‘policy number’ they meant ‘invitation number’. That’s an applicant-specific 12-digit number, not a phone number, that is associated with the offer to me only (on my letter that number is printed together with the 3-letter ‘offer code’). Obviously, since I’ve already applied, that number is not going to work for you, and so I’m not going to share that. I think getting a good offer depends partly on your credit score.

By: Erhhung

Erhhung — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:36:59 +0000

I applied online, but the number in the offer letter is 1-866-814-6960.
See the banner on the offer letter: http://i43.tinypic.com/igf2o0.jpg

By: Kaushal

Kaushal — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:52:00 +0000

I called Chase today but they said that only the offer code won’t work. I also have to call the correct ‘policy number’. Can you please list the phone number you called? Thanks.

By: jan

jan — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:33:04 +0000

I have a similar card, 2% *cash* back, no fee. HSBC, it’s called True Cash Back. Got it as a fluke. When we got our 0% financing on a refrigerator from Best Buy, we clicked on the “notify of any special offers” and this card was the special offer. It had a ridiculously low limit 2k, but we just kept asking for increases and now it’s up to about 6k, but they will not increase any card limits anymore (since ’08). This is our go-to, daily card. We regularly charge 2-3k on it per month.

By: Rudy4com

Rudy4com — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:22:04 +0000

If you ever cancel the card, do you lose your miles?

By: Oscar

Oscar — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:55:36 +0000

Did chase match your 3 digit code? please let me know. Thanks.

By: Erhhung

Erhhung — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:16:03 +0000

I already got my card and started using it. When I activated the card I asked for confirmation of the bonus points in my offer, and was told 100,000 as I expected. The offer code was DT3 and the mail offer I received said it expires 8/30/2011.

By: JP

JP — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:20:54 +0000

I had another question upon reading the terms that were mailed with my sapphire preferred card…the terms state:
“Term: Cash-like Transactions
What It Means: The following transactions will be treated as cash advances: ….making a payment using a third party service”

Does this mean that if I use amazon webpay that I am going to incur the fees:
“Cash Advances: Either $10 or 5% of the the amount of each transaction, whichever is greater” ?

Has anyone used Amazon Webpay with their Sapphire Preferred? If so, were you charged as per the terms above?

Thanks so much in advance for your time, effort, and assistance. It is so greatly appreciated.

By: Dan - BankVibe

Dan - BankVibe — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:52:00 +0000

This is probably my favorite travel card on the market. The monthly spending requirements are a little steep but if you only have one credit card this is an ideal back-up. Remember you only need to spend 1k per month for the first three months so shift the payments you would make with your first credit card over to this one until the 3 month period is up. The points rack up very quickly compared to others cards in the travel industry.

although this might not matter to most people, my personal favorite perk is the zero foreign transaction fees since I spend 6 months/year abroad :)

By: jp

jp — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:24:33 +0000

Can you provide the 3-digit code for the deal? I want to see if Chase will match this offer. Thanks in advance. Is there an eligibility date of expiration?

By: Oli

Oli — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:19:04 +0000

Be sure you send chase a message regarding the 100K points, they will honor that offer with the invitation code they sent you.

By: Erhhung

Erhhung — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:53:15 +0000

Not long after I got the CapitalOne Venture card (no annual fee) so I can get no foreign transaction fee, I’m bombarded by Chase offers. On the same day just recently (July 2011) I get 2 mailings for this Chase Sapphire Preferred card. I open the first one, and it offers me 50,000 points if I spend $750 in 3 months–it’s already better than the $3000 in 3 months requirement with all other bonuses being equal. Then I opened the other envelope, and I see the same brochures, but it offers me 100,000 points for the same $750 in 3 months deal. It seems like a fabulous deal if the high bonus significantly pays for the annual fee starting in the second year. I’m usually very careful not to get suckered into any offers too good to be true, but is Chase just bending backwards for me?

By: jim

jim — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:47:23 +0000

I’m a regular sapphire cardholder myself, but it’s not as great because you can’t transfer the points to hotel/airline partners like you can with the sapphire preferred. Just something to keep in mind.

By: Adnan

Adnan — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:46:11 +0000

I have researched lots of review on this.. Sounds very good… but $3000 for 3 month and $95 / yr….hard in my case, I applied … got turned down.. don’t know the reason yet my credit score 727, but when I home, there was a pre-approved letter (it was for my wife her high score 763), and its looks like its the best deal of all the ones available online. It’s the Regular sapphire (no annual fee), and will only have to spend $750 in 3 month to get 50,000 points valued at $500. So I asked her to apply for it. It showed approved online. now waiting..

By: joe

joe — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:20:06 +0000

Can’t a person just cancel after three months and then not pay future $95 annual fees?

By: skylog

skylog — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:04:48 +0000

this looks as if it is a good deal, but i just can not get past that $95 annual fee.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:18:00 +0000

Usually I don’t like ‘paying’ for a credit card, either. In this case, I plan to take advantage of the bonus to pay down my mortgage.
The hard part, will be spending $3,000 in three months.
I figured that I could put all of my regular expenses, in addition to auto insurance premiums and some condo fees.
Then, I’ll probably cancel the card before being hit with the fee. The everyday perks aren’t worth it.

By: Cejay

Cejay — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:00:03 +0000

This sounds great but I do love my card so I will keep it

By: rewards

rewards — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:49:23 +0000

Which card is this?

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:21:57 +0000

Paying for a credit card is a very dumb move. I get 2% cash back, not points but actually cash, using my card and it’s free.

By: shellye

shellye — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:19:07 +0000

I like the dividend bonus. I’ve not seen anything like that on any other reward program.

By: rewards

rewards — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:52:43 +0000

Your total expenses (payable by credit cards) are less than $1,200 per year (= $3,000/3 months x 4 quarters x 1/10th)? Where do you live and can I move in?

By: lynn

lynn — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:28:32 +0000

This sounds like it could be a good deal for someone who travels often or spends that much in 3 months. Being retired, I spend less than 10% of the required amount.