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  1. The Kroger family<\/a> has a 4x fuel points promotion on third party gift cards<\/a> excluding Amazon, and fixed value Visa and Mastercards<\/a> purchased in-store through October 1.

    Demand in the fuel points resale market has cooled slightly but there’s still capacity available for sellers. Pepper’s recent changes have stabilized the gift card resale market for BestBuy in particular.
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  2. Fun fact: I was banned by Chase in approximately 2001 for non-churning reasons, and then in 2004 Chase bought BankOne<\/a>, a bank where I had existing credit and deposit accounts. The acquisition got me back with Chase. In related news, the Goldman Sachs Apple credit card portfolio is reportedly close to being acquired by the very same Chase bank<\/a>.

    Astute readers will note that 2024 is very different than 2004, and     in 20 years it turns out there’s been verifiable change in the world<\/a> even though it still kinda looks like it used to. So will it work that way again? I’d say the chance is small, but you miss all the shots you don’t take, right? (Sportsball taught me that.)
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  3. The Alaska Airlines acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines was completed yesterday<\/a>, and according to the press release you’ll be able to transfer your miles between both programs without fee sometime in September. In yesterday’s recusals post, I said “I wouldn\u2019t transfer Membership Rewards to Hawaiian miles for the conversion yet because there\u2019s no bonus and you won\u2019t win any prizes for transferring early.” But with the finalized acquisition, I’ve changed my tune because:

    – September only has a few weeks left and the waiting time for transfers is minimal
    – We don’t know if the Membership Rewards and Hawaiian contract has an exit clause that could be triggered by the acquisition, which might remove the option all-together     a-la Bilt<\/a>

    Quoting yesterday again because it’s still applicable, “[a]fter this debacle I wouldn\u2019t believe anything you see on this site again personally.”
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  4. American Express Offers has an offer for $300 back on $1,200 or more in purchases at Marriott<\/a> Homes & Villas through December 17.

    In related news, gamers gonna game. (Thanks to     DDG<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    Redemption, 2004 style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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