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Anonymous
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Re: Diner's Club card is back


@trumpet-205 wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

On the back of my Discover card IT is a Diner's Club logo.

 

So what's the difference and if my Discover is accepted at a Diner's Club, merchant it seems silly to apply for a separate card.

 

Your thoughts? 


There are two types of Diners Club,

 

* Diners Club NA (North America)

Essentially MasterCard bearing the name Diners Club. Can only be used at places that accept MasterCard. Does not run on Diners Club network at all.

 

* Diners Club International

This is what Discover bought. Has its own network. Foreign countries based Diners Club are considered Diners Club International.


So confusing to say the least. Diners should just be 100% buy out by Amex.

 

No wonder you rarely see DC stickers on merchant's windows.

 

I'll stick with my usual MC, VISA, AMEX cards. 

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jsucool76
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Re: Diner's Club card is back


@rlx01 wrote:
The real draw is the Elite card with unlimited 3% on grocery stores and supermarkets.

That and AA & AS transferability.

This thing is going to be the next MS craze.

It's 3% on grocery stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and gas. 

 

and it's a WEMC #Shiny

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trumpet-205
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Re: Diner's Club card is back


@jsucool76 wrote:

It's 3% on grocery stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and gas. 

 

and it's a WEMC #Shiny


 You have to spend a lot in 3x categories to justify a $205 differences in AF.

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Anonymous
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Re: Diner's Club card is back

diners club premier sounds good wit airport lounge access, rental car discounts and all but eh.... 95 annual fee is bit stiff for me.

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red259
Super Contributor

Re: Diner's Club card is back


@Anonymous wrote:

@trumpet-205 wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

On the back of my Discover card IT is a Diner's Club logo.

 

So what's the difference and if my Discover is accepted at a Diner's Club, merchant it seems silly to apply for a separate card.

 

Your thoughts? 


There are two types of Diners Club,

 

* Diners Club NA (North America)

Essentially MasterCard bearing the name Diners Club. Can only be used at places that accept MasterCard. Does not run on Diners Club network at all.

 

* Diners Club International

This is what Discover bought. Has its own network. Foreign countries based Diners Club are considered Diners Club International.


So confusing to say the least. Diners should just be 100% bought out by Amex.

 

No wonder you rarely see DC stickers on merchant's windows.

 

I'll stick with my usual MC, VISA, AMEX cards. 


Actually I still see the DC stickers fairly often, which is suprising. That being said these new North America cards are on the mastercard network (not on the diner's club network) so will be useable everywhere you can use a mastercard which is pretty much everywhere. . 

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red259
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Re: Diner's Club card is back


@Anonymous wrote:

diners club premier sounds good wit airport lounge access, rental car discounts and all but eh.... 95 annual fee is bit stiff for me.


Yea, you need to actually check and see which lounges they have access to. There is a whole list for lounges around the world some of which seem kinda random. For $95 though there can be real value there if it meets your needs. 

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trumpet-205
Valued Contributor

Re: Diner's Club card is back


@red259 wrote:

Actually I still see the DC stickers fairly often, which is suprising. That being said these new North America cards are on the mastercard network (not on the diner's club network) so will be useable everywhere you can use a mastercard which is pretty much everywhere. . 


All it means is that they can accept foreign / true Diners Club card.

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longtimelurker
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Re: Diner's Club card is back


@trumpet-205 wrote:

@jsucool76 wrote:

It's 3% on grocery stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and gas. 

 

and it's a WEMC #Shiny


 You have to spend a lot in 3x categories to justify a $205 differences in AF.


$10K, or 2 days MS at CVS...

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Anonymous
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Re: Diner's Club card is back


@red259 wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

diners club premier sounds good wit airport lounge access, rental car discounts and all but eh.... 95 annual fee is bit stiff for me.


Yea, you need to actually check and see which lounges they have access to. There is a whole list for lounges around the world some of which seem kinda random. For $95 though there can be real value there if it meets your needs. 


would've been definitely useful and even could justify annual fee if I had this card last 5 years, since I traveled more than once a year, but.... that time's past Smiley Indifferent

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red259
Super Contributor

Re: Diner's Club card is back


@trumpet-205 wrote:

@red259 wrote:

Actually I still see the DC stickers fairly often, which is suprising. That being said these new North America cards are on the mastercard network (not on the diner's club network) so will be useable everywhere you can use a mastercard which is pretty much everywhere. . 


All it means is that they can accept foreign / true Diners Club card.


Yes, because its referring to the diner's club payment network. 

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