Got it! Amex Platinum with 75k MR, 10x earning, and $300 dining credits

[Anonymous]

They didn't mess around. The card arrived at 12:43pm at my house today. Approval was late morning yesterday. Spent the last half hour setting up Apple Pay, online account, Bonvoy membership, linking Bonvoy and HHonors to the card, Saks. There's a lot to do to get this thing up to speed and I still have more to do but it's definitely worth it!

[wasCB14]

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@Anonymous wrote:

They didn't mess around. The card arrived at 12:43pm at my house today. Approval was late morning yesterday. Spent the last half hour setting up Apple Pay, online account, Bonvoy membership, linking Bonvoy and HHonors to the card, Saks. There's a lot to do to get this thing up to speed and I still have more to do but it's definitely worth it!

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Uber is pretty simple...just add the card to the app.

And don't forget to specify your airline before buying any extras or "extras".

[cashorcharge]

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@Anonymous wrote:

They didn't mess around. The card arrived at 12:43pm at my house today. Approval was late morning yesterday. Spent the last half hour setting up Apple Pay, online account, Bonvoy membership, linking Bonvoy and HHonors to the card, Saks. There's a lot to do to get this thing up to speed and I still have more to do but it's definitely worth it!

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Congratulations on your approval and instant gratification with it showing up already!!!  Just in time for the weekend!  Enjoy!

[wasCB14]

And given that you already have a Gold and a few other Amex cards, I assume you're already set up with earning MRs on Rakuten, and also have ShopRunner set up? Both good to have in place before any (online, at least) Saks shopping.

[Aim_High]

H U G E 

congratulations to you @Anonymous! 

I'm very happy for you and your success in your

rebuilding.  Thanks for sharing your story and

successes with us! 

[K-in-Boston]

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@wasCB14 wrote:

And given that you already have a Gold and a few other Amex cards, I assume you're already set up with earning MRs on Rakuten, and also have ShopRunner set up? Both good to have in place before any (online, at least) Saks shopping.

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Ha!  I was just reading through the thread and was going to mention that in my reply.  A Rakuten account set up to earn MRs can be huge.  I try to cash in my Sak's $50 each half year (and Dell on Business Platinum) during one of the frequent 10% or more days they have.  Nothing like getting at least 550 MRs , a $50 statement credit, and free 2 day shipping with ShopRunner for a $50 or more purchase.

Huge congrats on the approval.  Membership has its privileges.

[Anonymous]

Thank you @K-in-Boston @Aim_High @wasCB14 @cashorcharge @trvlscmmr 

Yes I do have ShopRunner and Rakuten - I haven't used much either but I have planned to increase them considerably over the holidays. I'll link the Plat to Rakuten tonight for sure. 

I'm still a little wide-eyed at how fast the points can pile up on this offer with the card. 

[wasCB14]

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@K-in-Boston wrote:

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@wasCB14 wrote:

And given that you already have a Gold and a few other Amex cards, I assume you're already set up with earning MRs on Rakuten, and also have ShopRunner set up? Both good to have in place before any (online, at least) Saks shopping.

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Ha!  I was just reading through the thread and was going to mention that in my reply.  A Rakuten account set up to earn MRs can be huge.  I try to cash in my Sak's $50 each half year (and Dell on Business Platinum) during one of the frequent 10% or more days they have.  Nothing like getting at least 550 MRs , a $50 statement credit, and free 2 day shipping with ShopRunner for a $50 or more purchase.

Huge congrats on the approval.  Membership has its privileges.

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I think I got 12k-13k MRs on my last Saks order...something DM had emailed me to do my tricks with that she would have otherwise bought, anyway. We did something similar around Feb for the "2020 part 1" credit. Rakuten plus an Amex offer for +3 MRs.

But now I have:

Vanilla 20P2, Vanilla 21P1, Vanilla 21P2, Schwab 21P1, Schwab 21P2

Five $50 Saks credits over the next year!

There are going to be some questionable purchases in there, most likely. Truly natural spend isn't likely to result in five orders. But I'll find some stuff I could sort of use.

[Anonymous]

As has been said in the past, who couldn't use new socks?