Chase ink vs AARP

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Being a business is a very stretchable term. If you sell items on ebay (even if used books) you can treat it as a business etc.

Sorry i thought being an AARP card it had age restrictions.

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I think it's hard to prove selling on ebay is  truly a business and a business card is neccessary.

[Anonymous]

I hope you aren't serious @hoxuantu - there are tons of businesses that only operate through eBay. It is not hard at all.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

@I hope you aren't serious @Anonymous - there are tons of businesses that only operate through eBay. It is not hard at all.

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Oh, I hope I can get one . I just sometimes sell several items on ebay. Is it considerred a business? Do I need to provide any documents to prove the business when applying?

[red259]

I have ink and cs. I use cs at restaurants so in this situation id use aarp because most restaurants i spend at dont sell gift cards at office supply stores and id rather not jump through extra hoops. However, it is something i would consider if there are giftcards for a restaurant i go to all the time.

[yfan]

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@redpat wrote:

The gift card thing is such a Ham & Egger move.  

I wish they would shut everyone down that uses it......IMO of course......Don't want to offend anyone, lol.

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We're not talking about cash equivalent gift cards though (e.g Visa GCs) - we're talking about restaurant specific ones. Some places even prefer you to use their reloadable gift card rather than cash - Starbucks comes to mind - they even reward you for registering and using it.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

@I hope you aren't serious @Anonymous - there are tons of businesses that only operate through eBay. It is not hard at all.

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Oh, I hope I can get one . I just sometimes sell several items on ebay. Is it considerred a business? Do I need to provide any documents to prove the business when applying?

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Yeah, you have to verify you have a business through a business license/ resellers permit/ or ein verification letter. 

two things:

1) verify you actually have a business

2) verify business address

[Anonymous]

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@takeshi74 wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

Would like everyones opinion on this.

Would you guys rather 1) go to office supply store and buy gift card for restaurants at 5% or 2) just swipe your aarp card for 3%

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Neither.  I'd rather use my CSP which is why I have it and not the AARP.

Regardless you have to do what works for you.  You can't determine these things by polling.  Do the analysis for your situation and preferences.  I'm not the type to mess with gift cards but there are certainly others willing to go to such lengths.  I don't frequent restaurants that have gift cards available at office supply stores.  Others do.  We have no idea where you stand on these and other considerations and you're not asking about such matters in your poll either.

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@Anonymous wrote:

Wish there was a poll feature on this forum, would like to know what you guys would choose.

Why?  Don't just follow the herd.  You know your preferences and you can make decisions for yourself.

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Hmm I don't think you got the purpose of my thread takeshi. I just wanted to guage what everyone though. By no means am I going to apply it to my lifestyle and no where in my original post did I say I wanted to do that. Everything in my post just leads to me wanting to find out which method this community would prefer. Can a man not be curious what others think about something like this? 

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Secondly to get the AARP card you have to be older in age (50 or 60+).... for the CSP you only need to be of 18 years of age or 21 (depending on state etc.)

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Lol I don't think you've seen my signature then....? haha

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

@I hope you aren't serious @Anonymous - there are tons of businesses that only operate through eBay. It is not hard at all.

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Oh, I hope I can get one . I just sometimes sell several items on ebay. Is it considerred a business? Do I need to provide any documents to prove the business when applying?

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Yeah, you have to verify you have a business through a business license/ resellers permit/ or ein verification letter. 

two things:

1) verify you actually have a business

2) verify business address

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You may have to provide that information and should be prepared to answer questions if questioned but none of those are a requirement to get a business card thru Chase, Amex or Citi.  Quite a few people are able to get one thru being a sole proprietorship.  Shouldnt assume that what you had to do is true in all cases.  I didnt have to provide one bit of info other than whats on the application to get any of my business cards.

[Anonymous]

@irish thanks for the correction. I agree 100% it's not for all cases