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[DisneyMandC]

Yes-one in Henrico does.

Darn, not worth it for me to go all the way over there. At the end of the day, it would cost me the same as going to the CVS 4 miles down the road lol.

 

[PolyRob]

Congrats

Thank you!!! So excited to get another 100,000 URs

Now I have to come up with my PC, CL shuffle, and cancellation plan for Chase biz cards LOL

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Just a single, childless millennial clogging up the Disney parks

Haha - I think I know the article you are referencing in this comment. The parks are as much yours as they are mine

 

[PolyRob]

Could someone post the link for the link for the workaround on the SW tickets? I tried but could not find it. Thank you

I don’t know if there is a link.....or if it’s something we are posing .....it may be on the Disboards or pm me

I didn't have a specific link... I just booked on the regular website and then seconds later typed in the confirmation code and pressed change/cancel. Worked fine!

 

[PolyRob]

We took our own pictures against a white(-ish) wall in our home with our iPhones (as many shots as we wanted!), picked the best ones, loaded them into Photoshop to crop to the right size and positioning, printed them out and cut them. FREE! Brought them to the post office along with our application and they worked fine.

WOW! I may honestly try this when I renew. My photo is absolutely disgusting and honestly looks nothing like me

 

[PolyRob]

Haha - I think I know the article you are referencing in this comment. The parks are as much yours as they are mine

LOL yes, that one! Thank you ☺

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Could someone post the link for the link for the workaround on the SW tickets? I tried but could not find it. Thank you

I don’t know if there is a link.....or if it’s something we are posing .....it may be on the Disboards or pm me

I agree with @palhockeymomof2 that we aren't openly posting this on the thread here. It's a somewhat complicated loophole that we probably don't want out in the open. I just posted a mini guide on DISchurners here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DISchurners/comments/cfv6iu/_/ez4lbc6

I tried my best to type some instructions but it's a hard concept to put into words. I sort of stumbled on it one night due to my knowledge of the intricacies of the Southwest booking system. I'm not sure if any others figured it out on their own or elsewhere or if they just heard me mention it.

 

[Andysol]

@Andysol - did you get your tickets? Did you skip the insurance and any word on your voucher?

No, I haven’t received tickets yet. I did get insurance.

 

[striker1064]

Just a single, childless millennial clogging up the Disney parks

You know us childless millennials, we just want to watch the world burn.

Or something.

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

Received an email from Southwest that my December flight time had changed...If anyone has flights booked then...check for changes

I received an email for one of dd's flights, but only the flight number changed.

We need to renew out passports. Where does everyone like to have their photos made for this?

Costco--I think they charge $5.

I used Costco last year, it was $5 and very quick.

Costco for the last time was so easy.

 

[Lain]

WOW! I may honestly try this when I renew. My photo is absolutely disgusting and honestly looks nothing like me

My first passport photo looked a bit like a mugshot where they darken your features to make you look more menacing. I think I had it done at a Kinkos before it got gobbled up by FedEx. Seriously, the lighting was terrible. By doing it ourselves, we had control over the lighting and could correct it a bit in Photoshop. I must say, our passport photos are not bad!

 

[Judique]

On August 11th I posted about getting a Disney Visa (non-fee card) offer in the mail with a fixed APR and $200 statement credit sign-up bonus. I'm well over 5/24, so the general consensus here was that I'd be denied. I applied anyway just to see. Got the message that it needed further review or whatever, called the status line and got the 7-10 day message and figured that was it.

I *still* haven't received anything written in the mail from Chase about their decision, and I just called the status line again and it still says written notification in 7-10 days of their decisions.

And I got another offer for the same card in the mail yesterday with fixed APR and same sign-up bonus.

Weird.

Check your 'just for you' offers online to see if you have it there.

 

[Disneyonmymind]

DH received his new Hilton Biz card. We also requested an employee card for DD. To confirm that card, you have to go online and provide your SSN and birthdate. It won’t let her complete this step because it says you must be 18. Well I guess DD will not be confirming this card. Do I need to do anything? Or just shred it and move on.

 

[1st*toright]

Set up DH’s Marriott account ASAP (TODAY!). An account needs to be open at least 60 days before it can transfer points to or receive points from another account. An account can transfer 100k points/year, and receive 500k points/year from multiple accounts. There’s no longer a fee for transferring points. But you do need to call Marriott Member Support at (801) 468-4000 to do the transfer.

Did it- thanks for the heads up!!!

It looks very nice! I hope you're able to reserve it and share your options on our hotel thread.

What plans do you have in Vienna?

Nothing yet - trip isn't for another few months. Definitely the huge palace/museum, my teen is a musician, so lots o' music history stuff. Need to work on the itinerary at some point!

There's a new Amex Offer out for Marriott luxury brands.

Spend $500 or more, get $100 back - Get a one-time $100 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to spend a minimum of $500+ USD on room rate/room charges at EDITION®, The Ritz-Carlton®, The Luxury Collection, St. Regis®, W® Hotels & JW Marriott® from 9/5/2019 to 12/31/2019.

Offer valid only at participating Marriott Bonvoy™ properties in the U.S. and U.S. territories, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Reservations must be made online at www.marriott.com, via the Marriott Bonvoy App or by calling 1-888-236-2427. Excludes all other Marriott brands. Excludes gift card purchases. Not valid for online retail purchases or purchases of Bonvoy points. Offer only valid on room rate and room charges. Offer not valid for lodging stays that are paid for before the promotion start date or after the promotion end date. Qualifying purchase means a purchase at a participating Marriott luxury brand hotel made during the offer period with your enrolled American Express Card and which is in an amount totaling at least $500 USD as posted to your account, following conversion from a foreign currency, if applicable.

I added it to my Bonvoy Brilliant, but it was also on my Biz Plat and BGR. We'll be at the Royal Hawaiian (Luxury Collection) again over the holidays, and parking and resort fees will probably run $300+. If I have anything left of the Brilliant's $300 Marriott credit, I'll stack this deal. And hopefully another Marriott Amex Offer comes out between now and the end of the year.

Woo hoo!!! Love it when an offer coincides with a trip that is already planned. Put this one on my Bonvoy Business (just need to remember to pay with that card!)

I agree with @palhockeymomof2 that we aren't openly posting this on the thread here. It's a somewhat complicated loophole that we probably don't want out in the open. I just posted a mini guide on DISchurners here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DISchurners/comments/cfv6iu/_/ez4lbc6

I tried my best to type some instructions but it's a hard concept to put into words. I sort of stumbled on it one night due to my knowledge of the intricacies of the Southwest booking system. I'm not sure if any others figured it out on their own or elsewhere or if they just heard me mention it.

I don't think I can do any of the true @SouthFayetteFan fanciness because my only upcoming SW flights were paid for with cash, but all the chatter did inspire me to check my december SW flights, and they did go down in price, so I called and got travel bank funds back, which is something.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I don't think I can do any of the true @SouthFayetteFan fanciness because my only upcoming SW flights were paid for with cash, but all the chatter did inspire me to check my december SW flights, and they did go down in price, so I called and got travel bank funds back, which is something.

It gets a little scary with cash but you could change those flights to the least expensive flight you can find and then change them back. The scary part is changing your flight to a flight you don't want at all and hoping nothing goes wrong when you change back, haha. I would NOT want to do this kind of change over the phone though because it would be abundantly clear what you were doing. (It was no issue that you called in to do your simple change though - I'm sure they were happy to help!) Oh, and if you're already on the cheapest flight for around your dates then you've maximized the savings already anyways.

@Lain - how about DON'T CALL THE AIRLINE ABOUT LOOPHOLES?? HAHA! Can I use that one?

 

[kidsfirsttrip]

No, I haven’t received tickets yet. I did get insurance.

Wonder if they are a little backed up now. Let us know when you get them. I think the insurance is a good thing so you can cancel at your leisure

 

[Alexle2007]

I agree with @palhockeymomof2 that we aren't openly posting this on the thread here. It's a somewhat complicated loophole that we probably don't want out in the open. I just posted a mini guide on DISchurners here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DISchurners/comments/cfv6iu/_/ez4lbc6

I tried my best to type some instructions but it's a hard concept to put into words. I sort of stumbled on it one night due to my knowledge of the intricacies of the Southwest booking system. I'm not sure if any others figured it out on their own or elsewhere or if they just heard me mention it.

Looks like it works through 12/31. I tried to change to 1/3 and it was a no go.

 

[kidsfirsttrip]

Double post

 

[WVMomof3]

DH received his new Hilton Biz card. We also requested an employee card for DD. To confirm that card, you have to go online and provide your SSN and birthdate. It won’t let her complete this step because it says you must be 18. Well I guess DD will not be confirming this card. Do I need to do anything? Or just shred it and move on.

@Limes96 here is your answer about Amex biz min age.

 

[Mswiza]

For the Delta vacation packages, I am thinking about booking hotel/flight with the insurance and then cancelling for hotel in Hawaii for early 2021. Does anyone know if the expiration date on the voucher is 1 year from cancellation date or from original booking date? I have done some searching and found "one year from issue date" so that would seem to mean from cancellation date but would like confirmation of that. I am looking at Grand Wailea which is 95,000 hilton points per night for a standard room, if I have a voucher for $1500 I can get 2 nights in an ocean view room for 75,000 MR (may have a little OOP depending on actual rate + the resort fee)