Marriott Rewards Premier CC Signup- $75 Statement Credit + 50K Points Bonus + Annual Fee Waive + 1 Free NT

Quote from the.J129 : Yes sir! Here you go - http://www.marriott.com/marriott-...-points.mi

Thanks for the help. I know this is for hotels, is there anything for flights?

Quote from x510 : Thanks for the help. I know this is for hotels, is there anything for flights?

You mean...Does any frequent flier program offer a system like this? where you could pay for the trip partly with points and partly with cash? Unfortunately no.
I wish they'd create something like that, but I'm not holding my breath.

I don't understand why this is not a good card for cash. Isn't 50K points like $500 in gift cards plus the $75 plus no mimimum spend? What am I missing? Please post links to the better deals even if they are expired so I'll know what to look for. Thanks.

Quote from nw2this : I don't understand why this is not a good card for cash. Isn't 50K points like $500 in gift cards plus the $75 plus no mimimum spend? What am I missing? Please post links to the better deals even if they are expired so I'll know what to look for. Thanks.

"Please post links to the better deals"????
Give us your address...Maybe we'll come and wash your car for your too?!!


Unbelievable.
Read the thread. Your question has been asked and answered. Better advice has already been given. All you have to do is read.

Quote from the.J129 : "Please post links to the better deals"???? Give us your address...Maybe we'll come and wash your car for your too?!! Unbelievable. Read the thread. Your question has been asked and answered. Better advice has already been given. All you have to do is read.

Read it, didn't understand, that's why I asked. Some people on here are nice enough to post links. If you aren't one of them, no problem. No need to get snippy.

Quote from nw2this : Read it, didn't understand, that's why I asked. Some people on here are nice enough to post links. If you aren't one of them, no problem. No need to get snippy.

I got snippy because that question has come up multiple times and has been answered.
I have nothing against helping others! Heck, I'm a newbie too.
But there's only so many times one can type the same thing again...


If there's something you didn't understand, quote it, and I'll be happy to explain it to you.

Quote from the.J129 : There is. But if you're just looking for credit cards that will get you quick cash, then this is not the card for you. The true value of this card is in award night redemptions. If you're looking for instant cash, I'd stick to Chase Sapphire,Ink Plus/Bold (provided you can meet the spending threshold). You'd need a good credit score to get them though. You could also get one of those coupons they sell on eBay that will get you a sign-up bonus for Chase checking accounts. A word of advice: Don't get these cards just to cash them out. It's an awful waste of points and hard inquiries.

Quote from Deal2go : bro, dont get it if what u want is gift cards. get this only if you have vacation coming up and want to stay at marriot hotels. don't waste hard pulls. get the citi thank you card, you get 50k points, worth at least $500 in gift cards, no fee first year.

Can someone explain better why it's not a good idea to just get the card to cash out? It doesn't hurt your credit to cancel a card, and I've done this numerous times without issues and have never heard of anyone being "blacklisted" by Chase.

Quote from nw2this : I don't understand why this is not a good card for cash. Isn't 50K points like $500 in gift cards plus the $75 plus no mimimum spend? What am I missing? Please post links to the better deals even if they are expired so I'll know what to look for. Thanks.

I too didn't get my answer from reading this entire thread, so I resorted to Google.
Looks like 24K points = $100 best buy gift card. So you'll get like
$75 + around $200 = $275 from this credit card.

Source: https://mr.userewards.com/merchan...ps=lD&sr=3

Quote from C00LAS1CE : Can someone explain better why it's not a good idea to just get the card to cash out? It doesn't hurt your credit to cancel a card, and I've done this numerous times without issues and have never heard of anyone being "blacklisted" by Chase.

As pointed out by Kazeari, you CAN get gift cards, but at a really poor value.
Take a look here, [userewards.com] you'll see that you can get a $200 gc for 46,000 points + your $75 statement credit.
So you get $275 out of this card.


Now say if you stay at a hotel, Including the free night certificate you get upon approval and the $75, you could easily squeeze $500 (if not more) worth of nights out of the 50k points.
For example: The Coutyard Hartford Manchester is a Category 2 hotel. [marriott.com]
One night costs 10k. So just for the 50k you could get 7 nights (you get 1 free after 4 nights+ your 1 free night certificate). If you were to pay cash... One night there costs $150. You do the math.


This value is multiplied many times over when redeeming for nights at exotic Marriott hotels around the world.


If you're just looking for a card that you can get some money out of, then get the Citi card as suggested, or the Chase Sapphire Preferred.
Cheers.

Quote from the.J129 : As pointed out by Kazeari, you CAN get gift cards, but at a really poor value. Take a look here, [userewards.com] you'll see that you can get a $200 gc for 46,000 points + your $75 statement credit. So you get $275 out of this card. Now say if you stay at a hotel, Including the free night certificate you get upon approval and the $75, you could easily squeeze $500 (if not more) worth of nights out of the 50k points. For example: The Coutyard Hartford Manchester is a Category 2 hotel. [marriott.com] One night costs 10k. So just for the 50k you could get 7 nights (you get 1 free after 4 nights+ your 1 free night certificate). If you were to pay cash... One night there costs $150. You do the math. This value is multiplied many times over when redeeming for nights at exotic Marriott hotels around the world. If you're just looking for a card that you can get some money out of, then get the Citi card as suggested, or the Chase Sapphire Preferred. Cheers.

I understand that but for someone like me who doesn't travel or stay in hotels there's no harm in cashing out this one and doing the same for the other cards you mentioned as well. $275 is still a lot of money for <1 hour of your time...

Quote from C00LAS1CE : I understand that but for someone like me who doesn't travel or stay in hotels there's no harm in cashing out this one and doing the same for the other cards you mentioned as well. $275 is still a lot of money for <1 hour of your time...

Well, for most of us, it's a waste of an hard inquiry. If you're not worried about that, then go for it. What else can I say.


But trust me. There will come a day, when you will regret this.

Thanks Kazeari, I get it now. I assumed all chase cards participated in the same gift card program. Thanks to you I understand that they don't.

My LD applied in Sept, got $75 after 1st purchase, got 50k in 1st statement, got 1 night free reward also. we already booked SA sea world trip with the free night reward. this free night reward is only good for 6 months. We also registered the stay/buy 2 night and get 1 night free, and already got 2nd free night reward, the buy 2 get 1 offer will give you a reward good for 1 year.

Quote from the.J129 : Well, for most of us, it's a waste of an hard inquiry. If you're not worried about that, then go for it. What else can I say. But trust me. There will come a day, when you will regret this.

Well from what I can tell all the other card offers have a minimum spending of $2-3K for the first 3 months of owning the card. I don't spend that much so those wouldn't work out for me.