32,557 is a good number

[flexagon]

I like being absentminded sometimes. I've had a Chase Rewards credit card for quite a long time (three years or so) and bluechromis JUST today told me how to look at and redeem my rewards points online. It's something that hasn't crossed my mind in the last three years... so I went and looked, and sure enough, I had 32,557 points saved up. Every 5000 of those are worth $50, available either as a gift card or a straight discount off my credit card bill, so that's $300 I didn't know I had coming.

I was just whining to bluechromis about how few positive surprises there have been lately, but I sure got one today. :D Two, if you count the fact that running outside in the cold wasn't as bad as I expected.

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[niralth.livejournal.com]

I have (what sounds like) the same card, but I can't figure out how to get the cash to just apply to my bill. Instead, they send me a check. Totally inconvenient and silly.

So, how do you do that?

[flexagon]

Hmm, you have me wondering if I misunderstood how the $50 comes to me. Let's see...

I click "See rewards details" from my account page, then "Redeem your rewards"... it shows options...

There's a "$50 Cash Plus Rewards Check" on page 1 of the rewards, which is described as a check with a cover letter, but on the last page there's a "$50 Cash Plus Rewards Statement Credit".

The statement credit is a credit issued against your outstanding balance... Yep. :) That's the one I got.

[niralth.livejournal.com]

Ah, neato. That option wasn't there a few years ago when I first got the card, and I guess I haven't checked again in a while. Now if only they would just do that automatically...