Combination Catalog?

Well, this is a new one…

Reader Paul reached out because Chase doesn’t feel his Office Depot online purchases are from an office store. According to them, that spending is now in the “combination catalog” category. Obviously, this could be a big deal if it’s happening to others. Anyone know anything about this?

Edit: Turns out the order was for store pickup. Not the worst-case scenario by any means. Nothing to see here. As has been the case for a while, in-store pickup is not the way to go if you want 5x points.

Tuesday Triple

  • The Hertz weekend rate sale for neighborhood locations is back. Starting at 13 bucks per day. Good deals are available…the question, as always, is if they match up with your city and schedule.
  • In a couple of days, the Citi ThankYou to JetBlue point transfer ratio becomes 1-to-1. That moves it into the “worth looking at” category for some. It makes the most sense if you have a JetBlue personal and/or Business card (since points are refunded back for award bookings).
  • You’ll need your browser to translate the page, but here’s a Lufthansa award sale. And the latest Last Minute Deal list from Kimpton is here

 

 

Nerds With Inks

For (approximately) the 597th time, Nerds With Inks get discounted gift cards to start the week…

This one is for Mastercards at Office Depot/Max. It’s worth $15 off of $300 in-store.

(At this point, it’s probably/hopefully clear that a Chase Ink or Amex SimplyCash can come in handy pretty often at office stores)

 

American Express Cathay Bonus

Some of you guys rich with Amex points are always looking for transfer bonuses. This one is interesting. You need to log in and see how much extra they’re offering (30% is the high).

Positives? Cathay Pacific has their strong reputation for a reason and I’ve liked their currency for a while. If you’re seeing 30%, that’s definitely worth considering for some.

Negatives? Even though it wasn’t awful, but there was a recent devaluation. And availability has been worse.

Personally, I like this one more than the current 30% bonus to Virgin Atlantic. Just one opinion. Really depends on need. Nothing wrong with taking advantage of either. There have certainly been worse options for your Amex points. Have a great weekend, nerds!

 

Thursday Pair

Thanks to reader Brandon for sending these. I have very little (see: zero) experience with either. But they seem like candidates for the “deals not useful to many but could be perfect for someone” category. Here’s one from Sprint (stackable with their American Airlines offer) and another from IHG – if you book stays, meetings, or events for others.