Posts by KUKU
New: How to Tell Whether It Will Be Reimbursed as Wireless — Google Fi/Google Voice Top-Ups and Reimbursement Issues for Google Purchases
【Updated 2020.7】Previously, I hadn’t dug deeply into the data points in this post. Based on information provided by WeChat reader NXL, whether Google Fi payments (both manual and a...
Visible: What Happens If You Cancel Auto-Pay and Don’t Pay?
I previously posted a deal on using GV with Visible to get an unlocked iPhone SE at a dirt-cheap price: Great deal! Get the latest iPhone SE2 (unlocked) from Visible for as low as...
More online merchants that may trigger the Shop Small offer (small VoIP merchant Callcentric, Samsung Pay gift cards, etc.)
The Shop Small promotion runs for a fairly long period, through September 20. You can even complete it after returning to China, especially with some online merchant types. Note th...
How to Use a US Credit Card on Ele.me
We just published a quick update yesterday: Asia Miles now offers rewards on Ele.me and Meituan delivery orders: 2.5 miles/$ (orders must be placed from a mainland China IP) In tha...
[Expired] Subscribe to SiriusXM for 3 Months for $1, Get a Free Amazon Echo Dot + Up to $15 Cash Back (1500 MR) "Possible to Receive Rakuten 1500 MR, YMMV"
[Update 3] It is possible to trigger Rakuten’s 1500 MR payout (HT: Zhang Sijie). If your cash back has not tracked, you need to contact customer service proactively to have it adde...
Guide to Using US Credit Cards in the Meituan App (Supports Visa/Mastercard)
Meituan has supported foreign-issued VISA/Master credit cards, including US cards, for quite a while now. I had been putting off writing about it, but Asia Miles recently started l...
You Can Now Add a Payment Account Directly in the AMEX App Without Logging In Again
AMEX now allows new cards to directly add new Payment Account information or link an already connected Payment Account in the app. Previously, you had to jump from the app to the A...
Selected Mainland China Visa Credit Cards: Get $10 Back Each Week After 3 Uber/Uber Eats Purchases of $15 (10 Weeks)
Visa announced a promotion early today for eligible Mainland China Visa credit cards: make three Uber or Uber Eats purchases of $15 each per week (likely based on the posted transa...
China Telecom Americas Card (CTExcel) top-ups can trigger AMEX Shop Small (50% off phone recharge)
According to a DP from WeChat reader Wangbo, recharging the China Telecom Americas Card with an AMEX credit card that has the AMEX Shop Small offer added can trigger the Credit. Yo...
Chase May Have Applied the 5/24 Rule to Proactive Credit-Limit Increase Requests
Chase appears to have recently started applying the infamous 5/24 (524) rule to proactive credit-limit increase applications. If you request a credit-limit increase on a Chase card...
Uber Eats | Drop (4–7%) and Rakuten (4x) Cashback "No cashback right now"
[Update 2020.7] Cashback for Uber Eats on both Drop and Rakuten was removed today. Orders paid with the Uber credit that comes with the AMEX Platinum could trigger cashback, so it’...