Posts by KUKU
AMEX | New Interface to View Credit Card Delivery Status
Since it’s already late May, to maximize statement credits and align with the 6-month welcome bonus timeline, see: Friendly Reminder | Late May Is the Best Time to Apply for Premiu...
Ended, Bonus Received: Drop | Limited-Time Referral Bonus — Earn $30 for Referring 2 People (Great for Maximizing AMEX Streaming Credits)
[Update 05/20] This referral bonus has ended. Both sides now only get a $5 referral bonus. I referred one reader and one of my own small accounts, and successfully received the ful...
[Expired] Drop | Limited-Time 8% Cash Back at Apple Store Online (Including Buy Online, Pick Up In Store)
Drop is currently offering 8% cash back at the Apple Store. If you need to buy something from Apple’s official website soon, this is a solid deal to use. You can send the shopping...
Rakuten $30/3,000 MR Sign-Up Bonus Ends Today (05/11)
This all-time-high Rakuten bonus is about to end. If you're not sure how to use it, you can register first. Ebates sign-up link (must spend $30 through ebates within 90 days) You c...
Don’t panic—China is helping bring you home: Chinese students in the US who have completed their studies, as well as visiting scholars, can register for charter flights back to China! [Update: Rumored flight schedule circulating online]
A flight schedule has been circulating online, but note that it is only a rumor. The application deadline is 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 11, 2020. This charter-flight service has...
How to Tell from the Email Whether Your Platinum Card Has the $200 AMEX Travel Credit
AMEX added a major temporary benefit to the AMEX Platinum card a few days ago: a $200 AMEX Travel reimbursement benefit: AMEX Platinum — Premium Benefits Card [2020.5 Update: Some...
WeChat Pay | Foreign Cards Now Work at Nongfu Spring/Yangshengtang-Related Merchants and Renrenle Supermarket, with More to Come...
This series of updates may end up becoming the type of news post that KUKU writes about most often. I seriously suspect that stores operated by overseas companies, as well as China...
Michael Jordan’s AMEX Green Credit Card Sold for $3,146 in 2012
I came across a news post on Hupu today saying that Michael Jordan’s AMEX Green credit card sold at auction for $3,146 in 2012. I looked it up, and the earliest report I found is h...
Macy's Has Also Pulled Out of Shopping Portals, and More Merchants Are Expected to Follow
[Update] Macy's is back. [2020.5 Update] As we expected, more merchants have pulled out of Shopping Portal. H/T: Doc [2020.3] Like Amazon/Walmart, Macy's has also removed cashback...
Drop | Spend $10 at Amazon, Get an Extra 750 Points (Targeted)
[2020.5 Update] Updated: it is now 750 points/$10 Drop recently rolled out another redesign. KUKU thinks the changes are pretty good—it's much clearer now—and it also pushed a smal...
AMEX | Referral Bonuses Increased Again on Some Credit Cards
AMEX previously increased a round of referral bonuses: AMEX Gold went up to 15,000/20,000 per referral, and AMEX Green went up to 10,000 per referral. Recently, another round of re...