The Master Citi ThankYou Preferred Premier Prestige Points Redemption Thread

[BobWang]

On Saturday March 31st, 2012 with 92,211 Available ThankYou Points

 

1-800-Flowers

$25 (2,500)

$50 (4,500)

$100 (10,000)

 

1800Baskets

$25 (2,500)

$50 (4,500)

$100 (10,000)

 

Amazon.com Gift Card (e-code)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

American Eagle Outfitters

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Ann Taylor

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Athleta

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Gap babyGap

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Banana Republic

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Barnes & Noble

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Bath & Body Works

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Bear Buck$

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Bed Bath & Beyond

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Best Buy

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Bloomingdale's

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Brooks Brothers

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Cabela's

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Cheryl's

$25 (2,500)

$50 (4,500)

$100 (10,000)

 

CVS

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Dillard's

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Foot Locker

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Gap

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Hammacher Schlemmer

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

HomeGoods

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

iTunes

$15 (2,200)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

 

JCPenney

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Kohl's

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

L.L.Bean

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Lands' End

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Lowe's

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (4,500)

$100 (10,000)

 

Macy's

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Marshalls

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Motherhood Maternity

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Nike

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Old Navy

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

PBTeen

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Piperlime

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Pottery Barn

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Pottery Barn Kids

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Red Door Spas

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

$250 (25,000)

 

Regal Entertainment

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Restoration Hardware

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Saks Fifth Avenue

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Sears

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Sephora

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

ServiceMaster

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Staples

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Sunglass Hut

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

T.J. Maxx

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

The Home Depot

$10 (1,500)

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

The Popcorn Factory

$25 (2,500)

$50 (4,500)

$100 (10,000)

 

Timberland

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Tourneau Watche

$500 (50,000)

 

Walmart

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

west elm

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Williams-Sonoma

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Williams-Sonoma Home

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

 

Zappos.com

$25 (2,500)

$50 (5,000)

$100 (10,000)

[clutchcargo]

What on earth inspired this?

 

Wouldn't it be nice to have plain old Forward bring in the TYP's via it's awesome categories and then redeem them using ThankYou PPP?

[BobWang]

What on earth inspired this?

 

Wouldn't it be nice to have plain old Forward bring in the TYP's via it's awesome categories and then redeem them using ThankYou PPP?

All my Citi cards dump into the same ThankYou account, so my Forward earns points that I can redeem at the Premier level.

[clutchcargo]

What on earth inspired this?

 

Wouldn't it be nice to have plain old Forward bring in the TYP's via it's awesome categories and then redeem them using ThankYou PPP?

All my Citi cards dump into the same ThankYou account, so my Forward earns points that I can redeem at the Premier level.

 

BINGO!

[BobWang]

BTW, thanks, Hitman.

 

I never redeem my own points, I just transfer them to friends & family, or give them my password.

 

I was wondering why my ES's redemption options for the 10,000 bonus TY points for opening a Citi Forward were so pukey.

 

I guess I'll just have her transfer her points to me if she wants to redeem them.

[clutchcargo]

BTW, thanks, Hitman.

 

I never redeem my own points, I just transfer them to friends & family, or give them my password.

 

I was wondering why my ES's redemption options for the 10,000 bonus TY points for opening a Citi Forward were so pukey.

 

I guess I'll just have her transfer her points to me if she wants to redeem them.

 

That's a great strategy. I'm in the process of getting a lowly Dividends card PC'd to the no AF Preferred, just to funnel Forward points through it.

Edited March 31, 2012 by clutchcargo

[Krish]

Great Bob.

 

BTW, how does Amazon e-code works? they send an ecode and all we need to do is add to the Amazon account and shows up as gift card balance?

[clutchcargo]

Great Bob.

 

BTW, how does Amazon e-code works? they send an ecode and all we need to do is add to the Amazon account and shows up as gift card balance?

 

As Bob's secretary, I will answer for him... YES

[BobWang]

ThankYou Premier & Prestige

Get 33% more value for your points when you redeem

for airfare through the ThankYou Travel Center.

Enjoy this benefit on any airline with no blackout dates.

LAX-JFK roundtrip

ThankYou & ThankYou Preferred = 31,740

Premier & Prestige = 23,864

[BobWang]

Shop knowing you're protected in 4 ways

Dear Bob,

When you use your Citi ThankYou® Premier Card to shop, you're getting more than ThankYou® Points in return. We've also got your back in these 4 important ways:*

 

1. Extended Warranty extends the manufacturer's original U.S. warranty (of one year or less) up to one additional year on most items purchased.

2. Retail Purchase Protection protects most purchases against theft, fire or accidental breakage, up to $1,000, for 90 days from the date of purchase.

3. Price Protection means if you buy something with your card and then see it advertised in print for less within 60 days, you may be eligible for a refund for the difference — up to $250. (Excludes internet purchases and advertisements and certain items.)

4. Billing Dispute Resolution can assist you if you are unhappy with a purchase and the merchant isn't making it right.

 

These benefits are included with your card so you can use it with more confidence.

[BobWang]

http://www.indexcred...rc=fxb-61284110

Then the data are written so that Citi knows you want to redeem 1,000 of the rewards points you've already earned (if you're a Citi ThankYou Preferred or Premier cardmember; 1,200 if you have a Citi ThankYou card) to pay or part-pay for the purchase. A billing cycle or two later, you should receive a statement credit for $10.

[aftermath]

I'm waiting for the rumored British Airways/Singapore Airlines partner points transfer program to be implemented.

 

Many bloggers have confirmed with Citi reps that this will go into affect sometime in April, then all of a sudden Citi had a spaz attack and told all of them to take the information down.

[BobWang]

It's still possible to get $500 with $2500 spend in 3 months.

http://creditcards.c...7E83CC0F9C04A69

Woo, that's even better.

 

Think of it as 4 years of AFs paid for, to get the 33% bonus on airline redemptions.

[snark]

OK, I said it first:

 

(singing near redrock formation)...."somebody left the gate open........")

 

This DOES look like a good programme for rewards indeed!

[BobWang]

ES tried to redeem TY points on her Citi Forward ONLY account for the next day, NO GO.

 

Logged into my Citi Premier account, and was able to do it.

[BobWang]

For a hotel reservation.

[BobWang]

Odd quirk for Citi Forward.

 

My statement closed with a Foreign Transaction Fee of $1.72 on 4/18, the closing date.

 

I don't use this card overseas, and I didn't think I'd made any foreign online purchases.

 

Looking through the statement, found the culprit:

 

When the Harry Potter Kindle books were released on 3/27, Amazon did not list them.

 

So I bought the set for US$ 57.54 at POTTERMORE LONDON GB

 

Looks like Citi Forward only lists the FETF when statements close, FYI.

[BobWang]

Premier: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 135k TYP

 

Preferred: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 180k TYP

[aftermath]

Premier: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 135k TYP

 

Preferred: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 180k TYP

 

If and when the supposed "confirmed rumors" of British Airways becoming a transfer partner goes through (there is currently an extensive discussion going on over at Flyertalk) then:

 

25k TYP > 25k BA > 25 AA = LAX-LIH-LAX

Edited April 20, 2012 by aftermath

[gnarlywood]

Premier: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 135k TYP

 

Preferred: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 180k TYP

"Pulled a Wang" today and got the TY Premier to pair with my beloved Forward.

[BobWang]

Premier: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 135k TYP

 

Preferred: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 180k TYP

 

If and when the supposed "confirmed rumors" of British Airways becoming a transfer partner goes through (there is currently an extensive discussion going on over at Flyertalk) then:

 

25k TYP > 25k BA > 25 AA = LAX-LIH-LAX

That would be nice, currently

 

Premier: LAX-LIH-LAX AA 56k TYP

 

Preferred: LAX-LIH-LAX AA 74k TYP

[BobWang]

Premier: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 135k TYP

 

Preferred: LAX-JFK-LAX 1st 180k TYP

"Pulled a Wang" today and got the TY Premier to pair with my beloved Forward.

[BobWang]

^

[ctb89]

When the Harry Potter Kindle books were released on 3/27, Amazon did not list them.

 

So I bought the set for US$ 57.54 at POTTERMORE LONDON GB

Harry Potter? For yourself?

 

 

[Repairerer]

So you got the UK editions?