All questions about 5X Rewards here... - The DIS Discussion Forums

JodiR · 09-01-2009, 06:49 PM

Since we all have questions about this program, I thought we could put our questions and answers in one thread.

Right now is the airline, dining, groceries and gas from July 1- Sept. 30.

My question is this... you still earn 1 DDR + another 5 for those amounts that qualify? So it is actually 6 DDR's total?

Feel free to post any questions or comments on the program

aka-mad4themouse · 09-01-2009, 07:17 PM

The categories and threshold of spending is not the same for everyone.

My categories are:

Dining
Groceries
Gas
Airlines

I get 4 bonus rewards dollars for every dollar over $250 spent in those categories each month up to a maximum of 100 bonus rewards dollars over the 3-month period.

alyssa810 · 09-01-2009, 07:37 PM

Mine is the same, 4 bonus rewards, which if I recall correctly from the last time I had the promo they didn't add until after the promotion ended. My threshold is $600, and I think the last time it was $250 (which was a lot easier to spend). I'll still take all the bonus offers I can get!

DisneyDebbie · 09-01-2009, 07:44 PM

mine is the same time period, but 5x and the minimum is $1000.

ceecee · 09-01-2009, 08:32 PM

Mine was 5X over $750.00. Last month's VISA bill was $3200 and I got 31 reward points AND (are you ready for this???) 2 whole bonus reward points. The month prior I got only 4 bonus points. Everything around here is in the "other" catagory and doesn't count. We charge everything and pay it off each month, you get the rewards after you pay I believe.

aka-mad4themouse · 09-01-2009, 09:07 PM

Ceecee, the bonus points are awarded 6-8 weeks from the month in which the transaction posts to your account. So if you saw 2 bonus points on last month's statement, they would be from bonus rewards earned on a bill that was generated in May or June.

Most of my purchases show up as "other" in my account online. I still get the bonus credits for my grocery shopping at Pathmark and Safeway.

ceecee · 09-02-2009, 09:22 AM

Great, maybe I will get some morebonus points then! I got a postcard for Apr-June and again for July-Sept. so I was hoping to get some additional points since we charge everything and most bills are around $2000-3000 a month. I did call once and ask about the grocery store and the cs rep just said it depends on how the individual store labels it.

cinderella97 · 09-02-2009, 11:10 AM

Do you have to get the email about this or do you just sign up?

secretpantssam · 09-02-2009, 11:46 AM

I got this promotion last summer with a limit of $250 and I was able to get a good amount of bonus dollars. Then the next time around they upped the minimum to $500 and I didn't make it so I guess they stopped giving it to me...

eyor44 · 09-02-2009, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DisneyDebbie

mine is the same time period, but 5x and the minimum is $1000.

Mine is the same minimum which stinks. I never spend $1000 in one month in those categories........though I do try.

aka-mad4themouse · 09-02-2009, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinderella97

Do you have to get the email about this or do you just sign up?

Mine was a snail-mail flyer. If you didn't get one, you can call Chase to see if you might be "on the list:. As long as you sign up by 9/29/2009, they will go back and calculate your bonuses from July and August. Of course, that doesn't help if you've haven't been using your Disney VISA lately.

HeyIt'sMe · 09-02-2009, 12:05 PM

When we first got our Disney Visa (we are Day One cardholders) we used it alot and I vaguely remember getting an initial 5X bonus offer years ago and I think the minimum was some ridiculous amount like $2,500.

We stopped using the card for awhile and - surprise! - last year we got the 5X bonus three times. However, each time the minimum was raised; but that's what the 5X bonus is all about-getting people to use their Chase Disney Visa more! This is what we got -

Jan-Mar 2008 - Limit was $100
Apr-Jun 2008 - Limit was $250
Jul-Sep 2008 - Limit was $500

We easily met these limits but we didn't get an offer after the Jul-Sep 2008 time frame until a year later (Jul-Sep 2009) and the limit is $500 since we've been using the card more.

thymed · 09-02-2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeyIt'sMe

When we first got our Disney Visa (we are Day One cardholders) we used it alot and I vaguely remember getting an initial 5X bonus offer years ago and I think the minimum was some ridiculous amount like $2,500.

We stopped using the card for awhile and - surprise! - last year we got the 5X bonus three times. However, each time the minimum was raised; but that's what the 5X bonus is all about-getting people to use their Chase Disney Visa more! This is what we got -

Jan-Mar 2008 - Limit was $100
Apr-Jun 2008 - Limit was $250
Jul-Sep 2008 - Limit was $500

We easily met these limits but we didn't get an offer after the Jul-Sep 2008 time frame until a year later (Jul-Sep 2009) and the limit is $500 since we've been using the card more.

That would explain why we didn't get it either

aka-mad4themouse · 09-02-2009, 12:17 PM

I don't know about that. We use DH's Disney VISA for all our recurring bills and we got the offer twice this year. The first had a threshold of $500/mo in all the select categories while the second offer only had a $250 threshold.

We typically have between $1500-$2500 in charges each month on the card.

deedeetoo · 09-02-2009, 02:29 PM

I don't think we've gotten one of these offers in over a year. Last time we had it I bought international plane tickets for four of us, plus a few other big purchases. We got so many extra reward dollars that I think we are now permanently off the list.

09-01-2009, 06:49 PM	#1
JodiR DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 607	All questions about 5X Rewards here... Since we all have questions about this program, I thought we could put our questions and answers in one thread. Right now is the airline, dining, groceries and gas from July 1- Sept. 30. My question is this... you still earn 1 DDR + another 5 for those amounts that qualify? So it is actually 6 DDR's total? Feel free to post any questions or comments on the program

09-01-2009, 07:17 PM	#2
aka-mad4themouse Budget Board Co-Host Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Between a rock & a hard place Posts: 9,295	The categories and threshold of spending is not the same for everyone. My categories are: Dining Groceries Gas Airlines I get 4 bonus rewards dollars for every dollar over $250 spent in those categories each month up to a maximum of 100 bonus rewards dollars over the 3-month period. __________________ -insert clever observation here-

09-01-2009, 07:37 PM	#3
alyssa810 It's much more fun on the boat Must have creme brulee Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Stoughton, MA & OKW Posts: 2,759	Mine is the same, 4 bonus rewards, which if I recall correctly from the last time I had the promo they didn't add until after the promotion ended. My threshold is $600, and I think the last time it was $250 (which was a lot easier to spend). I'll still take all the bonus offers I can get! __________________ annual trips since 1997! some highlights: 1st trip Feb 19851st onsite WL 11/2002: ENGAGED @ MKHoneymoon @ DLP- NB 4/2004DVC members and our OKW love affair begins 12/200429th b-day@DLH 8/2005Joel's 1st trip 12/2007 CBRback to DLP-SL 6/2010GCV 9/2011 Happy 4th B-day Joel!ASMu & BCV 9/2012OKW1/2013GCV 5/2013** 40+ trips and counting!! 8 Parks in 9 Months (part II)TR here! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2439987 8 Parks in 9 Months (part III)TR here! http://www.disboards.com/showthread....9#post37117909

09-01-2009, 09:07 PM	#6
aka-mad4themouse Budget Board Co-Host Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Between a rock & a hard place Posts: 9,295	Ceecee, the bonus points are awarded 6-8 weeks from the month in which the transaction posts to your account. So if you saw 2 bonus points on last month's statement, they would be from bonus rewards earned on a bill that was generated in May or June. Most of my purchases show up as "other" in my account online. I still get the bonus credits for my grocery shopping at Pathmark and Safeway. __________________ -insert clever observation here-

09-02-2009, 11:10 AM	#8
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09-01-2009, 07:44 PM	#4
DisneyDebbie DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 629	mine is the same time period, but 5x and the minimum is $1000.

09-01-2009, 08:32 PM	#5
ceecee DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,673	Mine was 5X over $750.00. Last month's VISA bill was $3200 and I got 31 reward points AND (are you ready for this???) 2 whole bonus reward points. The month prior I got only 4 bonus points. Everything around here is in the "other" catagory and doesn't count. We charge everything and pay it off each month, you get the rewards after you pay I believe.

09-02-2009, 09:22 AM	#7
ceecee DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,673	Great, maybe I will get some morebonus points then! I got a postcard for Apr-June and again for July-Sept. so I was hoping to get some additional points since we charge everything and most bills are around $2000-3000 a month. I did call once and ask about the grocery store and the cs rep just said it depends on how the individual store labels it.

09-02-2009, 11:46 AM	#9
secretpantssam DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bensalem, Pa Posts: 1,461	I got this promotion last summer with a limit of $250 and I was able to get a good amount of bonus dollars. Then the next time around they upped the minimum to $500 and I didn't make it so I guess they stopped giving it to me... __________________ WWMD What would Mickey do?

09-02-2009, 12:05 PM	#12
HeyIt'sMe For Tag Fairy's Use only That weed whacker just intimidates me somethin' fierce! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,457	When we first got our Disney Visa (we are Day One cardholders) we used it alot and I vaguely remember getting an initial 5X bonus offer years ago and I think the minimum was some ridiculous amount like $2,500. We stopped using the card for awhile and - surprise! - last year we got the 5X bonus three times. However, each time the minimum was raised; but that's what the 5X bonus is all about-getting people to use their Chase Disney Visa more! This is what we got - Jan-Mar 2008 - Limit was $100 Apr-Jun 2008 - Limit was $250 Jul-Sep 2008 - Limit was $500 We easily met these limits but we didn't get an offer after the Jul-Sep 2008 time frame until a year later (Jul-Sep 2009) and the limit is $500 since we've been using the card more. __________________ Me DH DD (15) Nov '75~Contemporary / Jun '85~Offsite Oct '91~Polynesian / Oct '93 ~Polynesian / Sep '00~Polynesian / Oct '01~Polynesian / Sep '02~Polynesian Oct '03~Polynesian / Oct '04~Polynesian / Oct '06~Polynesian / Oct '08~Polynesian / Oct '10~Polynesian Oct '11~Polynesian / October '12~Polynesian

09-02-2009, 12:17 PM	#14
aka-mad4themouse Budget Board Co-Host Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Between a rock & a hard place Posts: 9,295	I don't know about that. We use DH's Disney VISA for all our recurring bills and we got the offer twice this year. The first had a threshold of $500/mo in all the select categories while the second offer only had a $250 threshold. We typically have between $1500-$2500 in charges each month on the card. __________________ -insert clever observation here-

09-02-2009, 02:29 PM	#15
deedeetoo DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,297	I don't think we've gotten one of these offers in over a year. Last time we had it I bought international plane tickets for four of us, plus a few other big purchases. We got so many extra reward dollars that I think we are now permanently off the list.

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