Yet another wrong move by Marriott-bye bye all-inclusive packages

[OldPantry]

Gee... I didn't know it was a contest. And even more, that you were the judge.

I think the fact remains that unless you can get more than 2.5 cents per point on MRP redemption, a 2.5% cash back award card is better than earning a paltry 1 point per dollar on the Marriott Chase card. Earning 3 or 5 points per dollar for Marriott purchases is a no brainer.

Yeah. I think somebody else ought to be the judge. How about ... me? Really though, I think Jim's response (see above) was spot on. We were both trying to hone in on effective rewards strategies, and I make a blooper in responding to him. I agree with his bottom line, that a case can be made for either approach.

 

[scpoidog]

Like a lot of threads on TUG this one is getting a little personal. It shouldn't. Old Pantry and I were having a public discussion of how best to get the most bang for your buck with the use of CC's. He made some points, I made some points but everyone else can read this thread and maybe pick up some pointers on CC use that they were previously unaware of. To me that's what TUG or any other topic specific blog is about.

I like reward cards rather than cash back cards. Old Pantry feels it works better with the cash back system. Having a good discussion of the merits of each is helpful to everybody.

Thanks to both Jimf41 and Old Pantry for bringing up stuff that i havent thought of. That's what we're on this board for, right?