Comments on: Driver’s Edge: Driving for Dollars

By: Marie O.

Marie O. — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 17:01:42 +0000

I had a Citibank Drivers Edge card but I did not have the ‘Options’ card to qualify for service & mileage. Citibank CS told me my rebates would transfer over to the new card, which had the same credit card number, however the rebates did not transfer over. When I called them, the women said I was given mis-information. I lost approx 500+ rebates. She said I could transfer back but it would not be worth it. Without the ‘Options’ benefit, I could only redeem the points on the purchase of a car which I am not planning to do within the next 5 yrs. I pay the card off every month, so I will use whatever rebates I aquire, however I have a hard time trusting Citibank. When I orginally opened the account prior to 2001, I could cash out my rebates after 5 years, regardless of a car purchase, a policy which they have since amended.

By: nickel

nickel — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:50:26 +0000

There's really no additional effort aside from filling out and sending the enrollment form. I turn in service receipts to cash in my rewards anyway, and they take the mileage info from those. Might as well earn an extra one or two hundred bucks per year for virtually no extra effort. Since I can fax the receipts, I can do this without even getting up from my desk.

By: FMF

FMF — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:48:29 +0000

Seems like a lot of work to me. Factor in the cost of your time and effort and it may not be worth it.