I have two from the list and a family member has a third one. The Thank You Network isn’t as good as it used to be but still sufficient. I’ve been redeeming my points quickly and transitioning to my other cards.
Just a note on the side, I’ve got that first Citi card, and when I went to redeem points a couple months ago, I realized Citi and Thank you network raised the total for redeeming points for gift cards. Used to be every 10,000 points got you a one hundred dollar gift card. Now you need 12,000 points.
Indeed. Credit card programs aren’t as sweet as they used to be… but I noticed that Citi has maintained some decent features, such as the thousand bonus points you receive on the Citi Forward cards — it’s hard to moan against Citi Forward, given that they are a new product by Citibank anyway; they just released this last year so there’s hardly a record there to compare against (although the ThankYou Points Network certainly does). I’m just thankful that there are still cards with no annual fees. I’m also noticing that more and more cards are gradually improving balance transfer offers again. The climate is improving slightly for the credit card industry, at least, compared to this time last year!
John RoweJune 21, 2010 at 11:21 am
Noticed that Citi has released new credit cards. The credit card industry seems to be picking up business and starting to recover. Some of the cards look pretty good, imo.
Some of the Citi cards have enticing sign up bonuses too…They remain competitive with Chase and Discover cards, but some of these features change a lot, so you’ll want to watch out for healthy cash back, point rewards or favorable rates before you apply.
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I have two from the list and a family member has a third one. The Thank You Network isn’t as good as it used to be but still sufficient. I’ve been redeeming my points quickly and transitioning to my other cards.
This is great information, thanks!
I think I’m going for that Citi Forward card.
Just a note on the side, I’ve got that first Citi card, and when I went to redeem points a couple months ago, I realized Citi and Thank you network raised the total for redeeming points for gift cards. Used to be every 10,000 points got you a one hundred dollar gift card. Now you need 12,000 points.
Indeed. Credit card programs aren’t as sweet as they used to be… but I noticed that Citi has maintained some decent features, such as the thousand bonus points you receive on the Citi Forward cards — it’s hard to moan against Citi Forward, given that they are a new product by Citibank anyway; they just released this last year so there’s hardly a record there to compare against (although the ThankYou Points Network certainly does). I’m just thankful that there are still cards with no annual fees. I’m also noticing that more and more cards are gradually improving balance transfer offers again. The climate is improving slightly for the credit card industry, at least, compared to this time last year!
Noticed that Citi has released new credit cards. The credit card industry seems to be picking up business and starting to recover. Some of the cards look pretty good, imo.
Some of the Citi cards have enticing sign up bonuses too…They remain competitive with Chase and Discover cards, but some of these features change a lot, so you’ll want to watch out for healthy cash back, point rewards or favorable rates before you apply.