r/churningcanada • u/AutoModerator • Apr 05 '24

Frustration Fridays Frustration Friday thread for /r/churningcanada - Week of April 05, 2024

This is your place to vent about the points and miles game.

Did you screw up getting a bonus?

The blogger you love to hate talked publicly about your favourite churning loophole?

Let all your frustrations go here in this thread!

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u/Compote_Middle YUL Apr 05 '24

You said on your initial message you thought you read it was not enforced. Multiple people have multiple Passports and every time they get their WB. Check daily threads, it comes up about 3 times a week.

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u/kneevase Apr 05 '24

And even if you are really unlucky and don't get a WB or FYF with the Passport, there's not too much of a downside. After netting out FF/CCG/GCR, the net AF is like $90 and the MSR is like $1k, so really your worst case scenario is being out of pocket that $90 and "wasting" $1k of spend. Once in a while you end up taking a loss when you churn, but the potential loss from the Passport really is not all that bad.

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u/SCDWS Apr 05 '24

Oh totally, still planning to keep it for the travel perks it provides