I’m always leery, especially these days, when a credit card announces “exciting” changes to the terms of an account.
Naturally, I didn’t automatically jump up and down when I received an email from Discover saying “We have some exciting changes to your rewards program that we’re eager to share” and directed me to log in to my account for a message.
I logged in and opened the message. As best I could decipher, there were 2 changes, one positive, one negative.
The positive: ” … Now you can redeem any amount of Cashback Bonus you want for a statement credit, an electronic transfer to your bank account or a charitable donation, there are no minimums.” (This is a good development).
The negative: “ as of April 1, 2015, you will no longer be able to redeem for Discover gift cards.” (But, was the redemption-for-gift-cards option a feature that held any value?)
Exciting? Not really. But changes nonetheless.
A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.
Thank you for posting this information,
it is exactly what I wanted to know.
(If there come to be many more readers of it,
then much cumulative time will be saved
in their not having to mess with the Discover site,
as I did not.)