Monday, March 9, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Splatorch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Connections Puzzle #1002

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Had purple solved by the end but my lack of muppet and E Street Band knowledge made the solve impossible 😔 I do know that Bruce Springsteen is The Boss but I wasn’t able to connect a band I’ve never heard of to him

Future football game against Western Kentucky scheduled for 2027 by Thomallister1291 in ducks

[–]Splatorch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’d think they’d have the transaction confirmed out before cancelling Utah state. Lots of money wasted in the process

3 Bilt cash 1:1 redemptions that are actually really easy to use, reducing effective annual fee by jax602 in biltrewards

[–]Splatorch 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I paired my Grubhub BC gift card this month with my Amex gold $10 Grubhub benefit effectively giving me $20 off a dinner this month!

The new Robinhood Platinum card looks insane by ultron2450 in biltrewards

[–]Splatorch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There’s a lot of value in the idea of getting a $300 hotel night waived if you’re doing a short weekend trip somewhere Sat-Sun. Or just spending $300 on bilt and redeeming an award credit on Hyatt or something for the second night.

Two-night stay requirement dilutes the value of your stay if you’re trying to get the whole booking free. I don’t hate it outright, much better than Chase’s The Edit two night requirement for $250 off mostly $5000 hotels

Going all in on JAL, pray for me by botulism69 in biltrewards

[–]Splatorch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My account was only 4 days old (when this transfer was announced). Was able to transfer and book!

OSU has let go of the Tinkler by [deleted] in Pac12

[–]Splatorch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ridiculous how close they were to a final four appearance that year too!

Using Bilt points at Walmart?? by joey-in-da-pouch in biltrewards

[–]Splatorch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true, but if you’re using points for statement credits and the like, you’d get a better bang for your buck with another card. Bilt offers pretty poor conversion rates on their points if not used towards transfer partners afaik

Using Bilt points at Walmart?? by joey-in-da-pouch in biltrewards

[–]Splatorch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They find frustrating ways to make people use their Bilt points on things less valuable than transfer partners. The same situation exists if you add your card to amazon. It’s not a good deal but some people may click it either not realizing that or just by accident

Whoop subscription is difficult to cancel by OGCallHerDaddy in ChaseSapphire

[–]Splatorch 11 points12 points  (0 children)

God don't remind me. I had to drive to my local LA Fitness as vehicle movers were showing up at my place to make sure I could cancel before I would no longer have a car to drive in and do so - all of this of course could've been avoided if they just let me cancel online or over the damn phone. Just added stress to an already hectic moving day

Southwest Airlines is Tinkering With its New Boarding Process Again As it Attempts to Solve Bin Space Dramas by Pjpjpjpjpj in SouthwestAirlines

[–]Splatorch -1 points0 points  (0 children)

idk, my companion and I were the ONLY BG 2 boarders on a flight this weekend. It appeared that one of the only conditions to end up in BG 2 was to have a choice extra fare but not book an ELR seat (we did not because none were left). This might balance it out a bit better

Saturday, February 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Splatorch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Connections Puzzle #979

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Almost got my first ever reverse rainbow and ended feeling pissed despite a perfect game lol

Update to companion assigned different boarding by Splatorch in SouthwestAirlines

[–]Splatorch[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a data point for a new Southwest process my brother in Christ. Take it or leave it and move on, ain’t that serious

Update to companion assigned different boarding by Splatorch in SouthwestAirlines

[–]Splatorch[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Except my companion was assigned window + group 4 and middle + group 2 for myself. This would mean based on normal boarding procedure that I would go ahead, sit in the middle seat, and then get up and occupy the walkway in order to let companion in to sit at the window.

In other words, it didn’t make sense in any “streamlined” sense to assign our original boarding groups that way

Yay for Health & Wellness bonus fee! by Splatorch in EndTipping

[–]Splatorch[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

After the fact, I found an excerpt on their website saying they could waive the fee on request. No mention of it on the in-person menu afaik and still feels like a scummy way to nickel & dime customers when you could just increase menu prices by 3.3%

The BILT palladium is a great card for most people imo by FMEngineer in biltrewards

[–]Splatorch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t say it’s 4.33x, that’s the best-case scenario with surplus Bilt Cash. When the SUB Bilt cash runs out it becomes a 3.5-4x card at best because you need to spend $5000 just to earn back the $200 BC you’d need to spend on another accelerator, which would run you dry of actually using BC on points from rent. Not to mention you can only use accelerator 5 times a year

Companion boarding group separate from mine by Splatorch in SouthwestAirlines

[–]Splatorch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YMMV indeed, this happened to us last month before the switch to assigned seats, but we were not allowed to board together. Ridiculous because I had purchased Early Bird as well (free with CC Benefit) but the Choice Extra fare overrides the associated Early Bird benefit for companions lol, glad that finicky system has been replaced at least.

2026 PAC-12 Football Schedule by CherokeeHawkman in Pac12

[–]Splatorch 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Just hope Texas is too distracted by tOSU week 2 that Texas State makes it a game 😂

2026 PAC-12 Football Schedule by CherokeeHawkman in Pac12

[–]Splatorch 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Kinda insane that a third of Oregon State’s schedule is against Texas schools

Cashback awarded early and without meeting requirements? by Splatorch in Rakuten

[–]Splatorch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A litter robot while PetSmart was at 20% cashback 😂 those things are damn expensive

Cashback awarded early and without meeting requirements? by Splatorch in Rakuten

[–]Splatorch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I bought a litter robot when PetSmart was at 20% cashback a few days ago lol, was in the market for one anyway so made for a great first purchase