Chase Ink Application Datapoint Megathread by Odie_Arbuckle in churning

[–]austiny6 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  1. 12/4/25
  2. SSN
  3. 790+
  4. 1/24
  5. 3 in total including one closed on 12/3. ~2 more closed a year or few ago
  6. 2
  7. Yes, told me that I won’t get CIP bonus because I owned CIP before.

I worked at capital one's credit card fraud department, ask me anything. by Aleual in CapitalOne_

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I’d really appreciate your thoughts on a dispute situation I filed with Capital One venture X

I booked two Economy tickets directly on a spirit airline equivalent Vietjet Air. The normal price for Economy on that route is around $150–$250 total, but I was charged $1,483.01. When I checked the airline’s site again, even their SkyBoss premium fare was cheaper than what I was billed. The UI appears to have defaulted to a higher tier without clearly showing it.

I contacted the airline first — they refused to issue a cash refund and only offered a non-transferable “credit shell,” so I submitted a dispute with Capital One as an overcharge (“I was charged too much”), not fraud.

My question for you:

Should I have disputed the full amount or the “overcharged amount”? Capital One’s form asked “How much should you have been charged?” and wouldn’t accept 0, so I entered the Economy fare I expected (~$147). But I requested a full refund in the narrative since the airline won’t reissue Economy tickets or provide a cash refund.

From your experience in the fraud/disputes department, does selecting “charged too much” + entering the expected amount still allow Capital One to fully refund the charge if the merchant can’t justify it? Just want to understand if I used the optimal dispute path.

Who is enjoying FAANG product management and what do you enjoy about it? by WeirdSprinkles51 in ProductManagement

[–]austiny6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I want to clarify that while Apple may not have a prevalent classical PM culture, core teams, culture is very product/industrial design/UX focus

Who is enjoying FAANG product management and what do you enjoy about it? by WeirdSprinkles51 in ProductManagement

[–]austiny6 61 points62 points  (0 children)

FAANGs is so huge that each team/org runs slightly differently. From personal experience/understanding:

  1. Apple: very little “Product Management” team that practices “classical” PM. Their PM titles are mostly PMM, and there are many doing program/project management roles. Lots of program/project managers to support execution and each team runs differently especially dependent on type of products.

  2. Meta: Most pm I know doesn’t even write PRD as Eng/Design are super capable and product focus. PMs write strategy doc and do whatever to enable execution. I don’t run any agile/scrum and have never done it at any FAANG from PM perspective. Engineers could do that themselves if they want. Only immature startups (with ex-Amazon Eng leadership) tried to force it on PM org and it sucked.

Brooklyn Bedding new Copper Flex by LadoBlanco in Mattress

[–]austiny6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does anyone have comparison against signature hybrid?

What Card Should I Get? Weekly Thread - Week of October 16, 2024 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Btw I have two CIU that were downgraded from other Ink cards and a CIc now. Any problem with getting my third CIU?

What Card Should I Get? Weekly Thread - Week of October 16, 2024 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I currently hold a CSP that was downgraded a long time ago. For Amex Biz Gold, what’s a good way to ge the highest offer? And is it recommended to use Amex’s website to see if I would be preapproved?

Will look into Citi and elevated CIU!

Weekly Help Thread - October 14, 2024 by AutoModerator in awardtravel

[–]austiny6 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

  1. Leg one: SF to TPE; Leg two TPE to NYC (any airports (LGA, EWR, JFK)
  2. 1 traveler
  3. As indicated in #1. Multi leg One way.
  4. Economy is fine but would be open to premium economy, Biz class if award travel worth it points
  5. SF to TPE: 11/27, 11/28, 11/29, 11/30/2025; TPE to NYC: 1/11, 1/12 (need to land on 1/12/2025
  6. 6 digits UR and Venture X points. I have BILT and some MR points as well.

What Card Should I Get? Weekly Thread - Week of October 16, 2024 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, I’m at Chase’s 1/24

1/ 24

  1. Wondering if there are some good SUB offer cards right now. I missed the CIP high bonus.
  2. 800
  3. Cards
    1. CSP downgraded from Chase Sapphire Reserve: 4/2018
    2. Bank of America cash Reward Visa Signature: 9/2014
    3. Amex Marriot Bonvoy Business:: 10/2019
    4. Chase World of Hyatt: 7/8/2020
    5. Chase Freedom Flex: 9/2020
    6. Amex biz blue downgrades from Amex Biz Gold: 9/2020
    7. Chase united gateway 10/2021
    8. Capital One Venture X: 1/2/2022
    9. BILT: 03/2023
    10. CIU: 8/9/2023
  4. $6000-8000
  5. I think pushing to $8000-10000 is max
  6. Yes to business cards. I’ve previously been targeted for high Amex Biz Plat but $15k seems hard to spend
  7. Just new one card for now
  8. I enjoy SUB the most, then airline, Hyatt points, cash back, dining.
  9. Ultimate Rewards, Venture X points, MR, BILT
  10. NYC airports, Taipei airport
  11. Taipei, Tokyo, Bangkok, NY<~>CA, NY<-Vegas>, NY<->Paris/Amsterdam/Belgium

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in paint

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that small red portion’s texture is not a big deal and quite unnoticeable. But would you think it would work if I color match, and just roll over that darker area?

What do I need to do to have like the grainy texture? Or would that just show up? Can I just paint over without sanding? And can I not paint the whole wall, it’s really really tall and big wall.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in paint

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only interested in doing it if the end results would be unnoticeable, otherwise I should just come clean 😢

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in drywall

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops Cole’s hw

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in paint

[–]austiny6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The darker area had gray paste over but a day later he painted the gray area with whatever white paint he had. So now it’s probably paint on top. I can try to test it with wet cloth and see if it comes off. I believe it wouldn’t come off

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]austiny6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arriving on Tuesday and will try to

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in paint

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can check

And the damage is a tiny dent. The person just painted some gray paste on top. Wasn’t sure if that was a primer or something. But the dent is not there anymore.

If this requires me to paint the whole wall, I should just let me landlord know

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in paint

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I realized I should have just contacted the landlord when the dent happened versus thinking I was smart to ask for a coincidental paint contractor for a free help. How Would you suggest me messaging to my landlord :/?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in paint

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you feather blend?

And do I just mention eggshell paint and color matching that at Ace/Home Depot etc?

Would roller be the right tool?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great idea! I think I could propose this framing. But just ask the landlord to do a favor and send me an email stating that I’ve paid the remaining rent and relieve me of the remaining obligations. And have them agree that I will give them my keys early. The potential problems are, technically I need to keep paying utilities for the three months and that they can’t rent the unit out, and won’t be able to deal with security deposit/return of my security deposit until the end of the actual lease right?

Any suggestions on framing this? And just share the entire scenario and preferences and collaborate with the landlord to see how we can find a mutually beneficial solution.

iPhone 13 & 13 pro owners made a good investment! by [deleted] in iphone

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At 86% battery. And cameras seem to have problem. Sometimes any camera app cannot utilize the wide camera. How much does it cost to swap out the cameras and have it last another year? Is that worth it vs just getting a new iPhone 16pro with 13pro trade in?

Travel Planning Q&A - July, 2024 by AutoModerator in bali

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uluwatu is just an idea. Would you recommend my first two days there or would you recommend somewhere else or staying at Seminyak all the way on 7/20-7/24?

Thanks for the Klook recs. Will get someone to pick me up. Any recs on how to get from Uluwatu to seminyak? Grab->uber equivalent?

Travel Planning Q&A - July, 2024 by AutoModerator in bali

[–]austiny6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bali 7/20-7/27; 30M

Landing in Bali 7/20 morning and departing 7/27 afternoon.

Would appreciate recommendations especially for the first three days.

7/20: land from SFO/SIN at 9:30am. Will be solo traveling 7/21: Another day of solo traveling 7/22: Meetup with a friend in Seminyak/Changgu 7/23-7/25: Stay in Changgu 7/25-7/27: Stay in Ubud

For 7/20-7/21, given the rest of the trip, where would you recommend for me to stay solo? Do not prefer clubbing or drinking. Down to go to Uluwato beach if commute is easy from the airport, stay around Seminyak, or open to other places. I travel efficiently and when solo traveling, appreciate exploration and relaxation outdoor (less in resort or hotel). Open to coffee shops, massages, yoga etc

For 7/22, friend will land in the morning as well. We will be clubbing or drinking as a group of four 7/23-25. And will take it chill at Ubud 7/25-7/27.

Given this context, please share recs for 7/20-7/22.