Back in June, Chase released an updated version of the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card. Those who already had the card before that date found themselves in a sort of limbo with the old features of the card, and with new features set to trigger on October 26th. If that’s you, here are some things you may want to do to prepare for that upcoming transition.
Preparing for the Reserve® 10/26 transition
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(00:10) – An updated Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card was introduced on June 23, 2025. Anyone who obtained their Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card before that is in a transition state through October 26
(00:49) – Features before Oct 26…
(01:50) – Features you’ll have access to starting Oct 26…
(09:59) – What might you want to do to prepare for October 26th?
(12:58) – What is Nick going to do?
(15:33) – What is Greg going to do?
(17:45) – What to do if you’re a new Sapphire Reserve cardholder…
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Ref those special restaurants and the $150 every six months: if I spend $75 on a meal in November, and another $75 on a meal in December, is that ok?
Or is it only one expense in the time period?
Yes you can get credit for multiple smaller purchases
Apparently Chase will deny you the CSR dining credit if paying with your physical card at a mobile terminal…this BS is enough to discount the credit significantly if not eliminate it altogether.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChaseSapphire/comments/1n74qim/beware_chase_150_dining_credit/
Read the Reddit string – this is not a good thing – apparently a loophole Chase will exploit to prevent getting the credit for a legitimate visit to the “special” restaurants.
If you converted a Freedom card to CSR in late June to grandfather the old benefits, when will you be charged the AF? Supposedly the $300 credit will also reset.
Chase is starting to require calls into customer service every time you transfer pts. Annoying change.
I better try to get my Freedom Flex bonus for this quarter soon. I guess I’m buying $1500 worth of gift cards from a gas station…
So it seems that (a) transfer all Ultimate Rewards points to a CSR account (unless you have so many points it doesn’t matter), (b) you could transfer them back to another Chase Ultimate Rewards user (e.g., a spouse with CSP) if that user needs, say, a United Airlines award transfer to their Mileage Plus account for award travel. Did I understand that conclusion correctly?
Yes