5xTP is still not enough to cover the loss in exchange rate. So what's the point ?


Brochure is written black and white while CS is just telling you through his/her mouth. When something goes wrong, the judge will refer to the brochure

Unfortunately, i'm afraid there is no other better alternative.

Yeah. Get the MBB VI


And he's going to welcome year 2012 there


Sheraton Seoul D Cube allows all SPG member of all tier level to use the internet for free


Sheraton Seoul D Cube is about 20 minutes away from the city centre by Seoul Metro/Korail but i can guarantee you, the experience at this hotel is totally worth it. The Korean has such a good public transport, getting around is so easy. I won't bother to check other hotel next time i go to Seoul because i know that this hotel is the one that i want to come back to


And they sign on a pad, only the customer receipt copy is printed, less paper is used

Got. And even Hanja in most stations.


Unfortunately they don't.

All payments made via Paypal will be deducted right away when you authorize the payment. however, for you case, this is not possible as Amazon does not accept payment via Paypal.

No. You weren't. fruitie was just giving a suggestion and she did say she wasn't sure if Amazon accepts payment via Paypal. I replied a few minutes later and said that it's not possible to pay via Paypal. Your post this morning and mine is 9 hours apart. There is no way you can miss my reply. It's more like you didn't read what's posted clearly before hitting the add reply button.


I met some really nice people both in the subways and restaurants. They don't speak much English but still tried their best to help me. Both the old and young ones are equally helpful

Congrats! They could either be your money saving tools or bring you financial troubles. So use your credit cards wisely.


Transaction date will be recorded as 31st Dec, but posting date will be either on 1st, 2nd or 3rd day of every month. The cash rebate for this round is likely to be posted into our account only on 2/1/12.

This post has been edited by MilesAndMore: Dec 30 2011, 03:16 PM

That's awesome! Will reload my Starbucks card later and see if i can get the sms

I logged into my online account twice yesterday and did not face any problem

Wrong. Should be January. Please refer to earlier replies for more details.

Using MBB2 AMEX to pay for a payment in foreign currency is better if you can be certain that you'll get the weekend 5% rebate + 5x TP.


I couldn't agree more!

I can tell you they are so wrong. Internet transactions do qualify for the 5% weekend cash rebate but as Gen-X said, it all boils down to the transaction date + posting date of your payment.

No worries. It's a new system just implemented by Maybank and a few other banks in Malaysia. RM200 us just the deposit. They will refund the the difference to you in the new few working days.

The points can be combined.

You are still talking about using your MBB2 AMEX overseas right ? What determines whether or not you are entitled for the 5% weekend cash rebate is the transaction date. The transaction date must falls on either Saturday or Sunday. Posting date will however, determine you will get the rebate this month or next month.

For example, you bought something in USA on 31st December 2011 which is a Saturday, thus making you eligible for the MBB2 AMEX weekend 5% cash rebate. However, the payment was only posted to your account a few days later and the posting date is recorded as x Jan 2012 in your account. The 5% weekend cash rebate will be credited to your account only next month and is counted towards your 5% weekend rebate for January 2012 instead of December 2011.

This post has been edited by MilesAndMore: Jan 4 2012, 10:56 PM

Agreed with ronnie. We have faced this problem before, so we know how it works now


Yes. Transaction date is on 31st Dec 2011, posting date is also on 31st Dec 2011, then the card holder will get the weekend 5% cash rebate in early January and it is part of the December 2011 rebate.

However, if the transaction date is on 31st Dec 2011 but the posting date is on 1st Jan 2012 or later, you will still get the 5% weekend cash rebate for all the transactions made on 31st Dec 2011 but it won't be credited into your account until early February 2012 and it is counted as part of your January 2012 rebate.

Call the CS and tell him/her you want the VISA, not MC.

It's 3%, not 2%.

It's 3% (0.5% + 2.5%). This information was given by an AMEX user. You can refer to the back of you AMEX statement if you are currently using an AMEX charge card.

0.5% from Maybank and 2.5% from AMEX. Anyway, idoblu has confirmed this too.


It's different. Both are AMEX but one is a charge card bearing no Maybank logo (pure AMEX) while MBB2 AMEX is a credit card bearing the Maybankard logo.


Do you still have the AMEX Gold credit card statement ? The one that was the hottest AMEX before the introduction of this MBB2 product. If i'm not mistaken, the information was given by someone using the pure AMEX Gold credit card. I did refer back to my mom's canceled AMEX charge card statement from year 2009 and the was no mention of this 0.5% admin charge either, just the 2.5% from AMEX.

Anyway, one thing for sure is that for all AMEX credit card bearing the Maybankard logo, the total admin fee is 3% (0.5% + 2.5%).


All the banks seem to charge more than what's stated in the back of the statement (foreign currency admin fee).

Anyway, can you please do all of us a favor by splitting your next overseas payment into two Maybank credit cards ? I mean to pay for the same purchase with your MBB2 VISA/MC (preferably with another MBB VISA credit card) and MBB VI ? So that we can compare the rates and to find out if Maybank is inflating the rate for MBB VI. Just to check if they are sincere in giving out the 5xTP for MBB VI for all payments made in foreign currency.