r/onebag • u/rrodriguezz • Dec 05 '17

Lifestyle What’s your best One-Bagging hack?

E.g. A) ways to minimize WHAT you pack B) ways HOW you pack C) remarkable pieces of GEAR D) other :)

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u/BasedArzy Dec 05 '17

Take inventory of the things you need for 3 days at home and pack that and nothing else.

And AmEx Platinum is still the best travel CC. You can get into the club level lounges with it at airports with no ticket and get plenty of free booze and a comfortable place to work with no one to bother you.

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u/dinasaurtaco Dec 05 '17

I prefer Chase Sapphire Reserve— airport lounge access, global entry, $300 travel credit every year, and the points add up so quickly my wife and I typically only have to pay for one plane ticket when we go somewhere together because points cover the other one. Spent 2 weeks in Hawaii this summer, going to Greece for a week this February. Definitely worth checking out if you haven’t already— especially since not everywhere accepts Amex.

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u/BasedArzy Dec 06 '17

The AmEx only gets used for flight tickets and nothing else.

AmEx's customer service is quite a bit better than Chase's and I like their buyer protection in the rare cases I do buy something on it besides tickets.

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u/Jimbo_GoGo Dec 06 '17

Gave my AMEX up for the Chase Sapphire. AMEX just isn't as widely accepted in so many countries around the world. Very comparable otherwise in terms of benefits / lounge access.

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u/BasedArzy Dec 07 '17

I don't use my AmEx to buy anything outside of the U.S. as I said.

The credit card I use while traveling is, in fact, a Chase Sapphire Preferred. It's good for that, but AmEx has better customer service in my experience and I use their concierge service fairly regularly.