Just a head's up for those of you calling and getting refunds. As i posted here the other day, I had refunds coming from United and Alaska flights for the Star Wards half marathon. I've been keeping an eye on my credit card refunds and saw the seat charge for the United flights come through, but the "new" itinerary was still showing on my united account. I decided to call and good thing. The first agent had apparently neglected to cancel the flight!!! I was furious. The guy who answered this time had some funny things to say about the first agent's competence. Anyway, a reminder to keep checking itineraries that have allegedly been cancelled.
I *think* I was refunded my Chase URs for the Alaska trip, but it's showed up weird in my account. If anyone else has received a Chase UR refund, I'd be interested in how yours showed up. I had to go way back to the trip booking date where the points were zeroed out. In other words, the original redemption was zero rather than having two transactions of a debit and credit. Weird, but I think my points are back.