25K DL Amex promo question
Jul 14, 2003 | 9:28 am
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25K DL Amex promo question
Back in March, using this link:
http://www66.americanexpress.com/car...0214033738/0/n
I signed up for the 25K Delta where you get 10K initially and then another 15K if you spend $5K in the first 5 months. The offer was vague and I read it to mean that I get the 10K + a 15K bonus after I spent the $5,000.00. After checking my statements, it appears that I got a 10K bonus in June for the card (more than the promised 6-8 weeks from first usuage, but that's okay) and then another 10K listed as the "Gold Promo" and then the regular miles (including the double miles promo) which equaled >5K in points. So is my assumption correct when I'm guessing that I'm not getting a 15K bonus, but instead I'm getting it as 5K for my spending the $5000.00 and then the 10K as a bonus? If so, I am disappointed because that's no the impression I got. Anyone else who signed up for this card get the wrong impression too? Or did you get your $5,000 bonus in a different format than I did?
Thanks!
http://www66.americanexpress.com/car...0214033738/0/n
I signed up for the 25K Delta where you get 10K initially and then another 15K if you spend $5K in the first 5 months. The offer was vague and I read it to mean that I get the 10K + a 15K bonus after I spent the $5,000.00. After checking my statements, it appears that I got a 10K bonus in June for the card (more than the promised 6-8 weeks from first usuage, but that's okay) and then another 10K listed as the "Gold Promo" and then the regular miles (including the double miles promo) which equaled >5K in points. So is my assumption correct when I'm guessing that I'm not getting a 15K bonus, but instead I'm getting it as 5K for my spending the $5000.00 and then the 10K as a bonus? If so, I am disappointed because that's no the impression I got. Anyone else who signed up for this card get the wrong impression too? Or did you get your $5,000 bonus in a different format than I did?
Thanks!
Jul 14, 2003 | 1:05 pm
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Read and re-read these offers!
THe DL promo in question was 10k with first purchase and then 10k more when you spend $5k in 5 months, plus the standard 5k for the spending = 25k total for spending $5k.
I did a similar (fee-free the first year) deal on the DL Business Amex... 10k with signup, 5k for adding two fee-free cards, then 5k for spending $5k in 5 months for a total of 25k including the regular miles for spending. Took a few reads to realize what I was dealing with!
There's a lesson in here for all mileage promos.. not just the DL Amex ones. Before spending money or making decisions, know what you're getting.
In my case I knew what I was getting and wasn't spending money. So it was a no-brainer.
Unfortunately, with too many promos, even the CSRs for the offering company don't understand the deals!
On the one hand, it would be nice if promos were more clear cut.
On the other hand, the more convoluted a promo becomes, the greater likelihood for loopholes...
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THe DL promo in question was 10k with first purchase and then 10k more when you spend $5k in 5 months, plus the standard 5k for the spending = 25k total for spending $5k.
I did a similar (fee-free the first year) deal on the DL Business Amex... 10k with signup, 5k for adding two fee-free cards, then 5k for spending $5k in 5 months for a total of 25k including the regular miles for spending. Took a few reads to realize what I was dealing with!
There's a lesson in here for all mileage promos.. not just the DL Amex ones. Before spending money or making decisions, know what you're getting.
In my case I knew what I was getting and wasn't spending money. So it was a no-brainer.
Unfortunately, with too many promos, even the CSRs for the offering company don't understand the deals!
On the one hand, it would be nice if promos were more clear cut.
On the other hand, the more convoluted a promo becomes, the greater likelihood for loopholes...
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View from the Wing: A blog about Free Miles and Free Markets
Jul 14, 2003 | 1:41 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff:
Read and re-read these offers!
THe DL promo in question was 10k with first purchase and then 10k more when you spend $5k in 5 months, plus the standard 5k for the spending = 25k total for spending $5k.
I did a similar (fee-free the first year) deal on the DL Business Amex... 10k with signup, 5k for adding two fee-free cards, then 5k for spending $5k in 5 months for a total of 25k including the regular miles for spending. Took a few reads to realize what I was dealing with!
There's a lesson in here for all mileage promos.. not just the DL Amex ones. Before spending money or making decisions, know what you're getting.
In my case I knew what I was getting and wasn't spending money. So it was a no-brainer.
Unfortunately, with too many promos, even the CSRs for the offering company don't understand the deals!
On the one hand, it would be nice if promos were more clear cut.
On the other hand, the more convoluted a promo becomes, the greater likelihood for loopholes...
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Read and re-read these offers!
THe DL promo in question was 10k with first purchase and then 10k more when you spend $5k in 5 months, plus the standard 5k for the spending = 25k total for spending $5k.
I did a similar (fee-free the first year) deal on the DL Business Amex... 10k with signup, 5k for adding two fee-free cards, then 5k for spending $5k in 5 months for a total of 25k including the regular miles for spending. Took a few reads to realize what I was dealing with!
There's a lesson in here for all mileage promos.. not just the DL Amex ones. Before spending money or making decisions, know what you're getting.
In my case I knew what I was getting and wasn't spending money. So it was a no-brainer.
Unfortunately, with too many promos, even the CSRs for the offering company don't understand the deals!
On the one hand, it would be nice if promos were more clear cut.
On the other hand, the more convoluted a promo becomes, the greater likelihood for loopholes...
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