<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by michaelr:
Too bad they don't say it in the offer. Always a catch.</font>
The SPG offer says in bold:
Please allow 6-8 weeks from account funding for the first half of Starpoints to appear in your Starwood Preferred Guest account. Account must remain open with minimum funding of elected tier level for 6 months; at that time allow 6-8 weeks for the second half of Starpoints to appear in your Starwood Preferred Guest account.
Might not have been clear then, but it looks pretty clear now.