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Old Apr 19, 2011, 10:38 pm
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Originally Posted by lex12
Another data point: never had an AMEX Gold card, only partner cards (AA, Hilton, etc). Called membership rewards number, gave code, asked for 75k deal. They verified that the code was indeed correct for that deal, but w/out a specific RSVP code, they couldn't do it. I pressed a few times, but no dice. Will try again later.
I think your problem is that you don't have an existing Amex card. My understanding is that this offer was targeted to existing Amex cardholders and trying to get them to upgrade to a higher value card ($175 annual fee, but only waived for the first year).

I was able to get in on this offer because the Membership Rewards rep found my other Amex Credit Card, and seemed accommodating as I was an existing cardholder.
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