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Old Jul 11, 2012, 4:09 am
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Raffles
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Its a tricky one, as Amex no longer seems to issue the Green card.

Here is one option. Refer your partner or parents for a Gold card, assuming they have no other Amex-issued Amex's. You bank (between you) 34,000 bonus points and your partners card is fee-free in Year 1. Then, and here is the clever bit, pay £15 to Amex to transfer your MR points to your partner.

Your MR account is them empty and if there is a transfer bonus your partner will be able to take advantage. You can then cancel your Gold.

In a years time, you could also open another Gold card next year and transfer the points back.

More on the £15 transfer deal here - http://headforpoints.com/2012/07/08/...ards-features/
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