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Oct 23, 2012, 10:03 am

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Originally Posted by BrianFellows

I need to call Customer Service to see if I can get it tacked on. So my question is, do I call AMEX or Starwood, and in either case, do people ever have success getting benefits tacked on for cards they signed up JUST before something was offered? I'd rather cancel the damn card and sign up again to get the 15K if I can't talk them into putting it on, but I'm sure that would void the offer as I'm wouldn't be a "new" member.

You would call AMEX but rarely will AMEX change your offer.

Regardless of what you do, you're no longer a new cardholder. You can cancel, but the card will likely still appear on your credit report and you'll likely be locked out of new member bonuses on the SPG card for 12 months.

Maybe you do have the full promotion on your card and the screen shot simply doesn't mention it.

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