I wouldn't do that. IIRC the threshold check is a separate process from statement generation, and it runs as a batch process up to a few times per week. For sure I have missed the cutoff by falling short a few days before the statement date.
What I don't know is whether or not the batch process triggers a "threshold met" flag which then adds points that are to be released on the statement date. I'm pretty sure this is the case, but I'm not sure enough to bet on it, no matter what a CSR might tell me on the phone.
Interesting - have you ever heard of anyone receiving points before a statement date? And the more I think about it, the more I see irony in this concern that a huge sign-up bonus may post
too quickly...only here on FT would that ever be a potential concern...
