How do people get hit with FR's for spending $1,000? I can't think of the last time I put a charge through on my business Gold Amex for less than $5,000 and the balance frequently has a 2 or 3 for the first digit (followed by 5 other numbers) when the bill is due.
If Amex FR'd me for a $1,000 purchase I'd drop them like a hot potato.
Now the last charge on my personal Platinum was $1.08 for an iced tea at McDonald's earlier today, but it still frequently has a balance in the low 6 digits and I've never been bothered by Amex.
And no I don't make huge somes of money or have any banking relationship with Amex.
I do find Amex to be very accommodating in what they allow me to charge, but I find it almost impossible to believe that anyone getting FR'd for a $1,000 purchase would find it worthwhile to deal with Amex.