Originally Posted by
Churnman
Thanks to Simon I'm SPG gold again for 2015 all through spending (not all was done at Simon, but many other places too). Simon pushed me over the 30k threshold.
How much in activation fees did that take? It might be worth it to get a card like the Platinum which offers instant Gold status to SPG.
$450 annual fee - $200 in airline gift cards = $250 annual fee. My guess is your gift card activation fees came close to this if not more?
Just a food for though