Originally Posted by JJonahJ

qsub, it seems you opened a Gold Rewards card in Sept, got the 25K, and then cancelled say at end of Sep or early Oct, and then waited 3 months and applied again in early Dec. Is that right?

That is rather aggressive if so. What possessed you to reapply so soon within 3 months? Was it the comments from some boastful blogger or over-zealous forum poster that suggested you could churn Amex cards so quickly? You also mentioned that someone referred you, hopefully it was a family/friend, and not someone who misguided you, in the hopes of stuffing his/her referral pockets.