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Old Jan 10, 2017, 5:14 pm
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grandgourmand
 
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Originally Posted by JJonahJ
  • Cancelled my Amex Biz Gold card.
  • Waited 30 days and reapplied, went to "unable to give you an instant decision at this time".
  • Did not call Amex, but the next day saw the referring points. Proof of approval!
  • Two days later saw the email with "Welcome to your American Express Business Gold Rewards Card"
  • Card arrives, completed the $5K spending in 2 days.
  • Two days later I saw the $$ purchases posted, and 40K points awarded as well.
it's so YMMV. my last biz gold experience was totally different....same outcome (i.e. got my points), but still. nice to hear it's still working for you. i'm going to chill for a bit. on amex anyways. going to test my luck on a couple others (e.g. CIBC infinite privilege).
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