Originally Posted by
robchow
Curious: how many months have there been spent on the Hilton and BBP? I read that some have to put consistent spend on AMEX cards for a month (wait for the statement to close) before not getting the pop up warning.
Did wife close Platinum recently? There is no data point for the close account and how it relates to the pop up. The algorithm of the closed card might be different if the card was closed a month ago vs a year ago.
Platinum closed in August or September.
BBP is a relatively new card, since August. It has been used fairly regularly.
The free Hilton was inactive for about a year, but she started using it 11/3 when all the new promos for Hilton cards popped up (10x Amazon, 10k groceries). Statement closed 11/23. She applied for Gold and got pop up 12/9 so it has been more than a month since card has been used. The Aspire upgrade isn’t a new app, must for this purpose, I wonder if AMEX counts it as such.
I’m tempted to have her apply again soon since she put big spend on a couple cards very recently, but now based on recent reports, I’m worried that even if she doesn’t get pop up, she might still be denied bonus.