Originally Posted by
atcanobbio
So I opened the AMEX gold Jan 8th. I activated account a few days after I got the card. I just noticed that my first statement closed on the 25th, about 2-2.5 weeks after opening card. I didn't get to spend at those select restaurants for the $10 credit before the statement ended, does that mean i missed out on the 1st $10 credit? my thought all along was that I had another week or two or so left to get the credit since it had only been two weeks since I got the card.
The dining credit goes by calendar month and not by statement cycle. If you use your January credit now and the February credit on Friday, you'll have two $10 credits on your next statement. I was in the same boat as you and then in my next statement I got the two credits. You'll be fine.