Originally Posted by
ChrisZXWJ
Hi All - just wanted to provide a quick data point.
12/27 - Applied for and received approval for AMEX Hilton Aspire and saved my instant card number.
12/27, 5 minutes after approval - Chatted with an AMEX rep to make Southwest my airline choice.
12/27, 15 minutes after chatting - Received e-mail confirming Southwest as my airline choice.
12/27, 15 minutes after receiving e-mail - Booked 3 separate one-way 'dummy' flights for $93.98 on Southwest's website, logged into my rapid rewards account.. I planned on waiting until after the 24 hour period to cancel the flights since we'll use Southwest credit sometime in 2020 anyway.
12/30 - AMEX credits post for $93.98, $93.98 and $62.04. No 'meter' movement prior to credits posting. Card is showing $31.94 balance.
Does everyone get an instant card number upon approval? I don’t think I got one with mine and I’m sure my wife didn’t get one either. However, she was approved the 29th and upon calling and explaining we wanted the card ASAP they rush delivered (UPS) the card and it got here the 31st. They said they couldn’t give out any info about the card number and that it wasn’t even in their system till the 30th even though I could see the last few numbers on the online account as she has more than one Amex card.
12/29: Southwest as airline.
12/31: Purchased 3 separate tickets ($99.88, $99.88, $58.88).
1/1: Meter shows 2020 data ($250 available). No reimbursements yet. Purchases still pending.