Originally Posted by Mbakogu

Hello, I recently posted some questions I had about Centurion card eligibility on the amex subreddit and was encouraged to also ask here since there are some active Centurion members on FlyerTalk. I’d appreciate if any Centurion card members could chime in with their insights.

1. Did you ever cancel an Amex card prior to receiving the invitation? No
   
2. Did you ever ask for a retention offer prior to receiving the invitation? No
   
3. Did you ever have a Financial Review prior to receiving the invitation? No
   
4. Did you get a Centurion invitation without/before having the Plat? No
   
5. Based on your experience, do you believe having a co-branded Plat vs a vanilla Plat affects the likelihood of receiving an invitation? Yes, but this is based on opinion and not experience
   
6. Based on your experience receiving the invitation, do you believe hitting the spending requirement factored only 1 card hitting the threshold (say Plat) or all of your accounts cumulatively hitting the threshold? Only had the plat so can't say
   
7. Have you maintained the spend from when you got the invitation and based on your experience, do you believe they care if you maintain the same spend after receiving the Centurion? Yes, same spend but I don't think it matters
   

And just out of curiosity, not eligibility:

If you had to pick only 1 reason why you keep the card, is it flex value, financial value, quality of life, or something else (please explain if you don’t mind)? Just got it, but I'd say quality of life