Dr Jabadski

Just in case you (MrsCodoma) are a (points/miles/credit card SUB) nugget*: That’s DoC’s way of writing it’s a “targeted” offer, made by email or snail mail or upon logging into your account, either as a pop-up or in the list of AmEx Offers to one specific individual or business, occasionally transferrable to another person or biz. As MIA wrote, if you haven’t been targeted, upon application you’ll see some version of (paraphrasing) “get lost”.

Yes, it is frustrating and annoying when one is not targeted for a lucrative desirable offer. Targeting as an incentive may be more directed at those with less use of AmEx cards, rather than those who have lots of AmEx cards, AmEx probably thinks they don’t need to offer additional incentives. Although they recent spate of targeted NLL biz plat and gold offers goes against that theory. Some of us take some consolation in the knowledge that we’ve already ripped AmEx off for received from AmEx many SUBs and points.

Everyday is an excellent option but it will count toward (Chase’s) 5/24. Some prefer the BBP for that reason. Like most of this game, it’s a highly individual decision, no one correct answer for everyone. Yup, that’s the ongoing struggle in this game, points and miles and SUBs and applications and recon calls VERSUS sanity. Sometimes it seems like the 2 are mutually exclusive .


(*”Nugget”, Naval Aviation slang for newbie or FNG, F..ing New Guy, a lump of raw precious metal. “A Nugget was defined as a brand-new Naval Aviator who’d just received his wings of gold and was now enrolled in advanced flight training.” “A Nugget is a first-tour Naval Aviator or Flight Officer, especially applicable during their first deployment.”)