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Old Oct 18, 2023 | 9:23 pm
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Originally Posted by shoodawg
everyone’s elite = everyone has a shot
few are elite = most don’t.
why piss off millions and millions and millions.
True
All they needed to do was remove segments this year then remove the card waiver next year and then message the rollover crowd slowly
They screwed up big time and made the frogs, er, people realize that the water was suddenly boiling !

This does NOTHING to engender loyalty to Amex; their original goal / plan!
It takes 3-4c spend to get 1 MQM now with the Reserve, as I have calculated
They could have continued that aspect with mild devaluation with 1:5 spend on Reserve and 1:10 spend on the Platinum as a new benefit
or
Made the MQDs count as miles for lifetime along with flying etc etc
or
just kept 1MM Silver 2 GM, 3 PM, 4 DM and 6 360 and given more incentive using spend to get there!

It is a good thing for most folk that people like us who know how to game the system are not in charge of the programs
We know how to stop the easy leaks
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