called and was told that the promo was targeted
Hi,
Like many readers of this thread, I "successfully" registered for this promotion online... with no confirmation that I was truly registered (and if you try to register again, it doesn't say, 'you're already registered for this promotion').
So today I decided to call the American Express number for the promotion and asked to enroll. The agent asked for my American Express number which I provided, then she said, "It appears that you weren't targeted for this promotion. It doesn't show in the system that you are registered or that you were targeted for the bonus. Even if you transfer the points, you will not receive the 35% bonus. Where did you hear about this promotion?" - so I guess it would be prudent for everyone to be careful in assuming that the 35% bonus will be posted, since according to Amex, it is a targeted promotion and may only apply to a subset of FTers who received the mailing.