Cana2013

I don't buy much from Target so I did not get the Target card. I agree, no other card gives 5 percent return except the first 6 month with a new smart cash card.

I use my Amex SPG card for majority of my purchases because I value it at 3 cents/point for SPG free nights when I travel to Europe and Asia.

markandrew

I guess therefore you would have to agree that someone who described SPGs as being worth 5c and stating that the SPG card gives a 5% return would at best be engaging in ill-advised hyperbole and at worst be being deliberately deceptive?

Cana2013

Please do not post this kind of nonsense. You have been warned so many times in the Amex forum and you never learn???? From now on, I will not respond to any of your posts about my posts because it is not worth my time.

danapop

Hi All

I just cancelled my aeroplan plus gold from about a year ago. How long do I need to wait until I can signup for the referall and get the 30K bonus?

flyertalker00156

3 months from the date you cancel if you are being aggressive. or 6 months if you are playing it safe

markandrew

I know someone who cancelled and signed back up no problems after less than two months, and I know someone who signed back up after 5 months and was denied bonus but did get FYF at least.

These are just data points to show Amex is consistently inconsistent, there is no golden rule but I am choosing to be conservative. I am looking forward to getting my Gold Rewards card back, miss those 2MR/$ a lot especially when booking travel, but I am gonna wait it out to six months.

yerffej201

yes, i thikn the rule is recommend 3, to play it safe 6. i personally do 6 with all the churns i coordinate.

Ancien Maestro

The word probably hasn't got out that Tim Hortons now accept Amex. I found out by walking into a Tim Hortons and for some reason I used my Amex.

Regarding Target.. I had a bad taste walking in the first time and they said they don't take Amex. I left a cart full of stuff, and ended up leaving without buying anything. My time is valuable, and if something catches my attention enough I don't like, then I end up leaving and never coming back. I did go into a Target and asked again if they took Amex because I was walking by in a shopping centre, so convenient enough. But the answer was no, and I'm not shopping there.

Target US, no problems there. Target is not meeting projections in Canada.

JJonahJ

The whole point of last Fall's "Get a $10 Amex Credit after spending $20 at Tim Hortons" was to raise awareness that Amex was now being accepted at Timmies, though I had been using it for months before that promo. So, every time I patronize a Timmies I do see an Amex card being used (d-uhhh!! ), but at the same time I don't look out for what other people are paying with, thus compromising the privacy of other people's card preferences.

For that promo, my wife and I registered all of our Amex cards, including the supplementary cards, and we managed to get over a dozen $20 Tims Gift Cards at 50% off, and then gave most of them away as stocking stuffers.

Now, to keep on topic and provide USEFUL information for this thread, I used my AeroPlus card at a Timmies this morning, and normally I insert the card and punch in my PIN, but today I was surprised that I could actually wave the card and use the ExpressPay (PayWave, PayPass) feature. Since the card doesn't show any symbols to indicate this is available I had never tried it until today! Oh, how much time I've wasted all these past few months!

Ancien Maestro

I've also been using the pay wave paypass feature more lately. If the feature is available, why swipe or insert card? I notice with all the cc use, my stripes wear down and I eventually need to get various cards replaced. Hassle, and inconvenience having to wait for another card through the mail.

604girl

Just wanted to let you know I just applied for the AMEX using your link. I got approved so it looks like you will be receiving the 10k bonus.

I would like to refer my friends do I need to wait for the card in the mail before I can do that?

flyertalker00156

You have to wait for the card

jerry305

You have to wait until you receive the card. I would also wait until you've actually received the points in your account before making your invitation to your friends.

jerryhung

No need to wait for the points to post (which is A MONTH at max. after you spent $500)

I started my referral link the day I got the card & activated in Sept 2013, no issues so far

yerffej201

Appreciate your support!
You need your card number before you can send your own referral links, so you do have to wait for the card to arrive.