aSiAnRiCk

Thank you OP!

Got approved for the Plat card. Perfect timing since I'm buying 2 tix for CGK next week. Also, the lounge benefits would be helpful then.

Is the annual fee normally $700 for this particular card?

stealph

Gift cards work..just search here on FT for details. I have gotten it on multiple platinum cards since the benefit was added Dec of 2010.

BostonFlyer1624

Can anyone confirm or add any detail on if it is worth applying for BOTH the Gold and Plat card at once? Do you get both bonuses?

Rene23

To answer my own question, I decided to give it a shot and applied for the Platinum. Instant approval.

gloreglabert

Discussed many times in thread. Summary: Approval for both is easy. Most likely (and according to Amex reps) you will only get the bonus on the first application and nothing for the second. YMMV, some are trying anyways.

playsccr

i have a platinum card and my wife a gold card under my account, can we apply for this?

gloreglabert

Also, since many people here seem to be confused about this, getting approved for an Amex card does NOT mean you're getting the bonus. Unlike many other card issuers, Amex will happily approve your application and then deny you the bonus if you aren't eligible for it.

xp0

Correct. And even when you apply and talk to the rep/csr they will tell you the bonus of the card and that is what is tied to your application. However, when it comes time to get your bonus, you wont.

mia

I mean (a). If your most recent American Express personal charge card application was more than ninety days ago (or a year, depending on the product) you will probably be deemed eligible for the bonus even if the card account is still open. There is still risk because the terms as written state otherwise.

American Express seems to have recently implemented software which can detect simultaneous applications and delays consideration of one application for several days. This is too recent to know how reliable their process is, but I would not expect many people to succeed in receiving a bonus for both Platinum and Gold applications.

I can see for miles

A couple of posters have asked if you've had the AMEX Mercedes-Benz Platinum within the past 12 months, are you eligible for this promo on the AMEX Platinum personal. The answer is yes. I spoke this morning to an application CSR, who checked with someone else at AMEX. He confirmed that because they are different products from different families, you would be eligible. This also confirmed what I was told when I spoke to AMEX reps a year or so ago when this same situation and question arose.

My CSR seemed very excited to sign us up for this 100K Platinum promotion!

Carry on.

Thunderroad

Not the answer I wanted to hear (as someone who jumped on and was approved for both cards yesterday - fortunately, the Plat one first by a few minutes - for both myself and my wife). But very informative nonetheless. Thanks!

lbotez

My husband has a gold rewards card (I already have a plat) that he got in May last year. He also has a business gold rewards.

I could upgrade his card, and I guess the suspense would be whether or not he gets the bonus after doing a 3K spend.

Wondering if it's worth the credit pull and the extra money for this new card... I dunno.

It did say 90 days. However, the way it's written, it sounds like it's if you have one of those cards at all.

mia

Correct. The terms explicitly exclude gift cards, but American Express appears not to have the ability to reliably detect such purchases. This could change at any time. The entire benefit could be eliminated or revised at any time. Another use of this benefit is to partially offset the cost of a United Club membership. The Platinum Card provides access to US lounges, to AA and DL lounges (when flying those airlines) and a Priority Pass Select membership (which covers AS and hundreds of independent lounges), but nothing for UA lounges. That's the original motivation for offering the $200 credit.

$1,000 in merchant giftcards. If you redeem for American Express giftcards 100,000 points is only $500.

No, the standard annual fee is $450. If you need additional cards for family members the cost is $175/year for "up to three" Platinum cards, or $45/year for "up to five" Gold cards. The additional Platinum cards carry most of the benefits of the primary card (e.g. lounge access), but do not increase the airline fee reimbursement allowance which is $200 per account per calendar year.

mia

The term "upgrade" has a specific meaning at American Express. An "upgrade" will not qualify for the 100,000 point offer. You must apply for a new account.

jamflyer

Decided to cancel out this app and try again... instant approval ^- now will I get the card before Saturday mornging? Now a wait and see if I will get the points as I have the PRG which is up for renewal in July.