Alternating personal, Mercedes, and Business Platinum cards [USA].
May 4, 2013, 10:28 pm
#76
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Mountain View, CA (near SJC and SFO)
Programs: Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum, and no status whatsoever on the airlines (!)
Posts: 468
Has anyone tried calling in and negotiating with the Amex folks to avoid having to shuffle cards?
Specifically -- like many of you -- I'm thinking about opening up a MB Platinum card for the 50K points and then closing my regular Platinum card. But I'd rather not have to deal with the hassle (even with an extra $200 in airfare credits)... changing account numbers, getting a new Priority Pass card, etc. Tempted to call up customer service on my Platinum to ask for a 50K retention bonus... but I don't want to piss them off and have them block me being approved for the MB Platinum
Specifically -- like many of you -- I'm thinking about opening up a MB Platinum card for the 50K points and then closing my regular Platinum card. But I'd rather not have to deal with the hassle (even with an extra $200 in airfare credits)... changing account numbers, getting a new Priority Pass card, etc. Tempted to call up customer service on my Platinum to ask for a 50K retention bonus... but I don't want to piss them off and have them block me being approved for the MB Platinum
May 4, 2013, 10:36 pm
#77
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Okinawa
Posts: 2,611
Has anyone tried calling in and negotiating with the Amex folks to avoid having to shuffle cards?
Specifically -- like many of you -- I'm thinking about opening up a MB Platinum card for the 50K points and then closing my regular Platinum card. But I'd rather not have to deal with the hassle (even with an extra $200 in airfare credits)... changing account numbers, getting a new Priority Pass card, etc. Tempted to call up customer service on my Platinum to ask for a 50K retention bonus... but I don't want to piss them off and have them block me being approved for the MB Platinum
Specifically -- like many of you -- I'm thinking about opening up a MB Platinum card for the 50K points and then closing my regular Platinum card. But I'd rather not have to deal with the hassle (even with an extra $200 in airfare credits)... changing account numbers, getting a new Priority Pass card, etc. Tempted to call up customer service on my Platinum to ask for a 50K retention bonus... but I don't want to piss them off and have them block me being approved for the MB Platinum
May 4, 2013, 10:38 pm
#78
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Mountain View, CA (near SJC and SFO)
Programs: Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum, and no status whatsoever on the airlines (!)
Posts: 468
Hmm... as in... you closed it right after getting the retention bonus? 
Ethics aside, I can't imagine that'd endear you to Amex for future opportunities, no?
Ethics aside, I can't imagine that'd endear you to Amex for future opportunities, no?
May 4, 2013, 10:40 pm
#79
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Okinawa
Posts: 2,611
I'm an excellent customer who puts a lot of spend on their cards. They are more than happy to continue issuing me credit. I fully intend to seek retention bonuses on both my MB AMEX Plat and Biz AMEX Plat next year.
May 4, 2013, 11:05 pm
#80
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Mountain View, CA (near SJC and SFO)
Programs: Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum, and no status whatsoever on the airlines (!)
Posts: 468
Ah. Well, that aside, it seems that -- if they're only willing to offer you 20K -- they're unlikely to offer me a 50K retention bonus, so I should probably go ahead and sign up for a MB Platinum and figure out what to do with my regular Platinum later (they offered me a 20K "one time" retention bonus last year, so I'm skeptical they'll do so again this time, actually... but hey, if they do, I'll keep both Platinums 
Heh, I could accept the 25K bonus offer to upgrade my business Gold to a Platinum and end up with THREE Platinums. I'd wonder if that's some sort of record, but hey, this is FlyerTalk...
Heh, I could accept the 25K bonus offer to upgrade my business Gold to a Platinum and end up with THREE Platinums. I'd wonder if that's some sort of record, but hey, this is FlyerTalk...
May 4, 2013, 11:08 pm
#81
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Okinawa
Posts: 2,611
May 4, 2013, 11:26 pm
#82
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Mountain View, CA (near SJC and SFO)
Programs: Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum, and no status whatsoever on the airlines (!)
Posts: 468
aw, right after I wrote that, I went into my Amex account and noticed that that promotion on my account has apparently expired, and the phone rep said I could upgrade... but for no points. Bummer :\. Wonder if it was triggered by my application for the MB Platinum, but I'd be surprised if such a change was so instantaneous.
May 4, 2013, 11:35 pm
#83
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Okinawa
Posts: 2,611
aw, right after I wrote that, I went into my Amex account and noticed that that promotion on my account has apparently expired, and the phone rep said I could upgrade... but for no points. Bummer :\. Wonder if it was triggered by my application for the MB Platinum, but I'd be surprised if such a change was so instantaneous.
Additionally once you upgrade, sign up for the Extended Payment Option for an extra 10k: http://amex.co/18GtvZ3
May 5, 2013, 7:11 pm
#84
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Mountain View, CA (near SJC and SFO)
Programs: Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum, and no status whatsoever on the airlines (!)
Posts: 468
Kierrna, thanks for the thoughtful note with the links. You were absolutely right; that link does seem to be working
May 10, 2013, 1:06 pm
#86
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 698
May 12, 2013, 11:01 am
#87
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: SPG Gold, Hilton Diamon, IHG Spire
Posts: 374
Additionally once you upgrade, sign up for the Extended Payment Option for an extra 10k: http://amex.co/18GtvZ3
May 12, 2013, 2:06 pm
#88
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 117
Are all the different plats independent from each other?
Because then someone could conceivably rack up 6...
* Personal
* Business
* Mercedes-Benz
* Morgan Stanley
* Ameriprise
* Goldman Sachs (this one might be a stretch, as I think it's employees-only)
Because then someone could conceivably rack up 6...
* Personal
* Business
* Mercedes-Benz
* Morgan Stanley
* Ameriprise
* Goldman Sachs (this one might be a stretch, as I think it's employees-only)
May 12, 2013, 5:56 pm
#90
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: KSTP KSPG
Programs: AOPA
Posts: 974
I've used this link for the 25k for all of my family and it's been used by several others on FT: http://amex.co/YSLVDm
Additionally once you upgrade, sign up for the Extended Payment Option for an extra 10k: http://amex.co/18GtvZ3
Additionally once you upgrade, sign up for the Extended Payment Option for an extra 10k: http://amex.co/18GtvZ3