Targeted 50-75-100k MR USA Platinum offers going around
Jan 1, 2014, 1:21 pm
#197
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 158
Received last month offer of 100,000 miles for $3K spend within 3 months. Applied few days before an international trip I had to do in Asia, received card day before departure. Booked hotels and inter-Asia flights using the AMEX card. Well over $3K spent in business dinners, hotels and travel and looking forward to received the points. Used and received $200 refund for UA giftcard, booked tickets to Book of Mormon, used it for great hotel deals in Bangkok by FHR and happy not to see any Foreign Transaction Fees.
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I like!
Jan 6, 2014, 6:03 pm
#199
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist, *A Silver
Posts: 4,896
What happens if you don't apply after you get the first offer? How long until they send out another one? I got an offer for business plat in late September, right after I got the business PRG. Sadly, I think it was only 50K after 5K spend.
Jan 6, 2014, 7:53 pm
#200
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Jose Cuervo Gold, Bud Light Platinum, Schwab 401K, VW Bug 2MM
Posts: 1,103
FWIW in the 100k plat biz mailer there were no exclusion criteria and I had opened a personal gold for 75k one month prior and got all 175k points.
Jan 7, 2014, 6:11 am
#201
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: OAK
Programs: AS MVPG 100k
Posts: 3,756
"I am planning to do some consulting work" worked for me back before I had a formal biz. That could be true for almost anybody....
Jan 22, 2014, 7:21 am
#205
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
A telephone call is no substitute for reading the terms of the specific offer. This offer still says:
Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have had this product within the last 12 months or any Consumer ZYNC®, Green or Gold Card account within the last 90 days.
Jan 22, 2014, 2:48 pm
#206
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 595
I saw a platinum card offer when logging onto my online account 50K MR for $5K 3 month spend...worse deal ever compared to what's being offered in this thread 
Why can't I receive 100K offer? With the recent lounge withdrawals it's the only offer worth jumping on 
Why can't I receive 100K offer? With the recent lounge withdrawals it's the only offer worth jumping on
Jan 22, 2014, 8:48 pm
#207
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 406
Just got a mail offer from Amex business gold reward card for 75k points with $2k spending within 3 months. First year annual fee is waived.
What is the value of the 75k points? Can it be redeemed as statement credit and how much?
Thanks
What is the value of the 75k points? Can it be redeemed as statement credit and how much?
Thanks
Jan 22, 2014, 10:04 pm
#208
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Jose Cuervo Gold, Bud Light Platinum, Schwab 401K, VW Bug 2MM
Posts: 1,103
value? depends, statement creidt? yes. please do a search.
Jan 23, 2014, 8:43 am
#209
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
This is generally not a good use of points, but start reading here:
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...REducationPage
As an example, the system proposed that I redeem 12,500 points to offset a $75.00 charge. That values the points at $0.006 each. By comparison, if transferred to airline frequent flyer program and redeemed for premium cabin flights the points are easilt worth $0.02 each or more.
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...REducationPage
As an example, the system proposed that I redeem 12,500 points to offset a $75.00 charge. That values the points at $0.006 each. By comparison, if transferred to airline frequent flyer program and redeemed for premium cabin flights the points are easilt worth $0.02 each or more.
Jan 23, 2014, 10:17 am
#210
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 406
This is generally not a good use of points, but start reading here:
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...REducationPage
As an example, the system proposed that I redeem 12,500 points to offset a $75.00 charge. That values the points at $0.006 each. By comparison, if transferred to airline frequent flyer program and redeemed for premium cabin flights the points are easilt worth $0.02 each or more.
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...REducationPage
As an example, the system proposed that I redeem 12,500 points to offset a $75.00 charge. That values the points at $0.006 each. By comparison, if transferred to airline frequent flyer program and redeemed for premium cabin flights the points are easilt worth $0.02 each or more.