Mar 24, 2014, 12:11 pm
Last edit by: pgary
*** Limited time offer ***
Amex EveryDay 15000 MR points after $1000 in 3 months
The 15,000 MR points offer is still available via referral from someone who already has the card. See or ask for this in the discussion. Or look at the Amex referral page: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...posting-3.html.
These are the direct links on americanexpress.com. I have not scoured the internet to seek better offers. Note that both offers include this standard language:
Opening the application link in a Private or Incognito browser window, and not supplying any information about existing accounts, should prevent American Express from identifying you as currently having a card during the application process. They can still instantly determine this using your Social Security number, but in practice this may not occur.
Everyday Preferred (Groceries 3X, Gasoline 2X, General 1X; 50% bonus for 30 transactions in a billing cycle): - LINK
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Everyday (Groceries 2X, General 1X; 20% bonus for 20 transactions in a billing cycle): - LINK
**You can now do a product change from AMEX Blue to the regular fee free AMEX EveryDay card. Unsure about other AMEX products that you can change TO the EveryDay card** This would probably preclude you from receiving any sign-up bonus, but moving from the Blue to this card is a + for some.
Use this calculator to work out whether you're better off with the preferred or regular card.
The 15,000 MR points offer is still available via referral from someone who already has the card. See or ask for this in the discussion. Or look at the Amex referral page: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...posting-3.html.
These are the direct links on americanexpress.com. I have not scoured the internet to seek better offers. Note that both offers include this standard language:
If we identify you as currently having an American Express® Card account, you may not be eligible for this welcome bonus offer. This offer is also not available to applicants who have or have had this product.
Everyday Preferred (Groceries 3X, Gasoline 2X, General 1X; 50% bonus for 30 transactions in a billing cycle): - LINK
EARN 15,000 POINTS
Get 15,000 Membership Rewards® points after you use your new Card to make $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.†
ANNUAL FEE
$95 Annual Fee
Get 15,000 Membership Rewards® points after you use your new Card to make $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.†
ANNUAL FEE
$95 Annual Fee
Everyday (Groceries 2X, General 1X; 20% bonus for 20 transactions in a billing cycle): - LINK
EARN 10,000 POINTS
Get 10,000 Membership Rewards® points after you use your new Card to make $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.†
ANNUAL FEE
NO ANNUAL FEE
Get 10,000 Membership Rewards® points after you use your new Card to make $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.†
ANNUAL FEE
NO ANNUAL FEE
Use this calculator to work out whether you're better off with the preferred or regular card.
American Express "Everyday" Cards (2014 - 2021)
Apr 26, 2016, 5:34 pm
#781
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,933
Apr 27, 2016, 4:01 pm
#782
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Unlike other Amex cards, people have posted multiple times about being denied an EDP after getting an ED or vice versa (on the grounds that they couldn't have both, not on general credit denial grounds). I don't remember seeing a single data point yet about someone getting both successfully, while many data points of people failing to get both.
Thus it seemed as if Amex was treating the relationship between the two Everyday points cards quite differently than the relationship between any other two cards in their whole lineup!
So do you have actual data on ED + EDP, or are you just speculating that it "has" to be the same as other pairs of Amex cards? : confused:
Apr 27, 2016, 6:02 pm
#783
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,933
Apr 28, 2016, 5:49 pm
#784
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: New England
Programs: UA 1P, Hyatt Diamond, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,502
Different from mine experience. I applied both last Sunday. Only the everyday version approved. I tried multiple recon agent and they all refused to approve the preferred one for me, citing I can't have both ED and EDP.
Apr 28, 2016, 7:02 pm
#785
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: DL FO
Posts: 236
I didn't realize this was even a "rule" for some. I was approved for the ED card in fall of last year (with 25k bonus) and then applied and was approved for the EDP in January of this year and received a 30k bonus. Both cards still open, neither were targeted offers.
Apr 28, 2016, 8:04 pm
#786
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Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Well, as you can see the post below yours (which is the most common kind of post I've seen before you recently chimed in about ED + EDP application attempts with a vague "it's possible"), there is definitely a problem with trying it "too soon". So as a self-proclaimed expert on Amex cards, please explain to those who are interested how long you have to wait after getting one before you can successfully get the other.
Apr 28, 2016, 8:41 pm
#787
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,933
I'm no expert, I was responding to this,
" Originally Posted by exarkun View Post
I applied for and received the everyday card last fall. Can I apply for and receive the everyday preferred while still having the everyday card still open?"
And then there's the post #785
"I didn't realize this was even a "rule" for some. I was approved for the ED card in fall of last year (with 25k bonus) and then applied and was approved for the EDP in January of this year and received a 30k bonus. Both cards still open, neither were targeted offers."
I believe those being denied are attempting to get them so close together they look like duplicates.
There is no loophole exploitation with these cards like the AA or AS cards.
Probably waiting for a statement to close would be a good time to wait if someone wanted to have them both at the same time.
" Originally Posted by exarkun View Post
I applied for and received the everyday card last fall. Can I apply for and receive the everyday preferred while still having the everyday card still open?"
And then there's the post #785
"I didn't realize this was even a "rule" for some. I was approved for the ED card in fall of last year (with 25k bonus) and then applied and was approved for the EDP in January of this year and received a 30k bonus. Both cards still open, neither were targeted offers."
I believe those being denied are attempting to get them so close together they look like duplicates.
There is no loophole exploitation with these cards like the AA or AS cards.
Probably waiting for a statement to close would be a good time to wait if someone wanted to have them both at the same time.
Apr 28, 2016, 8:44 pm
#788
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,933
You may have fallen into the 5 day wait between credit card apps, a charge card or 2 is OK on the same day plus a credit.
Apr 29, 2016, 1:30 pm
#789
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: New England
Programs: UA 1P, Hyatt Diamond, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,502
4/17 applied for both ED and EDP, both went to call Amex page
4/18 called AMEX and got approved for ED; rep said can't process EDP unless I wait for 5 days from 4/17.
4/23 called AMEX recon and resubmit EDP. Rep said my application went to underwriting for review.
4/28 Online status showed application has been cancelled. Called recon line multiple times, was told the same thing: can't have both ED and EDP.
So the take home message is ED and EDP are the same-ish product and can't have both.
Apr 29, 2016, 3:59 pm
#790
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,933
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#785
I didn't realize this was even a "rule" for some. I was approved for the ED card in fall of last year (with 25k bonus) and then applied and was approved for the EDP in January of this year and received a 30k bonus. Both cards still open, neither were targeted offers.
May 1, 2016, 1:46 am
#791
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: TYS/BNA/ATL
Programs: UR, TYP, MR, C1, AA, UA, WN, BA, AS, AV, AC, Choice, Hyatt, IHG, Hilton, Wyndham, Marriott
Posts: 1,978
Is there any way to tell which transactions are categorized as what (for bonus purposes) for the EDP? It's not apparent from my statement. Looking online at my posted transactions, standalone 7-11's are categorized as "Category: Merchandise & Supplies - Groceries" -- does that reliably mean I'm earning 3/4.5X MR on my EDP? But then under the description details, it says "GAS/MSC95 99616813" so I'm not sure if it's considered gas or grocery.
Codes as groceries for Amex, but only 1 point.
May 1, 2016, 6:30 am
#792
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 16
Some 7-11s here are coded as gas and give me 2x on my EDP. Others do not and I get 1 point. Might have something to do with corporate vs franchised stores. Almost all 7-11s here offer gas.
May 1, 2016, 10:33 am
#793
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If you don't use the exact same 7-11 store with a Visa/MC/Disc vs Amex, you can't come to a valid conclusion that it codes differently for Amex than the others.
May 2, 2016, 12:36 am
#794
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: AZ
Posts: 187
Does anyone know if the 20 purchases bonus applies to the signup bonus of the card? Let's say I have the 10k signup bonus, and I also meet the 20+ purchases, do I get the 12k MR?