[OFFER DEAD, MR accounts frozen, some bonuses clawed back] 100k Amex Plat (USA)
May 28, 2016, 9:37 pm
#243
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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You're the one taking us in circles. The 6 to 8 weeks refers to the original deposit of the points. There is nothing about freezing points for legitimate spend.
May 28, 2016, 9:40 pm
#244
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 3,072
For people trying to use the 100,000 bonus points, there's no functional difference between Amex depositing points and then freezing them for a few days or even weeks or Amex not depositing the points at all for 6 to 8 weeks. Indeed, the former might very well end up better for people, if Amex lifts the freeze sometime soon and people are able to use them far earlier than the listed 6 to 8 weeks.
People who have an existing MR balance that has been frozen might have a case, but this doesn't seem to be the case for the person commenting above.
Given that the 100,000-point offer was only public on May 9 — only 14 business days ago — it's a little early for anyone to be making a federal case out of this.
People who have an existing MR balance that has been frozen might have a case, but this doesn't seem to be the case for the person commenting above.
Given that the 100,000-point offer was only public on May 9 — only 14 business days ago — it's a little early for anyone to be making a federal case out of this.
May 28, 2016, 9:42 pm
#245
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For people trying to use the 100,000 bonus points, there's no functional difference between Amex depositing points and then freezing them for a few days or even weeks or Amex not depositing the points at all for 6 to 8 weeks.
People who have an existing balance might have a case, but that doesn't seem to be the case for the person commenting above.
People who have an existing balance might have a case, but that doesn't seem to be the case for the person commenting above.
May 28, 2016, 9:45 pm
#246
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Please. The T&Cs grant Amex the power to nuke the whole program at any time.
May 29, 2016, 12:35 pm
#249
Join Date: Feb 2012
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May 30, 2016, 9:14 pm
#250
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: So Cal
Posts: 937
My MR account is frozen as well, after I attempted to transfer some points to Kris. I have paid off my entire balance, which included spend on 9 purchases from 7 different sources. Now I wait to see how long it will take to unlock.
Dealt with the fraud department as well as someone at MR who struggled and stuttered her way through the reasoning. I felt like I was talking to a new agent from a horrible customer service department for a company like Sears.
Dealt with the fraud department as well as someone at MR who struggled and stuttered her way through the reasoning. I felt like I was talking to a new agent from a horrible customer service department for a company like Sears.
May 31, 2016, 9:41 am
#251
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 731
My MR account is frozen as well, after I attempted to transfer some points to Kris. I have paid off my entire balance, which included spend on 9 purchases from 7 different sources. Now I wait to see how long it will take to unlock.
Dealt with the fraud department as well as someone at MR who struggled and stuttered her way through the reasoning. I felt like I was talking to a new agent from a horrible customer service department for a company like Sears.
Dealt with the fraud department as well as someone at MR who struggled and stuttered her way through the reasoning. I felt like I was talking to a new agent from a horrible customer service department for a company like Sears.
Mods: should we make a new "MR points frozen thread"? Recent posts seem to be hijacking the original 100K AMEX Platinum post.
May 31, 2016, 2:11 pm
#253
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 322
My MR account is frozen as well, after I attempted to transfer some points to Kris. I have paid off my entire balance, which included spend on 9 purchases from 7 different sources. Now I wait to see how long it will take to unlock.
Dealt with the fraud department as well as someone at MR who struggled and stuttered her way through the reasoning. I felt like I was talking to a new agent from a horrible customer service department for a company like Sears.
Dealt with the fraud department as well as someone at MR who struggled and stuttered her way through the reasoning. I felt like I was talking to a new agent from a horrible customer service department for a company like Sears.
May 31, 2016, 2:40 pm
#254
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,710
FYI just because you account was unfrozen doesn't mean you are out of the woods. I was frozen and then unfrozen a couple of days later. Transferred a small amount over the weekend no problem. Today also doing a relatively small transfer results in what appears to be a successful transfer but one that is immediately cancelled and credited back to your MR account.
Edit to add: I hold multiple Amex cards some for years. Already paid fee on platinum and paid several other annual fees on other Amex cards in last few months, most MRs in the account are unrelated to recent 100k Platinum application.
Edit to add: I hold multiple Amex cards some for years. Already paid fee on platinum and paid several other annual fees on other Amex cards in last few months, most MRs in the account are unrelated to recent 100k Platinum application.
