Oct 4, 2018, 1:05 pm
Last edit by: roberto99
Faq amex: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/campaigns/gold-card/gold-update-faqs.html
For existing and new cardholders
For new cardholders (Oct 4 2018 and after)
For existing cardholders (Oct 3 2018 or before)
For existing and new cardholders
- Changes below are effective immediately
- 4x US grocery (25k/calendar year), 4x US dining* (*pervasive reports that many dining transactions are not coding as 4x, including but not limited to those from Square or Toast-based POS systems. Scroll down in thread for more reports and information.)
- $120 dining credit ($10 monthly in certain restaurants)
- No change
- $100 calendar year airline reimbursement
- Other
- $250 AF (see below for existing cardholders)
- No 2x gas (removed, see below for existing cardholders who have it till Oct 2019)
- Metal card (contactless)
- Rose gold card - limited edition until Jan 9 2019
- Regular gold card
For new cardholders (Oct 4 2018 and after)
- You may be able to find targeted/referal 50k/$2k, but first AF is not waived
- Signup bonus: You get 20% off restaurant up to $500 restaurant spend (3 month)
- You do not get 2x gas (only for existing cardholders, see below)
For existing cardholders (Oct 3 2018 or before)
- AF will change to $250 for anniversary dates after April 1 2019
- 2x gas will be removed after Oct 2019
- You can chat/call for the gold/rosegold metal card. AU card will get whatever primary cardholder is getting, cannot be different
Premier Rewards Gold refresh: 4x USA dining, groceries, $10/mon dining credit. $250.
Jul 1, 2019, 4:41 pm
#1441
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 31
20k points bonus NOT POSTED after hit spending on 4 authorized user cards
In April I was offered 5k points for adding a new authorized user to my Gold card and spend $500, up to 4 new users, so a total of 20k points. Opened 4 cards and hit the spend sequentially. The first two 5k points were posted instantly after the benchmark. The latter two are yet to appear in my account, weeks after the spending was met. Did online chat with several agents and they said I have to wait for the points. Anyone having the same issue?
Jul 1, 2019, 6:05 pm
#1442
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
If each of these are people with unique Social Security Numbers that have been provided to American Express I expect all bonuses will be fulfilled. If, however, you requested these cards for yourself one bonus seems to be the most they will pay:
5000 MR for adding authorized user - Plat (USA) question
5000 MR for adding authorized user - Plat (USA) question
Jul 1, 2019, 10:28 pm
#1443
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: USA
Programs: UR and MR
Posts: 88
So it's been about a month and one statement has been posted, yet none of my MR points show up. How long do they usually take to post? I'm missing MR points from purchases and 1 referral. I'm about to hit my MSR too soon...
Last edited by ToastedSi; Jul 2, 2019 at 2:33 am Reason: typo
Jul 2, 2019, 1:50 am
#1444
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Platinum, AA Plat Pro, Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic 3, Amtrak Select
Posts: 966
You get them after the second statement. It’s a two statement lag vs most other credit cards.
Jul 2, 2019, 6:49 am
#1446
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Discussion here:
How long does it usually take for USA MR points to post ?
Bonuses and Offers post separately. The new account bonus may post a few days after the threshold is crossed -or- after the maximum time stipulated in the terms, which is calculated from the date of the statement on which the threshold is crossed, not from the date of a specific transaction.
How long does it usually take for USA MR points to post ?
Bonuses and Offers post separately. The new account bonus may post a few days after the threshold is crossed -or- after the maximum time stipulated in the terms, which is calculated from the date of the statement on which the threshold is crossed, not from the date of a specific transaction.
Jul 2, 2019, 7:29 am
#1447
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: EWR
Programs: World of Hyatt, Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, UA Mileage Plus
Posts: 1,255
FWIW I received the same $500/5k AU bonus. I added 4 people with 4 different SS numbers and received each 5k bonus with a day or two of hitting the $500 spend. Final $500 was spent mid June.
Jul 3, 2019, 10:04 pm
#1448
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 31
Thanks for the response. I requested these AU cards for my family but didn't add SSN which might appear on their credit reports. How does AMEX tell if I "requested these cards for yourself"?
Jul 3, 2019, 10:05 pm
#1449
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 31
Thanks for the response. I requested these AU cards for my family but didn't add SSN which might appear on their credit reports. How does AMEX tell if I "requested these cards for yourself"?
Jul 10, 2019, 10:40 am
#1450
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: PNW
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 1,551
when does AMEX usually apply the "4X" symbol to the transaction that has posted? I just noticed that all of my grocery purchases in my last statement show the 4X symbol while none show it on my current statement that ends in a couple of weeks. My impression was that the 4X symbol came through like 5-7 days after posting.
Jul 10, 2019, 11:13 am
#1451
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 970
when does AMEX usually apply the "4X" symbol to the transaction that has posted? I just noticed that all of my grocery purchases in my last statement show the 4X symbol while none show it on my current statement that ends in a couple of weeks. My impression was that the 4X symbol came through like 5-7 days after posting.
Jul 10, 2019, 12:01 pm
#1452
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Jul 10, 2019, 1:50 pm
#1454
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,894
I just received my first statement for this card and noticed I was automatically enrolled in "Pay Over Time Direct" when I was approved for this card. I don't intend to use it, but interesting that they seem to be adding this as a standard feature.
Jul 10, 2019, 3:31 pm
#1455
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,192
If you click on "statements and activity" and then click on "preview new version (beta)" toward the bottom right of the page, you'll find that the 4x icon appears about a week after the transaction posts (well, it does on my account.)