20,000 BA Miles for £35!! (Amex Gold relaunch)
Jan 12, 2011, 3:36 pm
#1486
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
A lot of people will have the Gold card and then the Platinum card, so cancelling the Gold should be ok if you keep the Platinum.
Jan 13, 2011, 4:32 pm
#1488
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Plat OZ Diamond SK Diamond BA Blue
Posts: 3,323
I got a physical letter from Amex today, confirming what I knew - that they'd given me 4000 MR points for missing Supermarket and Petrol bonus spend (mentioned earlier upthread) and that supermarket transactions had this week started tracking again. Woot! 3 bonus MRs from lunch at Tesco.
Bonus in the letter was that I would continue to get 2 MRs on Supermarkets and Petrol until 31 October 2011 - 6 months months after it should actually cease.
Remains to be seen if they'll be as good as their written word, but it was a nice gesture.
Bonus in the letter was that I would continue to get 2 MRs on Supermarkets and Petrol until 31 October 2011 - 6 months months after it should actually cease.
Remains to be seen if they'll be as good as their written word, but it was a nice gesture.
Jan 14, 2011, 12:40 am
#1489
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 11,969
They know how to rub it in! On my Gold Card page:
Important announcement
You can be confident you're in the best possible hands with American Express. We were voted No. 1 in 7 out of 11 categories in uSwitch's 2008 independent Credit Card Satisfaction Review, including 'Best Overall Customer Satisfaction'. Find out more.
You can be confident you're in the best possible hands with American Express. We were voted No. 1 in 7 out of 11 categories in uSwitch's 2008 independent Credit Card Satisfaction Review, including 'Best Overall Customer Satisfaction'. Find out more.
Jan 14, 2011, 2:42 am
#1490
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Jan 14, 2011, 3:34 am
#1491
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Programs: MyWaitrose, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond & BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,685
If you have two Amex MR cards, will Amex merge the MR accounts into one, so points from either card go into the same account?
Jan 14, 2011, 5:10 am
#1492
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
You only have 1 MR account, which has its own number (separate from your card numbers). Points from all Amex cards flow into 1 account.
Jan 14, 2011, 5:32 am
#1493
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Programs: MyWaitrose, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond & BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,685
Jan 14, 2011, 6:28 am
#1494
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Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Jan 17, 2011, 7:41 am
#1495
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After another ranting email to Amex, saying how many ranting emails I have sent them in last few months whilst still failing to get my double points corrected, I have just had one promising me 5,000 points as an apology, to post within 7 days.
What is not clear is whether this includes the c 2,750 they owe me, or whether I am now expected to shut up about what I am due!
What is not clear is whether this includes the c 2,750 they owe me, or whether I am now expected to shut up about what I am due!
Jan 17, 2011, 10:17 am
#1496
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
Programs: BA gold
Posts: 3,902
Jan 17, 2011, 10:41 am
#1497
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
After another ranting email to Amex, saying how many ranting emails I have sent them in last few months whilst still failing to get my double points corrected, I have just had one promising me 5,000 points as an apology, to post within 7 days.
What is not clear is whether this includes the c 2,750 they owe me, or whether I am now expected to shut up about what I am due!
What is not clear is whether this includes the c 2,750 they owe me, or whether I am now expected to shut up about what I am due!
Jan 18, 2011, 1:29 am
#1498
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Diamond, Hilton Gold,
Posts: 558
After another ranting email to Amex, saying how many ranting emails I have sent them in last few months whilst still failing to get my double points corrected, I have just had one promising me 5,000 points as an apology, to post within 7 days.
What is not clear is whether this includes the c 2,750 they owe me, or whether I am now expected to shut up about what I am due!
What is not clear is whether this includes the c 2,750 they owe me, or whether I am now expected to shut up about what I am due!
Last edited by flyoff; Jan 18, 2011 at 8:21 am Reason: sense
Jan 18, 2011, 6:57 am
#1499
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC | VS FC | LH M&M
Posts: 485
I just received £55.00 cashback from Quidco (£60.00 less the £5.00 annual fee). I applied for my Amex Gold card back in August 2010.
Jan 23, 2011, 12:17 am
#1500
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: YVR (well, more YPK...)
Programs: WestJet Dollars, BAEC, Aeroplan, AirMiles, IHG, BW and others
Posts: 477
At last!
One hotel transaction this week (Holiday Inn, Monday) automatically posted with its Bonus Points! ^
Alas, the second hotel transaction (another Holiday Inn, Wednesday) didn't....
One hotel transaction this week (Holiday Inn, Monday) automatically posted with its Bonus Points! ^
Alas, the second hotel transaction (another Holiday Inn, Wednesday) didn't....