20,000 BA Miles for £35!! (Amex Gold relaunch)
Apr 24, 2010, 4:18 am
#166
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Where was this £23.50 quoted? I thought they had got rid of the charge for joining MR - or perhaps it only still exists for corporate cards and the like.
Apr 24, 2010, 4:36 am
#167
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SEN
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 612
From the moment you enrol you can start earning points. What's more, all supplementary cards will be automatically enrolled, ensuring that virtually every pound spent earns you points.
Please note, an annual fee of £23.50 will be charged to you when you enrol in Membership Rewards regardless of the number of cards you have enrolled. To find out more go to Membership Rewards
Unfortunately the online Membership Rewards function is not available for Corporate Cardmembers. To enrol your American Express Corporate Card in Membership Rewards please call 01273 863 863.
Membership Rewards is not available to American Express Blue Cards, American Express British Airways Cards, some American Express Corporate Cards, and some American Express Credit Cards.
Now, I'm presuming that this is included within the 95 quid annual charge and we don't have to enrol. I used the card last night for about 8 quid in Tescos so we'll see what happens but I'm not going to be happy if I have to pay another £23.50, and I bet I wont be alone in that.
Apr 24, 2010, 4:44 am
#168
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SEN
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 612
The more I thought about it I thought this was worth a phone call. I'm currently on hold, however, its not looking good as the auto voice thing is saying the card is not enrolled in the rewards scheme 
Update: The CS rep isn't really sure either!
Update: The CS rep isn't really sure either!
Last edited by weirdfish; Apr 24, 2010 at 4:46 am Reason: update
Apr 24, 2010, 4:55 am
#169
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SEN
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 612
Panic over
The charge is encompassed within the £95 annual charge and the card is enrolled automatically but takes a few days to show on a newly setup card.
The charge is encompassed within the £95 annual charge and the card is enrolled automatically but takes a few days to show on a newly setup card.
Apr 24, 2010, 6:26 am
#170
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
I hope that turns out to be the case because my online account is telling me that I don't have any cards eligible for Rewards.
Apr 24, 2010, 6:43 am
#171
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA silver
Posts: 1,850
has anyone had success with quidco tracking the payment?
Apr 24, 2010, 7:34 am
#172
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: EC-no-my class /last row
Programs: MHC/5280AGL ; list too long to be boastful ;-)
Posts: 97
Many thanks for this wonderful info !!
I was devising a strategy to switch to a BA premium plus card (£150 fee, but 6K bonus miles) to accumulate some 22K miles in the next 9-10 month to make use of the companion voucher.
Just wondering whether MR card and my current BA Amex card can point to the same executive club account so that I benefit from companion voucher as well as this extra 20K miles that MR would bring in. This for the journey we are planning to Thaliand next year. Currently I have just over 138K+ so need additional 22K miles to make it in F. Many thanks !!!
I was devising a strategy to switch to a BA premium plus card (£150 fee, but 6K bonus miles) to accumulate some 22K miles in the next 9-10 month to make use of the companion voucher.
Just wondering whether MR card and my current BA Amex card can point to the same executive club account so that I benefit from companion voucher as well as this extra 20K miles that MR would bring in. This for the journey we are planning to Thaliand next year. Currently I have just over 138K+ so need additional 22K miles to make it in F. Many thanks !!!
Apr 24, 2010, 7:42 am
#173
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: EC-no-my class /last row
Programs: MHC/5280AGL ; list too long to be boastful ;-)
Posts: 97
I am never a fan of cash back sites, I think they are intriguing but overly complicated in its technical framework using a browser and cookie tracking technology. Though I did some research, all I could find is gripe and grieve stricken people all over internet those who often complaint about it and never understand how it actually works ..Just my few cents
Apr 24, 2010, 7:47 am
#174
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA silver
Posts: 1,850
they have worked on every transaction I have made so far and that is about a dozen times- but nothing so far with this one
Apr 24, 2010, 10:17 am
#175
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 118
Memebership Rewards confirmation
Just to absolutely make sure the card was enrolled in MR had this in reply to an email.
Thank you for your e-mail regarding Membership Rewards.
I am sorry for any confusion regarding the benefits of the Gold Charge card that you hold with American Express®.
I am happy to confirm that the Gold card is automatically enrolled in the Membership Rewards programme which is included in the £95.00 annual fee.
I hope the information I have given you today resolves your enquiry.
If I can assist with anything further, please do not hesitate to contact us either via e-mail or by calling us on 01273 620555, 24/7.
I hope you have an enjoyable weekend
I am sorry for any confusion regarding the benefits of the Gold Charge card that you hold with American Express®.
I am happy to confirm that the Gold card is automatically enrolled in the Membership Rewards programme which is included in the £95.00 annual fee.
I hope the information I have given you today resolves your enquiry.
If I can assist with anything further, please do not hesitate to contact us either via e-mail or by calling us on 01273 620555, 24/7.
I hope you have an enjoyable weekend
Apr 24, 2010, 10:25 am
#176
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Reading, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum
Posts: 87
I am never a fan of cash back sites, I think they are intriguing but overly complicated in its technical framework using a browser and cookie tracking technology. Though I did some research, all I could find is gripe and grieve stricken people all over internet those who often complaint about it and never understand how it actually works ..Just my few cents
Apr 24, 2010, 3:35 pm
#177
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: YVR (well, more YPK...)
Programs: WestJet Dollars, BAEC, Aeroplan, AirMiles, IHG, BW and others
Posts: 477
Had my phone call.
Got my Amex card.
Got my Paypal card.
Done 1no. £250 to Paypal topup from my Amex.
Quidco hasn't tracket yet, but the click-thru is listed.
£95 not been charged yet, neither has my Paypal (although I have already spent some of it).
Got my Amex card.
Got my Paypal card.
Done 1no. £250 to Paypal topup from my Amex.
Quidco hasn't tracket yet, but the click-thru is listed.
£95 not been charged yet, neither has my Paypal (although I have already spent some of it).
Apr 24, 2010, 4:43 pm
#178
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
Likely yes i would imagine, getting a 2nd one is a gray area. Your allowed one paypal account and a paypal top up card can only ever be 'topped up' from one paypal account.
But... could i use this amex to top up a paypal card in my sisters name from her account(same surname although different address). Been getting some advice on this(thanks weirdfish) although its definetly a tricky and even risky one.
Apr 25, 2010, 1:07 am
#179
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: YVR (well, more YPK...)
Programs: WestJet Dollars, BAEC, Aeroplan, AirMiles, IHG, BW and others
Posts: 477
Is this your first paypal top up card?
Likely yes i would imagine, getting a 2nd one is a gray area. Your allowed one paypal account and a paypal top up card can only ever be 'topped up' from one paypal account.
But... could i use this amex to top up a paypal card in my sisters name from her account(same surname although different address). Been getting some advice on this(thanks weirdfish) although its definetly a tricky and even risky one.
Likely yes i would imagine, getting a 2nd one is a gray area. Your allowed one paypal account and a paypal top up card can only ever be 'topped up' from one paypal account.
But... could i use this amex to top up a paypal card in my sisters name from her account(same surname although different address). Been getting some advice on this(thanks weirdfish) although its definetly a tricky and even risky one.
Yes, first Paypal card - never had a reason to have one before and can actually only see one use for it
Don't know if you can top up someone else's Paypal card.
Apr 25, 2010, 3:14 am
#180
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Cold Wet England
Programs: BAEC - Blue - How the once mighty have fallen
Posts: 363
I created a quidco account, logged in and applied for the card by clicking on the quidco link. After submitting my application I got a "decsion could not be made at this time" message.
I can see no evidence in my quidco account that I actually applied through the link.
Can anyone advise where the click-thru referred to above is listed?