20,000 BA Miles for £35!! (Amex Gold relaunch)
May 14, 2010, 1:14 am
#331
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 17
Logged into AmEx this morning - and finally my 20k MR points have been posted!!
Shows up as Gold Q2 2010 Acquisition Bonus. Very happy to finally see them!
Now to get on the case with QuidCo....
Shows up as Gold Q2 2010 Acquisition Bonus. Very happy to finally see them!
Now to get on the case with QuidCo....
May 14, 2010, 1:24 am
#332
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,014
Anyone know if you can use the card to purchase BA miles?
May 14, 2010, 10:43 am
#334
Join Date: Jan 2006
Programs: Lots, some no/low status some high status, can't be bothered to list them :-)
Posts: 1,951
Well my replacement card turned up today on headed paper statign it was the Gold Preferred Rewards Card.
Loffed into MR and my bonus points for spend still haven't been added and needless to say nor have the 20k points, god knows how some of you are getting them so quickly, I spent over 2k in a matter of days on this card.
I won;t mind if it gets sorted in the end, it's just taking some time.
Loffed into MR and my bonus points for spend still haven't been added and needless to say nor have the 20k points, god knows how some of you are getting them so quickly, I spent over 2k in a matter of days on this card.
I won;t mind if it gets sorted in the end, it's just taking some time.
May 14, 2010, 10:46 am
#335
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May 14, 2010, 10:51 am
#336
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Maidenhead, UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 441
Well my replacement card turned up today on headed paper statign it was the Gold Preferred Rewards Card.
Loffed into MR and my bonus points for spend still haven't been added and needless to say nor have the 20k points, god knows how some of you are getting them so quickly, I spent over 2k in a matter of days on this card.
I won;t mind if it gets sorted in the end, it's just taking some time.
Loffed into MR and my bonus points for spend still haven't been added and needless to say nor have the 20k points, god knows how some of you are getting them so quickly, I spent over 2k in a matter of days on this card.
I won;t mind if it gets sorted in the end, it's just taking some time.
In terms of spending limits I'm using this card instead of my Amex CC as so far I've put on several K which is more than they'll give me (indirectly through Lloyds) on a CC - madness!
May 14, 2010, 11:01 am
#337
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 610
Thanks to Roger and Raffles, have been away from here for a while and just came across this.
As I’ve only taken this card out to get the bonus points I plan on cancelling it before the first year is up.
Whilst searching for a free card that award’s MR points (to keep the account active without paying the annual fee) came across this “The Express Rewards Credit Card” Benefits below:
Key Details
o 3 points for every full £1 you spend in major Supermarkets up to £500 per month1.
o 2 points for every full £1 you spend in leading Department Stores.
o 1 point for every full £1 you spend everywhere else.
o Collect £30 (6000 points) worth of extra points when you spend £500 in your first 3 months of Cardmembership2.
Seems a great way of keeping your MR account active together with another 6000 miles for signing up and for the first £500 spend at supermarkets every month your getting 3miles per £ spent (better than BA Premier Plus)
Oh and there is £5 cash back through topcashback.co.uk and prob the other cashback sites…
https://www212.americanexpress.com/d...00d0faad94RCRD
As I’ve only taken this card out to get the bonus points I plan on cancelling it before the first year is up.
Whilst searching for a free card that award’s MR points (to keep the account active without paying the annual fee) came across this “The Express Rewards Credit Card” Benefits below:
Key Details
o 3 points for every full £1 you spend in major Supermarkets up to £500 per month1.
o 2 points for every full £1 you spend in leading Department Stores.
o 1 point for every full £1 you spend everywhere else.
o Collect £30 (6000 points) worth of extra points when you spend £500 in your first 3 months of Cardmembership2.
Seems a great way of keeping your MR account active together with another 6000 miles for signing up and for the first £500 spend at supermarkets every month your getting 3miles per £ spent (better than BA Premier Plus)
Oh and there is £5 cash back through topcashback.co.uk and prob the other cashback sites…
https://www212.americanexpress.com/d...00d0faad94RCRD
May 14, 2010, 11:16 am
#338
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Be careful with the Express Rewards card. The rewards you get are called Membership Rewards Express and are NOT AFAIK redeemable for anything except a very narrow range of store vouchers. I'm pretty sure you cannot combine them with existing MR points. I had a look at the T&C's when it was launched.
May 14, 2010, 11:18 am
#339
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The question is whether Lloyds or Amex made the smartest credit decision!
May 14, 2010, 11:37 am
#340
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SEN
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 612
Oh I see Raffles has poked his head above the parapet again after all this agro that he and Roger have caused us 
I'm actually getting a certain amount of perverse pleasure logging on in the morning and seeing how many points i've been credited for any given purchase. It's a tad random to say the least.
I'm actually getting a certain amount of perverse pleasure logging on in the morning and seeing how many points i've been credited for any given purchase. It's a tad random to say the least.
May 14, 2010, 11:48 am
#341
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 610
Ohh I see the "express" added to the MR now.. will have to find another way to keep the account active or transfer all the points before the end of the year.
Thanks once again raffles
Thanks once again raffles
May 14, 2010, 1:19 pm
#342
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,929
Was on the phone to Membership Rewards earlier on another matter, and mentioned that I was awaiting the 20K bonus. Apparently there's been a mass coding cock-up, and as a result, Amex's back office team are going through to manually add the points. Was told if they've not showed by next month, to call back...
May 14, 2010, 2:32 pm
#343
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 169
Catchthepidgeon, I bought miles with my card no problem. Was on the phone to Amex today as my 20,000 is still not showing on account and i was assured it would be by the 2nd June.
May 14, 2010, 4:32 pm
#344
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Maidenhead, UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 441
It is not 'indirectly' through Lloyds. If you have a Lloyds Amex (eg Air Miles one) it is Lloyd's money you are borrowing - Amex simply provides the back office processing for the card and acts like Mastercard or Visa. Credit decision is 100% Lloyds. With this Amex, it is Amex's money you are borrowing.
The question is whether Lloyds or Amex made the smartest credit decision!
The question is whether Lloyds or Amex made the smartest credit decision!
May 16, 2010, 7:21 am
#345
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: YVR (well, more YPK...)
Programs: WestJet Dollars, BAEC, Aeroplan, AirMiles, IHG, BW and others
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