As previously noted in post #27 & 28.

Thank you :confused:...I was answering ddfr's question above my post

I did this yesterday, after asking for the 80K bump by phone when calling to activate my 60K card (received 2 days ago), but they denied the bump and said the links were not good for an 80K untargeted application. Sent a secure message that included the links in the OP to the 80K application, AND the source code, and received an acknowledgement stating they needed 3-5 day reply time. I'll post whatever response I receive.

the bump
 

for those of you that have applied for the 60k offer within 90 days, you may want to give getting the bump another shot.

i recall someone with the handle rst? who tried and got shot down upthread.

i just received an e mail back from chase support saying they'll add the 20k points to my account during the next statement. i submitted my request at around the 88 day mark, so it really cut it close but chase came through on the request. well worth the time.

good luck

*sigh*... So who wants to take bets: BarbiJKM gets the bump or suddenly, "mysteriously", the link stops working for everyone else?

Tough situation. I'd be tempted to wait until 2-3 weeks have passed... There's a chance one could eventually be approved, then you only have one to reconsider. But I can see the other side of the argument; call now before a decision is made and you can influence the decision. Note that if you call for one app, they will almost certainly see the other one and want to deal with both at once. Let us know what ends up happening.

Just to be safe, I would try getting one card approved first.

Send a secure message with the application links in the 1st post. Calling doesn't seem to be working and I think this is because the customer service dept doesn't know what the marketing dept is doing. When you send a SM it gets forwarded to the marketing dept and you get the bump.

I am surprised that you didn't get platinum status immediately. AFAIK, all points count towards status. Did you earn 59,329 points apart from the 60k points from the card?

Just applied to the original link and was instantly approved... even though I already have 2 Chase cards. Crossing my fingers that I get the 80K.

For the link to stop working, PC needs to recode their visa video promo. There was some flag in the terms which said this offer was expiring sometime in August 2012. But it might end sooner because it has gone public.

So how would you suggest that one gets the bump WITHOUT mentioning the source code or providing the link? Several people have posted success in first-time application through the link, so apparently it's now untargeted. Are you suggesting that I gave away some "secret" through secure messaging?

When the Marriott 70k offer was first available, there were dozens of people who got the bump by simply sending a message (not calling - which is key) and asking politely, noting "a friend" had received the offer.

Because it was a public offer, there was no problem.

This 80k offer sounds more like an accidentally-public offer. So one potential result is that Chase "notices" its error and corrects it.

My personal opinion, since you did ask, is it was quite valid for you to send the message you did. However, you did apply under the 60k offer, which was fine with you at the time. So... you could have simply sent a generic message and took your chances, knowing there's no particular entitlement to a bump and not directing any additional attention to the link.

Guess it sounds too much like people who call up a hotel when it posts an error rate so they can have a clerk make a note about an upgrade or something. But who really knows. Maybe it really is a public offer. Maybe Chase is a monolithic bureaucracy that doesn't care anyway. Maybe I'm making too much of it.

approved!
 

I just applied and was approved for the 80k link- hoping it works! Wouldn't you know that I received an invitation code that was mailed to me for 2 free SW flights after 1st purchase immediately following my approval... how long do I need to wait to apply for this as well? thanks.

I think I may have found the genesis of the first link to the 80K offer in the OP which redirects to an application page in the second link.

In the IC Master Promo Thread, there are mentions of a promo with individual codes issued by hotels during stays that enable one to access a video whereby a member receives 1000 points for viewing the video, and then an invitation to the 80K offer at the end of the video. See https://visa1000.priorityclub.com/?c...anity_visa1000

If you have the code and can see the video, clicking on the invitation link at the end of the video will take you to the exact same links listed in the OP, and to the same application for the 80K offer. Check out post # 156 in the IC Master Promo Thread.

I found an individual code posted in the IC Master Promo Thread by a member who did not use it, and it worked for me -- took me to the video, and then the 80K offer popped up with my NAME and account balance on it, and a link redirecting to the same application page (and legal disclosures, with the additional coding) as everyone is using here.

It is also reported in the IC Master Promo Thread that the individual codes to gain access to the video (and thus receive the 80K offer) can only be used one time; all I know is that the code I used worked for me! And I've taken screen shots all along the way... Apparently folks who get more than one code from multiple stays and can only use one code for the promo are sharing the unused individual codes in the discussion thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inter...2011-a-75.html

If anyone thinks this post is "spilling the beans" in some improper way, PM me and I'll consider editing out anything objectionable... But I'm thinking this info may help those using the application page from the OP in case they are later questioned about the source of the 80K offer, and it would certainly help to have a code and a screen shot to validate your bump request!

Thanks ... I will send Chase an email ....

No, I did NOT earn any points in 2011 - only the 60,000 points!

Applied for the card, then went through reconsideration to close my continental card, and then got this card approved. Hopefully the 80k points will post no problem! Would like to have the platinum status for upcoming stay in Dec.