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Citi Premier MasterCard (60,000 points for $4,000 spend in 3 months)

Old Feb 4, 2018, 5:55 pm
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This thread is a continuation of discussion from 2015 - 2017.


Is there currently an offer for this card with a signup bonus?

Yes
  • only affiliate 60k links seem to work now; go to https://www.doctorofcredit.com/citi-...ed-first-year/ for a working one and open it in in an Incognito / Private window8
  • 80K TYP for $4k spend/3 months. $95 AF waived for first year.
  • 30K TYP for $3K spend/3 months, $95 AF waived for first year. Open in private/incognito window for best results.
    • Offer not available if you have opened or closed a Preferred, Premier, or Prestige card in the past 24 months.
  • 30K TYP for $3K spend/3 months, $95 AF waived for first year. Open in private/incognito window for best results.
    • Offer not available if you have opened or closed a Preferred, Premier, or Prestige card in the past 24 months.

      Does anybody know when the signup bonus will increase?No. Please don't ask in the thread "just to double-check if anybody knows." Nobody knows.

      Can I see the number of TYP earned on an individual purchase?No. The best you can do is visit the Account Details page for your card to see how the merchant for a given transaction was categorized.

      What are the bonus categories for the Premier card?
      Effective April 19th, 2015, unless you are participating in a limited-time offer, you will earn:Airlines are classified as merchants that provide air travel. Hotels are classified as merchants that provide sleeping or meeting room accommodations, and may include goods and services that are on a bill for these accommodations by a hotel, motel or inn. Car rental agencies are classified as merchants that provide short-term or long-term rentals of cars. Travel agencies are classified as merchants that provide travel information and booking services, and include travel aggregators and tour operators. Gas stations are classified as merchants that sell fuel for consumer use and may or may not be attended. Commuter transportation is classified as merchants that provide suburban and local mass passenger transportation over regular routes and on regular schedules, including ferries, commuter railways and subways. Taxis/limousines are classified as merchants that provide passenger transportation services for hire and includes horse-drawn cabs and carriages, bicycle taxis, aerial tramways, airport shuttles or cable cars. Passenger railways are classified as merchants that primarily provide long-distance transportation and may include overnight accommodations on the train. Cruise lines are classified as merchants that provide passenger transportation on the open sea or inland waters for the purpose of vacation or pleasure and operate predefined and advertised routes. Bridge and road tolls are classified as merchants who collect fees associated with toll roads, highways and bridges. Parking lots/garages are classified as merchants that provide temporary parking services for automobiles, usually on an hourly, daily or monthly contract or fee basis. Campgrounds and trailer parks are classified as merchants that provide overnight or short-term campsites for recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, or tents. Timeshares are classified as retailers that sell, lease, and rent timeshare real estate and arrange timeshare condominium exchanges. Bus lines are classified passenger bus transportation services that operate on a regular schedule over predetermined routes. Motor home and recreational vehicle rentals are classified as merchants that rent motor homes, RVs, pop-up campers, tent trailers, and other recreational vehicles on a daily, short-term, or extended-term basis. Boat leases and boat rentals are classified as merchants that primarily provide boat rental and leasing services, including fishing boats, non-crew houseboats, sail boats, powerboats, jet skis, and yachts.

      Restaurants are classified as dining establishments that primarily prepare food and drinks for immediate consumption by consumers, either on the merchant’s premises or packaged for takeout, and include bars, cocktail lounges, discotheques, nightclubs, taverns and fast food restaurants. Sports promoters are classified as merchants that operate and promote live sporting events (professional or semi-professional), and may also include sports stadiums. Theatrical promoters are classified as merchants that operate live theatrical productions or concerts, and include ticketing agencies. Movie theaters are classified as establishments that sell tickets and refreshments for movie productions. Amusement parks (including zoos, circuses and aquariums) are classified as establishments that operate parks or carnivals and offer mechanical rides and games and/or live animal shows. Tourist attractions and museums (including art galleries) are classified as establishments that operate attractions and exhibits for tourists. Record stores are classified as establishments that sell CDs and related items, including online record stores. Video rental stores are classified as merchants that rent DVDs and/or games and related equipment for consumer use, including online video rentals.


      We do not determine how merchants or establishments are classified, however, they are generally classified based upon the merchant's primary line of business. We reserve the right to determine which purchases qualify for this offer. Purchases not eligible to receive the additional ThankYou Points include, but are not limited to, purchases made at warehouse clubs, discount stores, department stores and convenience stores.

      You may earn ThankYou Points as long as your Card Account is open and current. If your Card Account is closed, you will not be able to earn ThankYou Points and you will lose any accumulated ThankYou Points that have not been transferred to your ThankYou Member Account. Balance transfers, cash advances, convenience checks, returned purchases, disputed or unauthorized purchases/fraudulent transactions, finance charges, Card Account fees, and fees for services and programs you elect to receive through us do not earn ThankYou Points unless otherwise specified.

      If you do not already have a ThankYou Rewards Member Account ("ThankYou Member Account"), one will be set up for you. ThankYou Points earned from purchases post to your Card Account at the close of each billing cycle, and at that time we will transfer the ThankYou Points you earned to your ThankYou Member Account. (Bonus ThankYou Points may take one to two additional billing cycles to post to your Card Account.) ThankYou Points are not eligible for redemption until they are transferred to your ThankYou Member Account. ThankYou Points may not be redeemed and may be lost if your Card Account is not open or current.
      What happens to my TY points if I close my card account?Please see the wiki at Citi ThankYou points - cancel, downgrade & expiration considerations
      • Offer not available if you have opened or closed a Preferred, Premier, or Prestige card in the past 24 months.
      • 3 ThankYou Points for every dollar you spend on purchases at airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, travel agencies, gas stations, commuter transportation, taxi/limousines, passenger railways, cruise lines, bridge and road tolls, parking lots/garages, campgrounds and trailer parks, time shares, bus lines, motor home/RV rental and boat rentals;
      • 2 ThankYou Points for every dollar you spend on purchases at restaurants and on select entertainment merchants, including sports promoters, theatrical promoters, movie theaters, amusement parks, tourist attractions, record stores and video rental stores; and
      • 1 ThankYou Point for every dollar you spend on other purchases.
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Citi Premier MasterCard (60,000 points for $4,000 spend in 3 months)

Old Dec 29, 2019, 9:59 pm
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Originally Posted by yugi
Preferred is still mentioned in the restrictions, however.
True, but the restrictions also say 24 months, yet we know that some people need to wait 25+ months for it to actually work (even though others get approved at very little over 24.0 months).

So I wouldn't count on the restrictions being quite correct and/or consistent. Citi is just too sloppy and inconsistent with all of this. And it would take a long time to establish evidence in case Citi suddenly stopped being sloppy with all of this. (They've been sloppy about timing for well over a decade! )
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Old Dec 30, 2019, 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by sdsearch
True, but the restrictions also say 24 months, yet we know that some people need to wait 25+ months for it to actually work (even though others get approved at very little over 24.0 months).

So I wouldn't count on the restrictions being quite correct and/or consistent. Citi is just too sloppy and inconsistent with all of this. And it would take a long time to establish evidence in case Citi suddenly stopped being sloppy with all of this. (They've been sloppy about timing for well over a decade! )
Yes, I waited 24 months and 1 week since I received last bonus, and it worked.
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Old Jan 1, 2020, 7:12 pm
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I applied for another Premier and received a letter confirming 60k bonus. That's after applying for Rewards+ and receiving similar letter.
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Old Jan 21, 2020, 2:37 pm
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Has anyone seen any links for an offer with the annual fee waived?

Thanks in advance!
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Old Jan 21, 2020, 7:14 pm
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So, has anyone tried applying for both (premier and prestige) in a time span of 10 or 15 days to get both bonuses? I wonder if that would work.

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Old Jan 25, 2020, 10:04 am
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Originally Posted by Horuseye
So, has anyone tried applying for both (premier and prestige) in a time span of 10 or 15 days to get both bonuses? I wonder if that would work.
Are you planning on getting the bonus on both?

"Bonus ThankYou® Points are not available if you received a new cardmember bonus for Citi Rewards+SM, Citi ThankYou® Preferred, Citi ThankYou® Premier/Citi PremierSM or Citi Prestige®, or if you have closed any of these accounts, in the past 24 months."
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 1:28 pm
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DoC is reporting that there is an inbranch offer for Premier for 65k but with AF. I went to a branch this morn looking for a flyer, but our closest one had no credit card apps / flyers of any kind available. We'd ended up applying for a Premier for P2 a few days ago under the public 60K / AF required offer and my hope was to see if I could use that flyer to match. And I wanted to see what other card offers they might have for Citigold, like the discounted Prestige and AA Exec.

A very long time ago they used to offer fee waived cards for CG, and we still have a grandfathered AA Plat under that deal.

The branch manager saw that I still had an ATT card from the 90's and cheerfully told me that was obsolete and that I should get a DC. She waxed on for ten minutes about how awesome it was. Painful, but she'd helped me with two other small issues today so I listened and smiled.
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 6:25 pm
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Originally Posted by ninim2200
Are you planning on getting the bonus on both?

"Bonus ThankYou® Points are not available if you received a new cardmember bonus for Citi Rewards+SM, Citi ThankYou® Preferred, Citi ThankYou® Premier/Citi PremierSM or Citi Prestige®, or if you have closed any of these accounts, in the past 24 months."
Well, that would be the idea. I wonder what happens if you never had any of them and you want to go for both at the same time. Now, there is a 1/8 card approval, but I wonder how it would work if you open one on Feb 1 and get approved on feb 10 for the second one. You have not gotten any bonus yet... so if both minimum spending requirements are met within the same month, would not that be a bypass for the 24mo?

Somebody must have done or try it before.
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 6:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Horuseye
So, has anyone tried applying for both (premier and prestige) in a time span of 10 or 15 days to get both bonuses?
I'm wondering about that too. There's a thread from last Nov on this topic, "Citi bonus terms makes it possible to get 4 Premier bonus in 82 days?" but no resolution.
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 7:15 pm
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Originally Posted by KafkaExploring
I'm wondering about that too. There's a thread from last Nov on this topic, "Citi bonus terms makes it possible to get 4 Premier bonus in 82 days?" but no resolution.
I guess we will have to bring some data points here.
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 7:28 pm
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I was approved for the Premier last November. I really want to get the Prestige due to my upcoming travel plans. I'm really curious what the odds of approval is and whether I'll get the SUB or not.
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 9:10 pm
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Well, if you haven't finished the Premier bonus yet, you may have a chance to earn it for the Prestige. I think I'm going to give it a try, but need to finish another spend first.
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 9:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Horuseye
Well, that would be the idea. I wonder what happens if you never had any of them and you want to go for both at the same time. Now, there is a 1/8 card approval, .
What is a 1/8 approval ? Thanks
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 9:18 pm
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Originally Posted by KafkaExploring
Well, if you haven't finished the Premier bonus yet, you may have a chance to earn it for the Prestige. I think I'm going to give it a try, but need to finish another spend first.
I haven't, but I should get it by the end of this month. I'm already like 75% of the way there. It's ridiculous if Citi enforce the no bonus policy for a different product. I can understand when they want to prevent churning.
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Old Jan 26, 2020, 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by flyer4512
What is a 1/8 approval ? Thanks

1 card approved per 8 days.
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