Additional Elite Mileage Bonus for Presidential Plus Cardmembers – Eff. Mar. 1
Mar 10, 2009, 1:00 pm
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Mar 10, 2009, 1:11 pm
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Sure, but the lifetime Presidents Club membership will cost you a lot more. This card and the AX Plat are not complimentary; keep one or the other, IMO. And unless you want to make the significant up-front investment in the lifetime PC membership then you'll be paying the $375 annual fee.
Mar 10, 2009, 1:22 pm
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Agree with above.
I essentilly wasted one year's of duplicated fees by keeping both the Amex plat and the PPMC for the first year I had the PP card. Should have just dumped the AMEX. It quickly became obsolete for my usage.
I essentilly wasted one year's of duplicated fees by keeping both the Amex plat and the PPMC for the first year I had the PP card. Should have just dumped the AMEX. It quickly became obsolete for my usage.
Mar 10, 2009, 4:02 pm
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Well damn. I called the 800-346-0123 number and ID'd myself at LT PC and current CW MC holder and all they would do is put me in for a new PPMC. It was only 5pm CST but the person was far far away(dot not feather) and would not go off script no matter how hard I tried to explain that I just wanted WMC -----> PPMC. They suggested I call the number on the back of the WMC and stopped processing my application.
I called the WMC number, got a great lady who knew exactly what I wanted to do, flipped my card to a PPMC but ......wait for it.......she would not relent on the annual fee being lower for LT PC members. Said it would be 375 like anyone else and actually skewed Continental a bit for communicating anything else as Chase sets the numbers. Understood her point but not thrilled and certainly don't feel like calling 800-346-0123 back to have them rectify the situation. Wish I knew the "GG" code for the Chase folks to look this one up. Hopefully the adding machines on the interweb will figure it out before I have to pick up the phone.
I called the WMC number, got a great lady who knew exactly what I wanted to do, flipped my card to a PPMC but ......wait for it.......she would not relent on the annual fee being lower for LT PC members. Said it would be 375 like anyone else and actually skewed Continental a bit for communicating anything else as Chase sets the numbers. Understood her point but not thrilled and certainly don't feel like calling 800-346-0123 back to have them rectify the situation. Wish I knew the "GG" code for the Chase folks to look this one up. Hopefully the adding machines on the interweb will figure it out before I have to pick up the phone.
Mar 10, 2009, 4:30 pm
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Was the Hyatt membership suppose to come automatically?
Mar 10, 2009, 5:12 pm
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Mar 11, 2009, 12:25 am
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ditto. I just dumped my amex plat. PPMC offers more benefits for me than amex did.
Mar 11, 2009, 7:44 am
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Really? IMO the only things that are better about the PPMC are the full PC membership rather than access only when flying on the specific carrier and the lower price. On just about every other front the AX wins from my perspective. And I can count the number of times I've missed lounge access because of the setup for the AX card so it isn't that many for me. This is one of those things where each person's experience will be different, but I would think that the PPMC wins on cost rather than comprehensive benefits.
Mar 11, 2009, 8:18 pm
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Hi nzqjyb, sorry for the confusion. Based on examples like yours, we're working with Chase to make the enrollment process for lifetime Presidents Club members more foolproof. In the mean time, we'll be in contact with you to make sure your account is correctly set up.
urging and you might have been monitoring the call for quality assurance because the next thing she did was give me her direct (DID), not even extension, number if I have any questions or problems with the PP MC in the future.I promptly fell out of my chair at that point. Thanks dude.
Mar 12, 2009, 9:55 am
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Yeah I hung up and figured the thing would work itself out in a few billing cycles. Well I was wrong. Got a call from a very nice lady at Chase today explaining they noticed my card wasn't upgraded just right and they fixed it. I was pleasantly surprised and now suspect they called at your (CO Insider urging and you might have been monitoring the call for quality assurance because the next thing she did was give me her direct (DID), not even extension, number if I have any questions or problems with the PP MC in the future.
I promptly fell out of my chair at that point. Thanks dude.
urging and you might have been monitoring the call for quality assurance because the next thing she did was give me her direct (DID), not even extension, number if I have any questions or problems with the PP MC in the future.I promptly fell out of my chair at that point. Thanks dude.
Mar 12, 2009, 1:25 pm
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Mar 13, 2009, 12:03 pm
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Mar 13, 2009, 4:52 pm
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Glad it all worked out, nzqjyb. We did ultimately find the source of confusion. Due to the way our special $100 Presidential Plus rate for lifetime Presidents Club members is set up, you can only qualify for it as a new Chase cardmember. If you are a current Chase cardmember, the workaround would be to cancel your existing account and then call 800.346.0123 to apply for the special lifetime member rate. We'll work on communicating this better, as it definitely appears to be the source of confusion on both ends.
I told her that I already had a lifetime President's Club membership and it didn't make sense for me to apply for a Chase Presidential Plus World Mastercard for $375, but she wouldn't budge.
So savvy Flyertalker that I am I said thanks and called back. Same thing.
Sigh.
May 5, 2009, 4:02 pm
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Upgrading Business World MC to PP for lifetime PC members
To clarify, cova, we do have a discounted annual fee for our customers who have lifetime Presidents Club memberships. The annual fee in these cases is only $100, and includes all the other benefits that come with the card, including Hyatt Platinum status. Avis Presidents Club, $3 discount off Presidents Club Premium Wine & Spirits, Flex Elite Qualification Miles (EQMs), plus OnePass miles for every dollar you spend. To qualify for this discounted annual membership fee, lifetime Presidents Club members should call 800-346-0123 to apply. Just say you're a lifetime Presidents Club member and provide your membership details for verification.
Then I called about doing the same with my business CO World MC and they were unable to find any notes on discounts for lifetime PC members. Is there not such an option for us lifers on the business PPWMC? They forwarded my inquiry to marketing, but I don't hold too much hope out for that bearing fruit.
Thanks,
Texd