SPG Legacy Amex Spend Promo - Until Nov 30, 2018
Sep 18, 2018, 11:25 am
#1
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SPG Legacy Amex Spend Promo - Until Nov 30, 2018
For those with legacy SPG cards, check your online accounts. My account showed a banner that said:
Limited Time Offer: Register Your SPG® Card until 10/31/18 and earn up to 30,000 bonus points on eligible spend. Terms Apply.
So I registered and then received an email with the following terms:
You can earn 20,000 bonus points after spending $10,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 10,000 bonus points after spending an additional $5,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018.
We value your relationship with us. Thank you for using your American Express® Card.
Sincerely,
American Express Customer Care
Not sure whether I want to chase this - as $10k is a bit high and if I miss it I'll be left with spend on this devalued card. However, if I hit it, this double will bring back the old spend level at least for those two months. So I will have to think about whether it's worth it to me.
For those that can easily hit $10k over ~2 mos, it seems to be a no brainer assuming you were offered the promo.
Limited Time Offer: Register Your SPG® Card until 10/31/18 and earn up to 30,000 bonus points on eligible spend. Terms Apply.
So I registered and then received an email with the following terms:
You can earn 20,000 bonus points after spending $10,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 10,000 bonus points after spending an additional $5,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018.
We value your relationship with us. Thank you for using your American Express® Card.
Sincerely,
American Express Customer Care
Not sure whether I want to chase this - as $10k is a bit high and if I miss it I'll be left with spend on this devalued card. However, if I hit it, this double will bring back the old spend level at least for those two months. So I will have to think about whether it's worth it to me.
For those that can easily hit $10k over ~2 mos, it seems to be a no brainer assuming you were offered the promo.
Sep 18, 2018, 11:30 am
#2
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My offer was "You can earn one additional point for each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card at U.S. supermarkets U.S. restaurants between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018, up to a maximum of 2,000 bonus points. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018. "
Sep 18, 2018, 11:40 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: MR-Amb, Hyatt-Globalist, AA-EXP
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Thanks for the heads up, unfortunately nothing on my account.
I'm interested to see if they'll offer me anything when I call to cancel later this month. Between not receiving any upgrade offer and this, it's clear that their algorithms don't value the obscene amount of money I've charged on this card in the past 12 years.
I'm interested to see if they'll offer me anything when I call to cancel later this month. Between not receiving any upgrade offer and this, it's clear that their algorithms don't value the obscene amount of money I've charged on this card in the past 12 years.
Sep 18, 2018, 11:47 am
#4
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Midwest
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I got the following:
You can earn 15,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 5,000 bonus points after spending an additional $3,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018.
We value your relationship with us. Thank you for using your American Express® Card.
Not really worth the redirection of spend.
My wife got the Supermarket/Restaurant additional point offer (i.e., what we used to get).
No offers on either of our business cards.
You can earn 15,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 5,000 bonus points after spending an additional $3,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018.
We value your relationship with us. Thank you for using your American Express® Card.
Not really worth the redirection of spend.
My wife got the Supermarket/Restaurant additional point offer (i.e., what we used to get).
No offers on either of our business cards.
Last edited by DAYflier; Sep 18, 2018 at 12:01 pm Reason: Add the offer my wife got.
Sep 18, 2018, 2:33 pm
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I got the following:
You can earn 15,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 5,000 bonus points after spending an additional $3,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018.
We value your relationship with us. Thank you for using your American Express® Card.
Not really worth the redirection of spend.
My wife got the Supermarket/Restaurant additional point offer (i.e., what we used to get).
No offers on either of our business cards.
You can earn 15,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 5,000 bonus points after spending an additional $3,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018.
We value your relationship with us. Thank you for using your American Express® Card.
Not really worth the redirection of spend.
My wife got the Supermarket/Restaurant additional point offer (i.e., what we used to get).
No offers on either of our business cards.
Sep 18, 2018, 3:49 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New York
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My only offer is an upsell.
Originally Posted by Amex
Limited Time Offer: upgrade to the SPG® Amex Luxury Card by 10/31/18 and you can earn 100,000 points. Plus, in each Card renewal year, get up to $300 in statement credits for purchases on the Card at participating SPG® or Marriott Rewards® hotels. Terms apply. Learn More
Sep 19, 2018, 6:39 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Interesting that we're all getting different offers. Makes sense from Amex's perspective of course. But they shot too high in my case. After doing a back of the napkin spend analysis, I will not attempt to chase their offer. If I had the $6k offer you received I would have moved spend to them. But $10k is too rich for me. So this card remains in my sock drawer except for Starriott stays.
I'm using the card until this promotion runs out, and will likely "downgrade" back to the regular Amex or cancel altogether on my anniversary October 23rd. JUst not worth it anymore...
Sep 19, 2018, 6:58 am
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i got the same offer as the op.
we got an spg business amex to replace our formerly beloved card and didn't intend to chase the promo...but now have a big charge coming up which will meet the requirements in one fell swoop, so it's worth it. after that, though, the card is going back in the sock drawer unless they offer something else.
we got an spg business amex to replace our formerly beloved card and didn't intend to chase the promo...but now have a big charge coming up which will meet the requirements in one fell swoop, so it's worth it. after that, though, the card is going back in the sock drawer unless they offer something else.
Sep 19, 2018, 7:18 am
#9
Join Date: Jul 2013
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i got the same offer as the op.
we got an spg business amex to replace our formerly beloved card and didn't intend to chase the promo...but now have a big charge coming up which will meet the requirements in one fell swoop, so it's worth it. after that, though, the card is going back in the sock drawer unless they offer something else.
we got an spg business amex to replace our formerly beloved card and didn't intend to chase the promo...but now have a big charge coming up which will meet the requirements in one fell swoop, so it's worth it. after that, though, the card is going back in the sock drawer unless they offer something else.
Sep 19, 2018, 8:52 am
#10
Join Date: Apr 2012
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I had this offer couple weeks ago "You can earn one additional point for each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card at U.S. supermarkets U.S. restaurants between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018, up to a maximum of 2,000 bonus points. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018. ". I already put US supermarket purchase on my SPG card anyways since i get 3x on dining on reserve so its not bad
Sep 20, 2018, 10:55 am
#11
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Here's my offer:
Unfortunately, I may have difficulty hitting that target because I've prepaid most of my upcoming HNL stay to take advantage of the "Spend $300, get $60 back" promo by using friend's credit cards. I think that was the better deal. 
You can earn 10,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 5,000 bonus points after spending an additional $2,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and October 31, 2018.
Sep 20, 2018, 5:06 pm
#13
Join Date: Oct 2007
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You can earn 20,000 bonus points after spending $10,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 10,000 bonus points after spending an additional $5,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and November 30, 2018. Registration period ends on October 31, 2018.
Unfortunately I've limited my charges on this card to hotel charges and definitely will no hit those numbers
Sep 20, 2018, 5:20 pm
#14
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: La Jolla, CA
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Received OP’s offer for 30000 too.
(By email a few minutes ago)
I also received the 40000 Biz card offer.
It will make me take the legacy card out of my sock drawer.
(By email a few minutes ago)
I also received the 40000 Biz card offer.
It will make me take the legacy card out of my sock drawer.
Sep 20, 2018, 6:47 pm
#15
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: SEA
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Here's my offer:
You can earn 10,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 5,000 bonus points after spending an additional $2,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and October 31, 2018.
Unfortunately, I may have difficulty hitting that target because I've prepaid most of my upcoming HNL stay to take advantage of the "Spend $300, get $60 back" promo by using friend's credit cards. I think that was the better deal.
You can earn 10,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 in eligible purchases and an additional 5,000 bonus points after spending an additional $2,000 in eligible purchases on your registered Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card between the time you complete registration and October 31, 2018.
Unfortunately, I may have difficulty hitting that target because I've prepaid most of my upcoming HNL stay to take advantage of the "Spend $300, get $60 back" promo by using friend's credit cards. I think that was the better deal.