[EXPIRED] AA Citi / Citibank Card, 75K sign up bonus [read post #2 first]
Apr 26, 2011, 10:15 am
#5251
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 169
This actually happened to me... While researching the different 75k and 100k sign-up links, my cookies must have saved some data.
When I thought I had applied for one of the $1,500 spend links and one of the $4,000 spend links and was approved - I called the CSR to verify and she said they were BOTH $4,000 spend links... So I still have another $2,500 to go currently to reach the second bonus.
Anybody received THREE cards from this? I know the 2nd post recommends doing the 2 personal and waiting 65 days before the business app. My date for that is May 11th. Getting antsy
When I thought I had applied for one of the $1,500 spend links and one of the $4,000 spend links and was approved - I called the CSR to verify and she said they were BOTH $4,000 spend links... So I still have another $2,500 to go currently to reach the second bonus.
Anybody received THREE cards from this? I know the 2nd post recommends doing the 2 personal and waiting 65 days before the business app. My date for that is May 11th. Getting antsy
We got all three too. I did follow that the forum #2 rules.
Hope you got it too.
Apr 26, 2011, 10:45 am
#5252
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 58
I am new, mapping out my first cards, so take that into mind.
Can anyone comment on the differences between the first two "tiers" IE the 75k Visa/Amex with the $1500/6 month spending requirement and the $4000/6 month spending requirement?
Do the cards differ at all? and if not, why would you ever do the $4000 spending one as opposed to the $1500? They appear to be the same card, so I don't see the reason to do $4k over $1.5k, but I just want to double check. $5.5k spending in 6 months if i got two of the cards would be difficult to do.
I'm not super keen on picking up 2x yearly fee cards. Granted they are waived for a year, and I have a long time citi personal card but no Amex yet. From my understanding having a long history on each company is whats important. So hopefully I can pick up the miles from these 2 and then cancel the citi one before the fee hits next year without damage to my credit score. (800 fico) I suppose then I should just sit on the Amex for a while and pay the yearly fee? I won't be spending more than 15k at most across all my credit cards next year, so it will be hard to spend enough to get them to comp the fee.
Thanks for the help
Can anyone comment on the differences between the first two "tiers" IE the 75k Visa/Amex with the $1500/6 month spending requirement and the $4000/6 month spending requirement?
Do the cards differ at all? and if not, why would you ever do the $4000 spending one as opposed to the $1500? They appear to be the same card, so I don't see the reason to do $4k over $1.5k, but I just want to double check. $5.5k spending in 6 months if i got two of the cards would be difficult to do.
I'm not super keen on picking up 2x yearly fee cards. Granted they are waived for a year, and I have a long time citi personal card but no Amex yet. From my understanding having a long history on each company is whats important. So hopefully I can pick up the miles from these 2 and then cancel the citi one before the fee hits next year without damage to my credit score. (800 fico) I suppose then I should just sit on the Amex for a while and pay the yearly fee? I won't be spending more than 15k at most across all my credit cards next year, so it will be hard to spend enough to get them to comp the fee.
Thanks for the help
Apr 26, 2011, 11:05 am
#5253
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 169
I am new, mapping out my first cards, so take that into mind.
Can anyone comment on the differences between the first two "tiers" IE the 75k Visa/Amex with the $1500/6 month spending requirement and the $4000/6 month spending requirement?
Do the cards differ at all? and if not, why would you ever do the $4000 spending one as opposed to the $1500? They appear to be the same card, so I don't see the reason to do $4k over $1.5k, but I just want to double check. $5.5k spending in 6 months if i got two of the cards would be difficult to do.
I'm not super keen on picking up 2x yearly fee cards. Granted they are waived for a year, and I have a long time citi personal card but no Amex yet. From my understanding having a long history on each company is whats important. So hopefully I can pick up the miles from these 2 and then cancel the citi one before the fee hits next year without damage to my credit score. (800 fico) I suppose then I should just sit on the Amex for a while and pay the yearly fee? I won't be spending more than 15k at most across all my credit cards next year, so it will be hard to spend enough to get them to comp the fee.
Thanks for the help
Can anyone comment on the differences between the first two "tiers" IE the 75k Visa/Amex with the $1500/6 month spending requirement and the $4000/6 month spending requirement?
Do the cards differ at all? and if not, why would you ever do the $4000 spending one as opposed to the $1500? They appear to be the same card, so I don't see the reason to do $4k over $1.5k, but I just want to double check. $5.5k spending in 6 months if i got two of the cards would be difficult to do.
I'm not super keen on picking up 2x yearly fee cards. Granted they are waived for a year, and I have a long time citi personal card but no Amex yet. From my understanding having a long history on each company is whats important. So hopefully I can pick up the miles from these 2 and then cancel the citi one before the fee hits next year without damage to my credit score. (800 fico) I suppose then I should just sit on the Amex for a while and pay the yearly fee? I won't be spending more than 15k at most across all my credit cards next year, so it will be hard to spend enough to get them to comp the fee.
Thanks for the help
and got 150k miles for my same AA frequent flyer account.
READ the forum #2 and following the instruction, and I think you will be all set.
If you never have AA citi card, you should just apply it for the 75k miles bonus.
And you could get the business card after 65 days for another 75k miles.
I have 817 and drop to 771 with 5 credit cards in 2 months and loans application. I am not going to apply any credit cards or loan in at least 1 year.
And I the credit score should be come back. And I will keep my card before the annual fees hit, then cancel it. At least I have a year of history of having the cards, and reason to cancel it and just maybe keep one of the AA card to accumulate miles. (Business annual is $10 less - $75)
Apr 26, 2011, 11:17 am
#5254
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 199
I'm surprised by how many people go for the 75k mile deal rather than the 100k mile deal. Just saying.
Apr 26, 2011, 11:19 am
#5255
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 58
100k BA deal? or 50/100k AA deal? Since I spend like 12k yearly on CC's, I cannot hit any spending limits that are so large. Maybe in the future, but not currently. Even more unlikely if I do 2-3 cards like I am planning.
Apr 26, 2011, 11:22 am
#5256
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: BWI
Programs: DL Gold, AA, BA, CO, US
Posts: 201
Can anyone comment on the differences between the first two "tiers" IE the 75k Visa/Amex with the $1500/6 month spending requirement and the $4000/6 month spending requirement?
Do the cards differ at all? and if not, why would you ever do the $4000 spending one as opposed to the $1500? They appear to be the same card, so I don't see the reason to do $4k over $1.5k, but I just want to double check. $5.5k spending in 6 months if i got two of the cards would be difficult to do.
Do the cards differ at all? and if not, why would you ever do the $4000 spending one as opposed to the $1500? They appear to be the same card, so I don't see the reason to do $4k over $1.5k, but I just want to double check. $5.5k spending in 6 months if i got two of the cards would be difficult to do.
I think the "Status in question" after the info for the 100k offer makes people question if it is still valid, and not everyone wants to spend $10k on a card and wait up to a year to get the miles.
Last edited by kts262; Apr 26, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Apr 26, 2011, 11:24 am
#5257
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 1
Offer still good
Just wanted to say the personal AA Visa card with 75k bonus offer is still legit. Last week I followed one of the links in this forum and got instant approval. Then got the card in the mail yesterday. Called the 800 number on the back and before activating verified that the 75k offer was still legit as it was never mentioned in all the fine print they send you. She verified it was all good and you just need to spend $1,500.
Apr 26, 2011, 1:13 pm
#5258
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BNA
Programs: No preference
Posts: 1,176
The main reason for applying for the 75k/$4k card is because it has a promo page to back it up. Some people do not feel comfortable applying without proof of the offer, cause if they call you on it, then you are basically SOL ... but this rarely happens.
I can't remember why I put "status in question" on the 100k deal. I think a few people in a short time said they were told it was no longer working by a csr. But since then, we have had confirmed success. I may go change it back.
I can't remember why I put "status in question" on the 100k deal. I think a few people in a short time said they were told it was no longer working by a csr. But since then, we have had confirmed success. I may go change it back.
Apr 26, 2011, 2:18 pm
#5259
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 1
Citi aa Visa/amex
Just signed up for this forum and wanted to say thanks..
I was very very very worried about not getting the 75k points with $1500 spending but I took a leap of faith and tried it, got the call in for the application and then got approved the rep retold me the program.
Also based on the information here I applied for the AMEX and was instantly approved. I called to verify the information and it was the same 75k with $1500 in spending.
150k in points is going to be nice, I have a lot of flying to do soon!!
I do have two questions for the group..
After you reach the 1500 spending limit, how long before the points are in your account? (I am making a long 2week trip the beginning of JULY and hoping to be able to use the points)
I have also read that some are saying that this card also comes with companion airfare for free.. true or not????
Thanks Everyone
I was very very very worried about not getting the 75k points with $1500 spending but I took a leap of faith and tried it, got the call in for the application and then got approved the rep retold me the program.
Also based on the information here I applied for the AMEX and was instantly approved. I called to verify the information and it was the same 75k with $1500 in spending.
150k in points is going to be nice, I have a lot of flying to do soon!!
I do have two questions for the group..
After you reach the 1500 spending limit, how long before the points are in your account? (I am making a long 2week trip the beginning of JULY and hoping to be able to use the points)
I have also read that some are saying that this card also comes with companion airfare for free.. true or not????
Thanks Everyone
Apr 26, 2011, 2:28 pm
#5260
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: BWI
Programs: DL Gold, AA, BA, CO, US
Posts: 201
(Ex, the 2nd billing month for my card is when I hit the spend requirement and I got the miles for that month and the bonus also hit my account then as well.)
Apr 26, 2011, 4:46 pm
#5261
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: USA
Programs: All of em...
Posts: 1,265
Going to go for the BA 100k card, the Amex MR 75k card (upgrade), and the AA business 75k card all at the same time in May and see what happens
I figure that the pulls won't show on my report if I do that since they're different banks.
Apr 26, 2011, 5:31 pm
#5262
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 1
I'm not sure if this is still applicable, but I signed up for the 4k requirement promotion because it also included a free companion ticket, which is worth up to $650 for me for my Christmas travels.
Apr 26, 2011, 6:13 pm
#5263
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: California, SMF
Programs: UA, AA, AS, DL, BA, HA, WN, SPG-PL, Hyatt-Dia, HH-Dia, Marr-Pl, US Mint/VR(retired)
Posts: 945
jcmitchell21,
Thanks for keeping this thread updated !!!
Thanks for keeping this thread updated !!!
Apr 26, 2011, 6:34 pm
#5264
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Tokyo
Posts: 586
Should I close my Personal Amex before applying for the Personol Visa next month? I opened the personal Amex in Oct. (I know, short chance of getting approved, but still wondering if closing existing personals changes anything).
Apr 26, 2011, 7:25 pm
#5265
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 297
Ok, I'm attempting to walk my mom through the steps of applying but our only contact is through email during this process so bear with me:
She said she applied for both the Citi Visa and Citi AmEx personal cards and got instantly approved for both. However, she said on the last step that an error message came up and said that the page was not available and that if she needed immediate assistance to call the number on the back of her card or her statement, neither of which she has since she isn't a member yet.
Did this happen to anyone else? If so, what did you do?
The number on post #2 is only open during 9 am-9 pm and its already past that time. Should she call it tomorrow? Or is she approved and should she just lay low?
All help is appreciated. Thanks.
She said she applied for both the Citi Visa and Citi AmEx personal cards and got instantly approved for both. However, she said on the last step that an error message came up and said that the page was not available and that if she needed immediate assistance to call the number on the back of her card or her statement, neither of which she has since she isn't a member yet.
Did this happen to anyone else? If so, what did you do?
The number on post #2 is only open during 9 am-9 pm and its already past that time. Should she call it tomorrow? Or is she approved and should she just lay low?
All help is appreciated. Thanks.
Hi Civico:
I received that message when I applied for my AMEX. The note showed up for me under the "Your Card Details" section. It's actually supposed to display the Card Name, Annual Fee, Credit Line and APR. At least that's what showed up on my Visa approval. I didn't have any issues with my approval, and confirmed with CSR. Funny thing on my AMEX summary sheet was that it showed most of the information under the "You're Done" section. I'm sure that there were no problems with her approval, but she should check with CSR.
I received that message when I applied for my AMEX. The note showed up for me under the "Your Card Details" section. It's actually supposed to display the Card Name, Annual Fee, Credit Line and APR. At least that's what showed up on my Visa approval. I didn't have any issues with my approval, and confirmed with CSR. Funny thing on my AMEX summary sheet was that it showed most of the information under the "You're Done" section. I'm sure that there were no problems with her approval, but she should check with CSR.
Mokamoto (and all others who have helped),
Good news! My mom was instantly approved for the AmEx and the Visa yesterday and even though she got the above stated error message, she called the CSR and the CSR said everything was fine and that she had both cards, each with the 75,000 mile bonus. So if you also receive an error message, just call a CSR to confirm and you should be ok!
Thanks to everyone for your help. Now its off to talk my sister and dad into getting 2 personal cards each. We could be a million mile family in a month!