[Targeted]No Fee 1st yr. American Express Gold Card 75,000 Bonus Reward Points Signup
Apr 16, 11, 7:14 pm
#61
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 49
I just got the platinum card with 50k bonus...if i tried getting the gold as well (I need a good way to separate business vs personal expenses anyways) would I be able to earn points into the same MR account? Hope this isn't a stupid question, I'm pretty new to this who FT world. Thanks ahead of time for the help!
Apr 16, 11, 7:32 pm
#62
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Seattle, WA. USA
Programs: MR, AA, UA, DL, AVIS and growing
Posts: 1,075
Don't bet on AMEX without a paper trail.
Read about FT problem with AMEX Delta Gold Skymile offers and promises to post. Only corrected when fax sent in on original offer.
Hope you get the upgrade but AMEX cannot be trusted.
Read about FT problem with AMEX Delta Gold Skymile offers and promises to post. Only corrected when fax sent in on original offer.
Hope you get the upgrade but AMEX cannot be trusted.
Originally Posted by aap
Thank you Blitzu! It worked like a charm. As suggested above, DO NOT talk to Applications Customer Service. Instead speak with Membership Rewards. My Membership Rewards Agent asked for my existing credit card numbers, and she could not find the offer, but said it was not a problem. She noted my account that they would manually process the additional points once I reached $500 in spend. She transferred me over to the Applications Department to finish processing my application which was for the 10K gold premier rewards card. I should be able to spend $500 in a couple of weeks, and will call back Membership Rewards to get the additional 65K miles they promised. Will post the results.
Apr 16, 11, 8:26 pm
#64
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: AA,BA,UA,SW,NWA,DL
Posts: 4
AMEX Gold Premier 75,000 Reward points, not miles
I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. This offer is for gift cards. Wouldn't you all rather have miles? I have that offer sitting here in my lap and I can't see what the big deal is. Can someone help me out here please?
Apr 16, 11, 8:26 pm
#65
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Swamps of Jersey
Programs: US Silver, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 376
Originally Posted by blitzu
Did you ask to be transferred to membership rewards? I got the same treatment with the customer service rep.
aap, I'm glad it worked! I'm still really impressed with membership rewards doing what they can to keep customers happy.
aap, I'm glad it worked! I'm still really impressed with membership rewards doing what they can to keep customers happy.
Apr 16, 11, 8:28 pm
#66
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Swamps of Jersey
Programs: US Silver, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 376
Originally Posted by pamphelia
I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. This offer is for gift cards. Wouldn't you all rather have miles? I have that offer sitting here in my lap and I can't see what the big deal is. Can someone help me out here please?
Apr 16, 11, 8:55 pm
#67
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA, CO, EVA, UA, Hyatt PLT, SPG
Posts: 402
Looking at the membership rewards website/section of AMEX, there's a number for what I assume to be MR customer service. Should we call that number or do we have to call the typical customer service/applications agent and then ask to switch over?
Apr 16, 11, 9:09 pm
#68
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: LAX / SNA
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum Premier, AA Platinum Pro, United Silver
Posts: 214
Originally Posted by PFKMan23
Looking at the membership rewards website/section of AMEX, there's a number for what I assume to be MR customer service. Should we call that number or do we have to call the typical customer service/applications agent and then ask to switch over?
Apr 16, 11, 9:38 pm
#71
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 136
Originally Posted by aap
Just call 1-800-297-3276 (membership rewards). Tell them you received the offer by email or mail, but threw it out with your junk mail. Provide them with offer code 5894, and you should be all set.
Apr 16, 11, 10:19 pm
#72
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: SPG Plat, Emerald Exec., PC Plat, AA, CO, DL, UBS Charter Card, Palladium Card, Amex Plat
Posts: 1,694
Originally Posted by pamphelia
I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. This offer is for gift cards. Wouldn't you all rather have miles? I have that offer sitting here in my lap and I can't see what the big deal is. Can someone help me out here please?
Apr 17, 11, 1:15 am
#73
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: LAX / SNA
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum Premier, AA Platinum Pro, United Silver
Posts: 214
Originally Posted by robbiesam
But do we need to apply first with the 10k application?
The Amex app processing department and membership rewards departments are totally disjointed on this promo. The key here is to talk to membership rewards first and get their commitment on manually adding the points to your account BEFORE the apps department processes your application.
Apr 17, 11, 1:18 am
#74
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: LAX / SNA
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum Premier, AA Platinum Pro, United Silver
Posts: 214
Originally Posted by gv111
I agree. Don't count your chickens (or points) before they are hatched (posted) 
.
Please let us updated.
. Please let us updated.
Apr 17, 11, 10:00 am
#75
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 50
Originally Posted by aap
No, call the telephone number for membership rewards first, and they will capture all of the information regarding the special offer for you in the system. THEN, membership rewards adgent will transfer you to the applications department to finish the "temporary" 10K points Gold Rewards card. I say temporary because you'll get another 65K manually added to your account once you call membership rewards and tell them the $500 required for the promo has been spent.
The Amex app processing department and membership rewards departments are totally disjointed on this promo. The key here is to talk to membership rewards first and get their commitment on manually adding the points to your account BEFORE the apps department processes your application.
The Amex app processing department and membership rewards departments are totally disjointed on this promo. The key here is to talk to membership rewards first and get their commitment on manually adding the points to your account BEFORE the apps department processes your application.
