[Targeted]No Fee 1st yr. American Express Gold Card 75,000 Bonus Reward Points Signup
Apr 17, 2011, 10:27 am
#76
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: LYH
Programs: USAirways Gold, Delta Gold, HHonors Gold, MR Gold, *wood Platinum
Posts: 28
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.
Apr 17, 2011, 3:59 pm
#79
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
Any ideas for someone who still has this card (with 25k promo) since late October 2010? I know it is a long shot but I am thinking of emailing them and telling them how "screwed" I feel for applying so early
Apr 17, 2011, 6:49 pm
#80
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 633
At least you got your 25K. I also picked up this card in late October, clicked through their link, and Amex is telling me there was no such offer in October and refuse to give me any miles. Do you have any screen shots or proof of your points with an October start you could PM to me? I didn't get screen shots on this deal.
Apr 17, 2011, 9:01 pm
#82
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 1
hi all, i received the amex premier rewards gold application with 75K bonus in the mail this past week.
question: i'm thinking of going for the 75K, transferring the mileage to my frequent flier program, and then canceling the credit card. any down sides to this, other than a (temporarily) lower credit score post-cancellation?
question: i'm thinking of going for the 75K, transferring the mileage to my frequent flier program, and then canceling the credit card. any down sides to this, other than a (temporarily) lower credit score post-cancellation?
Apr 18, 2011, 8:08 am
#83
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta Skymiles | HHoners
Posts: 14
Spoke with Rewards rep
So, after reading all the posting I called the Amex Rewards Center and this is what I got.
The offer for the 75k miles is for New Charge Card members and is valid from April 1, 2011 until Dec 2012.
I got my card in March of 2011, a month before the offer so only received 10k points. The representative told me that the system is not allowing him to give me the 75k points offer since I got my card in March 2011 and the offer was not valid until April 1, 2011.
Should I keep trying? Has someone who got the Amex Gold Premier Rewards card before April 1, 2011, able to get the 75K points offer?
Any help is appreciated, I could really use the 75K points.
The offer for the 75k miles is for New Charge Card members and is valid from April 1, 2011 until Dec 2012.
I got my card in March of 2011, a month before the offer so only received 10k points. The representative told me that the system is not allowing him to give me the 75k points offer since I got my card in March 2011 and the offer was not valid until April 1, 2011.
Should I keep trying? Has someone who got the Amex Gold Premier Rewards card before April 1, 2011, able to get the 75K points offer?
Any help is appreciated, I could really use the 75K points.
Last edited by moibm; Apr 18, 2011 at 8:19 am
Apr 18, 2011, 8:42 am
#84
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CHS
Programs: Delta, AA, BA, United, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond, SPG Marriott Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,142
Gold Card Virgins?
I have several Amex Credit cards but have never had the Gold card. Has anyone not targeted , been able to call and get the 75,000 offer?
I have read the thread.
I have read the thread.
Apr 18, 2011, 5:08 pm
#85
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 29
I received this offer, but my girlfriend didn't. Tried calling the membership rewards to get her the same card, but didn't work out...
btw, some ppl referred to the recent (targeted) paltinum card offer with 100k miles. Was the first year fee waived in that one? If not, I'd say this one's a better offer....
btw, some ppl referred to the recent (targeted) paltinum card offer with 100k miles. Was the first year fee waived in that one? If not, I'd say this one's a better offer....
Apr 19, 2011, 9:25 am
#87
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Hyderabad
Posts: 4,843
Even paying $450 for the marginal bonus of 25k points (over the 75k for the free gold card) might be worth it for some folks.
Apr 19, 2011, 10:20 am
#88
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75k
Posts: 76
Here's another data point..
I applied for the Gold card in late 2010 and got my 25K points. I called Membership Rewards (1-800-297-3276) and said I got the 75K offer in the mail and asked if I could just switch to the 75K offer. Lady put me on hold, then said she couldn't find it. I told her I had a bonus offer number of 5894. She put me on hold again for what seemed like ages (more than 5 mins). Then she said that I have to fax it in. I obviously didn't have the letter, but played it cool and said "ok, give me the fax number". She said "hold on while i get you a good fax number" then came back a few mins later saying "oh you don't have to fax it in.. i just added 50K points to your account"
And I just logged in to my MR account and saw my balance went up by 50K
Thanks for the tip!!
I applied for the Gold card in late 2010 and got my 25K points. I called Membership Rewards (1-800-297-3276) and said I got the 75K offer in the mail and asked if I could just switch to the 75K offer. Lady put me on hold, then said she couldn't find it. I told her I had a bonus offer number of 5894. She put me on hold again for what seemed like ages (more than 5 mins). Then she said that I have to fax it in. I obviously didn't have the letter, but played it cool and said "ok, give me the fax number". She said "hold on while i get you a good fax number" then came back a few mins later saying "oh you don't have to fax it in.. i just added 50K points to your account"
And I just logged in to my MR account and saw my balance went up by 50K
Thanks for the tip!!
Apr 19, 2011, 11:26 am
#90
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: HHonorsDiamond
Posts: 665
I am curious too about who they are targeting. Did the people who got this offer in the mail already have an Am Ex? I tried to call and get the offer....they could not find an offer mailed to me or my husband and all the rep could offer me was 10K and no fee for the first year.....