[Targeted]No Fee 1st yr. American Express Gold Card 75,000 Bonus Reward Points Signup
Aug 26, 11, 12:07 am
#1141
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: USA
Programs: All of em...
Posts: 1,261
For anyone else wondering - I referred 2 friends just a couple days ago for the AMEX PRG personal card, they both receive the cards today and called for the bump the bonus. I coached them through it, and sat with the one as he waited and waited on hold. She asked for the reference # and he said he didn't have it, but she put the code on his account for 75k!
Then my other friend called me and said he got the bump the bonus (code 6661) in 30 seconds on the phone!
DON'T GIVE UP, B/C A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING SUCCESS, EVEN APPLYING NOW!!
I can refer you and help if you want. PM me your name/email.
Aug 26, 11, 4:30 am
#1142
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 54
biz link
is this the correct biz card to apply for?
http://www262.americanexpress.com/bu...d/?revised=new
I'm going to apply for the biz and try to apply the 6678 after approval, but want to make sure that it's the right one.
This link has a 10k min. spending to get 50k points, so if I call and get 6678 applied, the terms of 6678 will completely replace the original one that I applied for, correct?
http://www262.americanexpress.com/bu...d/?revised=new
I'm going to apply for the biz and try to apply the 6678 after approval, but want to make sure that it's the right one.
This link has a 10k min. spending to get 50k points, so if I call and get 6678 applied, the terms of 6678 will completely replace the original one that I applied for, correct?
Aug 26, 11, 6:40 am
#1143
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 563
Aug 26, 11, 9:20 am
#1144
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 53
is this the correct biz card to apply for?
http://www262.americanexpress.com/bu...d/?revised=new
I'm going to apply for the biz and try to apply the 6678 after approval, but want to make sure that it's the right one.
This link has a 10k min. spending to get 50k points, so if I call and get 6678 applied, the terms of 6678 will completely replace the original one that I applied for, correct?
http://www262.americanexpress.com/bu...d/?revised=new
I'm going to apply for the biz and try to apply the 6678 after approval, but want to make sure that it's the right one.
This link has a 10k min. spending to get 50k points, so if I call and get 6678 applied, the terms of 6678 will completely replace the original one that I applied for, correct?
Aug 27, 11, 1:25 pm
#1145
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 94
I just got shot down via SMS. Should I try again when I get the card in the mail and I call to activate? Or should I send a followup SMS? Please let me know. Thanks
Aug 27, 11, 1:43 pm
#1146
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 563
I would probably just call then. It seems like the email team in India only knows the word no. They had been very generous before. I know you'll get the bump but it may just take some time. Are you telling them after you applied you discovered a better offer for 75K and would have signed up for that had you known? Thats what I said but it may not make a difference. Are they telling you why they won't give you the better offer?
Aug 27, 11, 4:51 pm
#1147
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 4
Little help here? I just received and activated online, then called to get the bump to 6661, was rejected. The rep kept asking me how I got the bonus code, I played dumb and just said I'd been referred. In the end she said that code was something I had to input when I was applying for the card and there was no way to apply it to my card.
What to do? Keep calling and hope for a more sympathetic rep? What should I say when they ask me how I got the code? I guess I need some coaching
Oh... also, does it make a difference what number I call? I just called the number on the back of the card and went to 'representative,' 'general question'
What to do? Keep calling and hope for a more sympathetic rep? What should I say when they ask me how I got the code? I guess I need some coaching
Oh... also, does it make a difference what number I call? I just called the number on the back of the card and went to 'representative,' 'general question'
Last edited by yenemy; Aug 27, 11 at 4:52 pm Reason: p.s.
Aug 27, 11, 5:33 pm
#1148
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 3,592
I applied for PRG on 8/21, received the card today, called in and asked for code 6939. She applied it. 75,000 points for $1,000 in spend in the first three days. She said points wouldn't show up until 8 weeks after completing the spend.
Aug 27, 11, 5:46 pm
#1149
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 1
Did you ask or request them to apply it. I guess some people here, including myself, have trouble with what to say to the reps
Aug 27, 11, 7:34 pm
#1150
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 94
Like the other poster asked, could you tell us what you said to request it? Thanks
Aug 27, 11, 7:41 pm
#1151
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 563
What I said is after I applied, I learned from a coworker that there is a better offer that gives 75K points for spending $1,000 and I thought I should receive the same offer. Then I said the Bonus ID is XXXX. I think it will help if you can tell them definitively where you saw the better offer.
Aug 28, 11, 7:14 am
#1153
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: many
Posts: 1,437
The particular rep you get will matter also. I suggest you be as pleasant as possible, don't be impatient nor cort with any of the reps you converse with. I applied and called within minutes, no card even in hand, and very nice and generous rep added both codes to the account and assured me three times throughout our pleasant talk that it was noted and dated for referral back if I needed. During the entire conversation, it paid to be patient, courteous, and professional. First and only call did the trick.
Having part time telemarketing experience my freshman year a couple of decades ago taught me a lot about what it's like to be on their end sitting with a phone in your ear all day "churning" calls. Good luck.
Having part time telemarketing experience my freshman year a couple of decades ago taught me a lot about what it's like to be on their end sitting with a phone in your ear all day "churning" calls. Good luck.
Aug 28, 11, 9:11 am
#1154
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 3,592
I said something like "I understand there's a promotion for 75,000 points, code 6939 and I was hoping you could apply that to my account."
The key seems to be getting the right rep and using the right code. I
The key seems to be getting the right rep and using the right code. I
Aug 28, 11, 11:44 am
#1155
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: Mileage Plus, Aadvantage, Skymiles, Marriott, Priority Club, SPG, Amtrak, Hertz
Posts: 833
One more data point
Applied for PR Gold personal card on 8/21, received and activated card on 8/27 in mail, called MR on 8/28 to apply code 6939 for 75,000 bump. Was told I should see the 75,000 points in my account 6-8 weeks after spending $1000.
