Starting Date For Spending Threshhold
Jun 4, 2011 | 5:19 pm
#1
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Starting Date For Spending Threshhold
Received my AMEX SPG card today. Need to spend $15,000 in 6 months. When would the starting date begin for the 6 month period, at approval, mailing or activation? Would like to defer the starting date by delaying activation, if possible, in order to spend on other cards to meet their time constraint threshholds.
Jun 4, 2011 | 6:01 pm
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there's another thread or 2 on this....iirc, there was some consensus that it is the approval date, but perhaps calling re your card can confirm it & you can get the actual date....good luck...
Jun 4, 2011 | 7:13 pm
#5
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If I remember correctly, they told me it was from the activation date. (I actually called and checked when I got the card, and then when I was close to 5 months and still needed a couple of thousand to hit my spending goal.)
That corresponds to eastbiz's assessment - your first statement date should be a month after your activation date.
That corresponds to eastbiz's assessment - your first statement date should be a month after your activation date.
Jun 4, 2011 | 8:34 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2011
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If I remember correctly, they told me it was from the activation date. (I actually called and checked when I got the card, and then when I was close to 5 months and still needed a couple of thousand to hit my spending goal.)
That corresponds to eastbiz's assessment - your first statement date should be a month after your activation date.
That corresponds to eastbiz's assessment - your first statement date should be a month after your activation date.
Jun 5, 2011 | 12:49 pm
#7
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My experience was with the SPG Amex. Definitely a 'call and ask' situation - it can't hurt to call in this case.
Jun 5, 2011 | 1:29 pm
#8
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Definitely call and ask. My start date was a few days after my approval date (Chase BA - due to delays in shipping the card?) and the same was true for Mrs. Jato, with a different number of days delay.
Call to be sure.
Call to be sure.
Jun 5, 2011 | 1:42 pm
#9
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Typically it's the first 6 billing cycles (the offer doesn't state 6 full months or 180 days). Your first billing cycle may be less than 30 days & if you hit your $15,000 spend in 6 billing cycles you're definitely in the clear, if your $15,000 spend threshold is in your 7th billing cycle then expect to fight (& not necessarily win).