2500 Bonus Points for Additional SPG Cardholder
Mar 9, 2007, 5:45 pm
#151
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,904
Ditto. Applied for an additional card in early Feb. The card and the 2500 bonus points showed up in less than 2 weeks. Listed as "SPG AX MISC MATURE BY AMEX 2500" Points showed up before the card!! Didn't even have to activate the card or spend a dime.
All I did was use the www.americanexpress.com/starwoodbp link. Didn't really expect the points as this thread was so old, but I needed to get my son a card.
Now I'm wondering if I'd get the points again if I get yet another additional card.... Anyone try this?
All I did was use the www.americanexpress.com/starwoodbp link. Didn't really expect the points as this thread was so old, but I needed to get my son a card.
Now I'm wondering if I'd get the points again if I get yet another additional card.... Anyone try this?
Mar 11, 2007, 8:02 pm
#152
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Central CT
Programs: UA MM/1K, SPG Lifetime Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Diamond, HH Gold, Natl Exec Elite
Posts: 1,490
New card - Additional cardholder bonus
Just activated my new (red) SPG Amex and was asked if I wanted to add any additional cardholders "for free". When I declined (my wife already has one) I was offered 10000 points to add another person. So I added my daughter (who will NEVER see this card, trust me 
); we'll use it once to make sure it's in play, then cut it up. Nice bonus, though!^
); we'll use it once to make sure it's in play, then cut it up. Nice bonus, though!^
Mar 11, 2007, 8:45 pm
#153
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, UA Silver, HH Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 794
Just activated my new (red) SPG Amex and was asked if I wanted to add any additional cardholders "for free". When I declined (my wife already has one) I was offered 10000 points to add another person. So I added my daughter (who will NEVER see this card, trust me ); we'll use it once to make sure it's in play, then cut it up. Nice bonus, though!^
); we'll use it once to make sure it's in play, then cut it up. Nice bonus, though!^I got my new card, with the wrong "Member Since," and I haven't received anything for my two additional cardholders.
Mar 12, 2007, 1:15 am
#155
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 1,297
I just activated the card today! however, not even 2500 offer can be found! can someone help me out with the link or promo code? please PM me..I need this desperately since i am about 10k point short!
Mar 12, 2007, 7:44 am
#156
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South Bend, IN
Programs: Caesars-Diamond Hilton-Diamond IHG-Plat MGM-Gold Wyndham-Diamond Hertz-PresCircle National-Exec
Posts: 658
Just activated my new (red) SPG Amex and was asked if I wanted to add any additional cardholders "for free". When I declined (my wife already has one) I was offered 10000 points to add another person. So I added my daughter (who will NEVER see this card, trust me ); we'll use it once to make sure it's in play, then cut it up. Nice bonus, though!^
); we'll use it once to make sure it's in play, then cut it up. Nice bonus, though!^Please post once you actually have the 10,000 point bonus posted to your Starwood account. I'll be surprised if you get it.
I think the 2500 point bonus offer expired 2-28-2007 but it may still be being offered over the phone.
I've never heard of a 10,000 point offer for adding a new card member to an existing account. Doesn't seem possible as that's the bonus for getting a new card/account.
Mar 13, 2007, 3:53 pm
#157
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: PHX
Programs: A few
Posts: 245
Just activated my new (red) SPG Amex and was asked if I wanted to add any additional cardholders "for free". When I declined (my wife already has one) I was offered 10000 points to add another person. So I added my daughter (who will NEVER see this card, trust me ); we'll use it once to make sure it's in play, then cut it up. Nice bonus, though!^
); we'll use it once to make sure it's in play, then cut it up. Nice bonus, though!^Cheers,
Adrian
Mar 13, 2007, 9:37 pm
#158
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Central CT
Programs: UA MM/1K, SPG Lifetime Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Diamond, HH Gold, Natl Exec Elite
Posts: 1,490
SportsTech, Please post once you actually have the 10,000 point bonus posted to your Starwood account. I'll be surprised if you get it. ...I've never heard of a 10,000 point offer for adding a new card member to an existing account. Doesn't seem possible as that's the bonus for getting a new card/account.
Mar 13, 2007, 11:28 pm
#159
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 145
I applied via telephone for my card 2 days ago. I will receive the 10K on activation. However, when I added an additional for my wife, no mention was made as to any offer. Will call Amex tomorrow.
Mar 14, 2007, 12:34 am
#160
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 1,297
same here. No offer was made when i was adding the add'l person to my account.
Mar 14, 2007, 6:59 am
#161
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 145
I've just contacted Amex (Mar.14th) and mentioned the second person bonus. They said there is now 1K per person added. It's not much but thanks for the heads-up.
Mar 14, 2007, 9:49 am
#162
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Corpus,TX
Programs: SPG-Gold, Amex-Plat., AA-Plat.
Posts: 370
add anyone, I asked if would get 2,000 points and they said no.
I declined, hopefuly another on-line offer will appear.
Mar 19, 2007, 4:54 pm
#164
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Programs: Starwood Gold, HiltonHHonors Silver, Marriott Silver, Delta SkyMiles
Posts: 1,775
I called to activate my new spiffy card today and lo and behold, I was switched to a live CSR who, after initially offering to enroll me in a Travel Protection service, offered me 10k if I added a secondary person to my account. I enrolled my 15 year daughter because I've been meaning to get her a card of her own anyway.
He said after the first purchase I'd receive 10k points. Woo hoo!
By the way, I think this is a purely random thing. My husband and I both carry Delta AMEXes and I received both cards within days of each other. I called the 800 number to activate my account and I just had to enter the card #. When I called to activate my husband's card, after entering the numbers I was switched to an interrogator/salesman, er, I mean CSR. So I hung up because AMEX is very strict about only speaking to the cardholder, immediately called again, and was able to activate it without being switched.
He said after the first purchase I'd receive 10k points. Woo hoo!
By the way, I think this is a purely random thing. My husband and I both carry Delta AMEXes and I received both cards within days of each other. I called the 800 number to activate my account and I just had to enter the card #. When I called to activate my husband's card, after entering the numbers I was switched to an interrogator/salesman, er, I mean CSR. So I hung up because AMEX is very strict about only speaking to the cardholder, immediately called again, and was able to activate it without being switched.
Mar 19, 2007, 9:17 pm
#165
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Central CT
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