United Explorer Card 65,000 Miles Offer
Sep 25, 2012, 4:48 pm
#16
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: JZRO
Posts: 9,169
This is in the terms and conditions:
50,000 Bonus Miles:
With this bonus offer you will qualify and receive 50,000 bonus miles after you make purchases totaling $1,000 or more during the first 3 months from account opening. Purchases do not include using your account for balance transfers or cash advances, or using any checks that access your account. After qualifying, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus miles to post to your account. To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This bonus offer is valid only for first-time United MileagePlus Visa cardmembers with new accounts. Previous and existing United MileagePlus Visa cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer. Bonus miles do not count towards Premier status.
Have others who had a UA Visa before applied and received the 50K? I had the card approx 3-4 yrs ago. Would def reapply if I were get the bonus again.
50,000 Bonus Miles:
With this bonus offer you will qualify and receive 50,000 bonus miles after you make purchases totaling $1,000 or more during the first 3 months from account opening. Purchases do not include using your account for balance transfers or cash advances, or using any checks that access your account. After qualifying, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus miles to post to your account. To be eligible for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This bonus offer is valid only for first-time United MileagePlus Visa cardmembers with new accounts. Previous and existing United MileagePlus Visa cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer. Bonus miles do not count towards Premier status.
Have others who had a UA Visa before applied and received the 50K? I had the card approx 3-4 yrs ago. Would def reapply if I were get the bonus again.
My wife also got this targeted offer, and she also had a previous card. She applied for the card and immediately spent over $1000 on airline tickets to qualify for the 50,000 bonus miles. Were we surprised to receive a letter informing us that she did not qualify for the bonus since she was a previous card holder! We reread the offer, and nowhere does it say that previous card holders are ineligible. And since they had her Mileageplus number and current miles, they must have had all her information before they made the offer. Hope you are more successful in getting the bonus miles then we were.
Sep 25, 2012, 6:03 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 134
For what it's worth, nothing in the PAPER offer itself says anything about not having had this card before to be eligible for the benefits. The offer on paper is ironclad. And as I noted, TSMRSRNE has already begun to receive bonus miles, despite having been a cardholder before.
Oct 25, 2012, 5:27 pm
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: JZRO
Posts: 9,169
My wife also got this targeted offer, and she also had a previous card. She applied for the card and immediately spent over $1000 on airline tickets to qualify for the 50,000 bonus miles. Were we surprised to receive a letter informing us that she did not qualify for the bonus since she was a previous card holder! We reread the offer, and nowhere does it say that previous card holders are ineligible. And since they had her Mileageplus number and current miles, they must have had all her information before they made the offer.
Hope you are more successful in getting the bonus miles then we were.
Hope you are more successful in getting the bonus miles then we were.
Nov 24, 2012, 10:16 am
#19
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 134
Another data point- my wife (2 months sans a mileage plus card) just received her 50K + 5K bonus so it looks like everything was legit!
Feb 8, 2013, 5:53 pm
#23
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NorCal
Programs: UA 1K [ex-GS],1+MM, SPG PLAT
Posts: 361
Feb 8, 2013, 8:31 pm
#24
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern Europe/USA
Posts: 663
At Local Chase Bank
In December 2012 was able to sign up for the OP offer (except now $2000 has to be charged to the card over the first three months) at my nearby Chase Bank. Rep entered/completed the card request via his terminal.
Feb 9, 2013, 2:19 pm
#25
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,952
Feb 14, 2013, 9:10 am
#26
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6
When did you recieve your sign up bonus? I just got the card, spent the required $1000 by the first statement and was a bit disappointed not to see the bonus points on the statement. I also have a MileagePlus Select card, so I am a little worried about the "Previous and Existing customer" clause.
Feb 15, 2013, 10:28 am
#27
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,952
When did you recieve your sign up bonus? I just got the card, spent the required $1000 by the first statement and was a bit disappointed not to see the bonus points on the statement. I also have a MileagePlus Select card, so I am a little worried about the "Previous and Existing customer" clause.
I plan to get my wife the UA Explorer CC when she has cleared 365 days without a MP Select. Even that method may not generate the bonus--CSRs throw around the term "should" a lot more than "will."
I hope it works out for you. Very curious to see if they honor it.
Feb 16, 2013, 4:44 am
#29
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, BA Silver, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,295
When did you recieve your sign up bonus? I just got the card, spent the required $1000 by the first statement and was a bit disappointed not to see the bonus points on the statement. I also have a MileagePlus Select card, so I am a little worried about the "Previous and Existing customer" clause.
Feb 16, 2013, 9:42 am
#30
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern Europe/USA
Posts: 663