Amex Begins Wooing Costco TE Cardholders with BCE

yfan · ‎03-24-2015

Two people in my household (myself included) who are Costco TE cardholders got mailers from American Express today, titled, "A Special Offer for Card Members to Carry the Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express" with a $100 statement credit offer after spending $500 within 3 months of opening the account. The offer made no mention of the Costco cobranded card, of course, but it's a rather obvious attempt by Amex to keep as many Costco customers as they can before the transition. The $100 offer is time limited to applications by 5/31/2015.

Anonymous · ‎03-24-2015

Isnt $100 the standard offer?

Anonymous · ‎03-24-2015

@Anonymous wrote:
Isnt $100 the standard offer?

Yup. If it was a PC and $100 after $500 spent that would be nice.

Shogun · ‎03-24-2015

@Anonymous wrote:
Isnt $100 the standard offer?

I think it is Nixon.

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onstar · ‎03-24-2015

@Anonymous wrote:
Yup. If it was a PC and $100 after $500 spent that would be nice.

Maybe you can call to apply and do a PC with bonus??

@Shogun wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Isnt $100 the standard offer?
I think it is Nixon.

Well, the standard offer is $100 after spending $1000 in 3 months. The OP's offer says $100 after spending $500 in 3 months. So it's slightly better.

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Anonymous · ‎03-24-2015

$500, $1,000.....

These smaller bonuses are absurdly easy to acquire so you'll have to forgive my mistake, lol.

Anonymous · ‎03-24-2015

Oh, $1000. Whatever..lol

yfan · ‎03-24-2015

@Anonymous wrote:
$500, $1,000.....

These smaller bonuses are absurdly easy to acquire so you'll have to forgive my mistake, lol.

Depends on what you are spending on. With the BCE's categories, without Costco, I'm not so sure I'd be spending $1K in 3 months. But $500, for sure. Again, that's just those categories, not if I were to use the BCE for everything - then I can cover it in a month. I think it's nice of Amex to give us that option of a smaller spend to get the bonus.

I am supposed to be in the garden, but damnit I want to apply for this. I feel like Amex wants me lol.

Anonymous · ‎03-24-2015

@yfan wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
$500, $1,000.....

These smaller bonuses are absurdly easy to acquire so you'll have to forgive my mistake, lol.
Depends on what you are spending on. With the BCE's categories, without Costco, I'm not so sure I'd be spending $1K in 3 months. But $500, for sure. Again, that's just those categories, not if I were to use the BCE for everything - then I can cover it in a month. I think it's nice of Amex to give us that option of a smaller spend to get the bonus.

I am supposed to be in the garden, but damnit I want to apply for this. I feel like Amex wants me lol.

You don't already have?

Turbobuick · ‎03-24-2015

I got the same offer, with rsvp code, via email 3/19. Expires 5/31.