When I was approved for the Everday card online, I was given this option. When I was approved for the BCE, I wasn't. You'll see it immediately after approval and I believe if you don't take advantage at that point you have to wait until the card arrives. Through chat I asked if I could have access to the number on my BCE account and was told I couldn't.
@Anonymous wrote:Hey all,
I've heard stories of people getting their amex card numbers before the card arrives. My card is gonna be here next wednesday, and I wanna do some black friday shopping online. Does anyone know how this is accomplished? thanks
I am happy to finally get an Amex, but I want to share my frustration after getting the account # prior to the card arriving. Maybe it's all just my isolated luck, but never the less.
I opted for the temp number because I was going to use the Walmart discount offered through Amex for an online purchase. I attempt to purchase the gift and when I put in the acct #, it warned me to verify the 4 digit security code and I did. The same warning, so I go back and verify what I wrote down, again, another error warning. So, I log onto Amex and it shows 3 pending transactions (2 separate for 1 dollar, which I am familiar with the first time a card is used and then 130 dollars). Good, but no. Walmart online still shows the item in the cart and the purchase not completed. I call Walmart and they tell me that Amex hasn't approved the purchase. I chat online with Amex and they say it is Walmart's issue because they approved it, hence, the pending charge. The Amex rep tells me to re-contact Walmart and try again, so I did. Same thing again. Now I have 5 total pending charges, all which count towards the limit. I chat online with Amex and the rep says Walmart hasn't completed the sale and that the pending charges will cancel out in 24-48 hours. I call Walmart and talk to finance and they say that Amex is refusing the payment and even provided me with a series of codes to read to Amex. This time I call Amex and speak to a hard to understand foreign dialect who assured me that I don't need to worry about fraud blah, blah, blah. I tell him that I am the one trying to make the purchase so I know it isn't fraud. He tells me that the pending charges will come off in 24-48 hours and maybe there is an issue with the temp. account number. He is not interested in any codes from Walmart, so whatever. I am beyond frustrated so I give up. The next day I decide to log on and still see the pending charges on the account so I chat again. The rep tells me it will take 8 days before it will cancel the pending charges. I tell him what each rep has said thus far and he just apologizes. So, I simply opted to use another rewards card for the purchase.
Again, maybe just my bad luck, but it has been a bumpy road thus far and the customer service is sub par and not on same page, as far as my very first experiences.
