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[LesWH]

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jsucool76 wrote:
Plat also has EMV if you request it. :-)

Congrats!

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I requested it and I will have it after I get back from this trip!  Thanks for the heads up!!

[Aspireto850]

Congrats.

what is EMV? I just got my Amex plat today as well......YAY!,,,,

i need to ask for the 100,000 MR pts

[jsucool76]

EMV is europay mastercard visa. Its the little chip a lot of travel cards have (not the same as nfc)

[webhopper]

Wow that is an awesome sign up bonus. After flying to Europe in economy class; it would be worth it to upgrade to business or first class for the extra room; less pain; and companion pass. Plus; I just got back from Sweden and Denmark... I was in Copenhagen; gotenburg; and Stockholm. Amex was widely accepted. Visa and mastercard were weird... if a restaurant took 1 then they didn't take the other. Discover wouldn't process on the one merchant that listed China's unionpay. And I didn't try it at another place that listed diners club.

I was able to use magnetic strip and signature. Chip and PIN is what most merchants use; but we carried the equivalent of 200 USD currency with us.

[LesWH]

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webhopper wrote:
Wow that is an awesome sign up bonus. After flying to Europe in economy class; it would be worth it to upgrade to business or first class for the extra room; less pain; and companion pass. Plus; I just got back from Sweden and Denmark... I was in Copenhagen; gotenburg; and Stockholm. Amex was widely accepted. Visa and mastercard were weird... if a restaurant took 1 then they didn't take the other. Discover wouldn't process on the one merchant that listed China's unionpay. And I didn't try it at another place that listed diners club.

I was able to use magnetic strip and signature. Chip and PIN is what most merchants use; but we carried the equivalent of 200 USD currency with us.

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It pulled me out of the garden!!  100,000 MR points!!!! That offer didn't last long at all.  I almost didn't take it.  I'm glad I did, though!  Also, AMEX is sending me a new Platinum card with the Chip.

[sonson]

congrats on the new card!!! 

[nyancat]

Curious is it an EMV card or is that still by-request-only?

Nevermind, in my reading the thread I missed that you'd already answered this. Sorry.

[KS13]

Congrats! So 100,000 MR points equals $1000, correct?

also what score did AMEX pull for the Platinum, and what was your score if you don't kind me asking. 

[LesWH]

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KS13 wrote:

Congrats! So 100,000 MR points equals $1000, correct?

also what score did AMEX pull for the Platinum, and what was your score if you don't kind me asking. 

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I don't know exactly how much 100,000 MR points equate to.  Perhaps one of our resident rewards experts can chime in on that.  My Experian score was 728 according to PSECU.

[scenery_guy]

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LesWH wrote:

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KS13 wrote:

Congrats! So 100,000 MR points equals $1000, correct?

also what score did AMEX pull for the Platinum, and what was your score if you don't kind me asking. 

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I don't know exactly how much 100,000 MR points equate to.  Perhaps one of our resident rewards experts can chime in on that.  My Experian score was 728 according to PSECU.

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I'm hardly an expert but for the most part they are worth $0.01 in most situations. You can get a little more value when transferring to FF programs and a little less when redeeming them for gift cards. Shop around and research before using them. 

BTW I'm jealous of that great offer. I upgraded last month to Platinum Business from Gold Business and got a measly 25,000. My total points for spend last year was 179,600 including the upgrade. Great score.