Need Ideas for First Purchase on Amex Green

[Red1Blue]

I have a great suggestion. How about taking us all out your friends at this forum and buy a Pizza and Beer.

[Anonymous]

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@Red1Blue wrote:
I have a great suggestion. How about taking us all out your friends at this forum and buy a Pizza and Beer.

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Now why didnt i think of that....

[Anonymous]

Well, I've decided. It's going to be the casino. I'll break it in on gamblin', booze, and loose women.

[haulingthescoreup]

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Anderson wrote:
Well, I've decided. It's going to be the casino. I'll break it in on gamblin', booze, and loose women.

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American Express will doubtless be pleased, lol. Be sure to order lots of adult movies while you're at it.

[MattH]

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@Anonymous wrote:
I don't know where you live, but I want to move there Seriously, no Starbucks in the middle of nowhere sounds like heaven.

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Within 10 miles of where I am sitting right now are seven Starbucks stores, eight Dunkin Donuts stores, not to mention their outlets within supermarkets (including two Stop and Shop stores within 3 miles).

My father in law lives in a very different area; a few years ago while my wife and I were visiting her father on the TV news they mentioned the percentage of the US population who live within N miles of a Radio Shack store.  It was something like 93%, and Ron said, "we're in the other seven percent here!"

[Anonymous]

I did not get the chance to gamble away my Greenie; the account is closed.

Before I even used the card Amex billed me for the annual membership fee. I had assumed the first year's fee would be waived per the adverts.

I called Amex 3 times. The first CSR told me I had applied for the wrong Green card and would have to apply again, ??.The 2nd CSR could not figure out why I was being charged the AF but said she could do nothing about it. I waited till the fee was due and called again. This time I was told that because I had had a corporate card in the early 90's I was not eligible for the waived first year's fee. I elected to close the account and not pay the fee. I wanted the card but was miffed about the AF nonsense.

Actually it worked out ok. About a week after closing the card the TL popped up on my CR. I've now got another 18 year old TL on my reports. 

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Actually it worked out ok. About a week after closing the card the TL popped up on my CR. I've now got another 18 year old TL on my reports. 

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It's good that you at least got something out of this. Amex's customer service seems to have suffered.