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Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

IcEWoLF — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 04:36:32 GMT

Hi guys, question about this offer about the AMEX BCP card:

If you are identified as a current American Express® Cardmember, you may not be eligible for this welcome bonus offer. This offer is also not available to applicants who have had this product within the last 12 months or any other Consumer Blue Cash® Card account within the last 90 days.

Does the above mean if I have an AMEX costco card, I wouldn't be eligible for the rewards bonus?

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Exonumist — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 04:45:57 GMT

You will probably get it, but they have the option of not giving it to you. Make sure you go through creditcards.com to get the larger bonus.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

IcEWoLF — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 04:51:49 GMT

When I am logged in over at AMEX and I click the cardmatch link I get the following:

You have been identified as a current American Express Cardmember. You may have seen an offer advertised for this product previously, but the offer is not available to current American Express Cardmembers.

And it's in red.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Exonumist — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:15:27 GMT

I know when I apped for my Delta Gold I had to be signed out to get the bonus offer to even load. That was in January. Since then they seem to have put more wording into the offers to allow themselves to not keep paying out on sign up bonuses for current card members. As far as I know people are still getting them. The red text is something that I hadn't heard of until now. I think it's going to be completely YMMV. Maybe wait to see if anyone else knows more about what AMEX is doing...

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Exonumist — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:14:46 GMT

I just played around with it... If you are not signed in (you may need to use another browser or clear your cache and cookies) it displays this:

$250 Welcome Bonus: Earn 250 Reward Dollars after you make $1,000 in purchases in the first three months of Cardmembership on your Blue Cash Preferred®Card. 1Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit.
Get Cash back where you shop every day with a low annual fee of $75.

If you are signed in It takes you to a page with no sign up bonus and has that red text.

If it were me I would try applying without being signed in. You may be declined and get a hp, you may be approved and get no sign up bonus, or you may be approved and get the $250. Just take a screen shot of the app screen so that you have proof you applied under that offer. I know it says that you may not be eligible, but chances are they will give it to you if your upset.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Networth — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:48:02 GMT

Funny I was just looking at this last night. I got the cardmatch.com offer but I am afraid I wont get the bonus because I am already a AMEX member, please keep us updated on how it goes.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

djc1puno — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:17:06 GMT

this is a good question for those multiple amex cardholders...are you guys able to get the bonuses of new amex cards? if so, how are you guys apping?

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Exonumist — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:54:47 GMT

I was able to get a bonus on my second card back in January. Anybody have more recent information?

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

wHiTeSoL — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:57:54 GMT

@djc1puno wrote:
this is a good question for those multiple amex cardholders...are you guys able to get the bonuses of new amex cards? if so, how are you guys apping?

I got my bonus on both my cards 20 days apart. I apped through cardmatch the second time without being logged in.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:01:38 GMT

Open link in a different browser or in incognito/private browsing mode. I got SPG bonus by doing that, as have many others.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

IcEWoLF — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:31:22 GMT

@wHiTeSoL wrote:
@djc1puno wrote:
this is a good question for those multiple amex cardholders...are you guys able to get the bonuses of new amex cards? if so, how are you guys apping?
I got my bonus on both my cards 20 days apart. I apped through cardmatch the second time without being logged in.

Does that mean if you didn't log in, you can still access that credit card through your existing AMEX online banking?

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

IcEWoLF — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:35:30 GMT

Earn 150 Reward Dollars after you use your new Card to make $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months - redeemable for a $150 statement creditclose

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

wHiTeSoL — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 03:09:14 GMT

@IcEWoLF wrote:
@wHiTeSoL wrote:
@djc1puno wrote:
this is a good question for those multiple amex cardholders...are you guys able to get the bonuses of new amex cards? if so, how are you guys apping?
I got my bonus on both my cards 20 days apart. I apped through cardmatch the second time without being logged in.

Does that mean if you didn't log in, you can still access that credit card through your existing AMEX online banking?

umm.... huh? can you rephrase? Right now when i log into amex i see both of my cards.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Kenny — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 03:39:25 GMT

I called and spoke with a rep because I wanted to know if I could apply for a BCP since I already have the BCE and she said that I wouldn't get the sign on bonus because I have a card in the blue category. And I couldn't PC the BCE to anything else other than in the blue category. Ugh. Oh well! LIFE! lol

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Exonumist — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:37:39 GMT

@KennyS2006 wrote:
I called and spoke with a rep because I wanted to know if I could apply for a BCP since I already have the BCE and she said that I wouldn't get the sign on bonus because I have a card in the blue category. And I couldn't PC the BCE to anything else other than in the blue category. Ugh. Oh well! LIFE! lol

This doesn't apply to all Blue cards. Only Blue Cash cards.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Exonumist — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:39:19 GMT

@IcEWoLF wrote:
@wHiTeSoL wrote:
@djc1puno wrote:
this is a good question for those multiple amex cardholders...are you guys able to get the bonuses of new amex cards? if so, how are you guys apping?
I got my bonus on both my cards 20 days apart. I apped through cardmatch the second time without being logged in.

Does that mean if you didn't log in, you can still access that credit card through your existing AMEX online banking?

When the card comes in the mail you can add it to your existing online account. There is a link on the website and you just have to enter the card number to add it. No big deal just means you can't access any account info until you are physically holding the card.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

Kenny — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:34:24 GMT

So here's a question for anyone who wants to answer...

Is there a good card to apply for Amex wise that has a rewarding sign on bonus that doesn't kill you with an AF? (For someone that doesn't really travel much..)

Also, you can get any subsequent cards you're applied for backdated to your original date of your first card opening right?

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

youngandcreditwrthy — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:38:29 GMT

I think the ONLY way they ID you as a current member is if you app when you're logged into the Amex site.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

youngandcreditwrthy — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:39:44 GMT

Delta Gold has a $95 fee(I got $1000 in rewards this year)
Blue Sky has no af, and a 10-15k bonus after 1000 spend I think.

Re: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express Bonus question

SnackTrader — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:48:59 GMT

@KennyS

BCP- $250 sign up bonus through creditcards.com and only a $75 AF. $210 in grocery spending each month provides rewards that cancel out the AF when compared with the no-AF BCE. If you can spend the grocery money, the BCP is the way to go.