topic Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus in Credit Cards

AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

ibmrad7 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:08:09 GMT

Just called to have it cancelled because Annual Fee is due soon, Membership Consulting dept offered 50K miles or 450$ statement credit to keep it open...
I took 50k miles.. BAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

credit-hunter — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:19:40 GMT

congrats...great move

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

irrational — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:20:28 GMT

If you don't mind me asking, what's your annual spend on that card?

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

ibmrad7 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:24:08 GMT

Thanks Credit-hunter

@irrational,

My own expense is around 40K (10k work travel reimbursable) and then I have two Gold AUs which run 10-12K on their.. so total for this year so far is 68K.

Hope this helps.

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

coldnmn — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:25:42 GMT

Congrats!

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

ibmrad7 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:27:29 GMT

Thanks coldnmn :-)

There's a big thread on FlyerTalk on rentention bonuses across all Amex cards, not just charge.

I think everyone should give it a shot at least. Something is better than nothing.

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

Kenny — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:49:27 GMT

50k miles has a higher value than $450 statement credit? Wow.... how much is the AF? Congrats on your success!

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

ibmrad7 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:50:53 GMT

@KennyS2006 wrote:
50k miles has a higher value than $450 statement credit? Wow.... how much is the AF? Congrats on your success!

I could easily get 650$ worth of use (on an average day) or close to 800$ (on a good transfer bonus day) worth of use with 50K miles.

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

flowfaster — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 01:10:12 GMT

Just for giggles, last year I called twice for my zync card... They didn't offer me anything and also called my bluff haha. I'm going to close it soon though. They won't honor the sign up bonus for another charge card if you have had charge card within the last three months

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

ibmrad7 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 01:13:49 GMT

@flowfaster wrote:
Just for giggles, last year I called twice for my zync card... They didn't offer me anything and also called my bluff haha. I'm going to close it soon though. They won't honor the sign up bonus for another charge card if you have had charge card within the last three months

So they knew you called multiple times? It took me 4 calls one after than another to get what I wanted.

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

flowfaster — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 01:21:14 GMT

@ibmrad7 wrote:
@flowfaster wrote:
Just for giggles, last year I called twice for my zync card... They didn't offer me anything and also called my bluff haha. I'm going to close it soon though. They won't honor the sign up bonus for another charge card if you have had charge card within the last three months
So they knew you called multiple times? It took me 4 calls one after than another to get what I wanted.

I am not sure. But I gave up after 2 tries. I mean it's the Zync card.... The AF is so low and I didn't really want to close it at that point in time. It sure has saved me a lot of money with all the sync deals though.

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

ibmrad7 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 01:22:56 GMT

Sync deals are the reason I am not going to close Zync anytime soon.

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

wHiTeSoL — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:22:11 GMT

@KennyS2006 wrote:
50k miles has a higher value than $450 statement credit? Wow.... how much is the AF? Congrats on your success!

50k miles is already worth a $500 statement credit, and that's just about the worst way to use them. I wish they would offer me 50k miles.....

Re: AMEX Platinum Retention Bonus

ibmrad7 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:08:56 GMT

@wHiTeSoL wrote:
@KennyS2006 wrote:
50k miles has a higher value than $450 statement credit? Wow.... how much is the AF? Congrats on your success!
50k miles is already worth a $500 statement credit, and that's just about the worst way to use them. I wish they would offer me 50k miles.....

How much spending do you have on the card? It took me 4 calls to get what I wanted.