topic Re: New Amex plat offer in Credit Cards

New Amex plat offer

red259 — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:10:42 GMT

Just saw a new offer for Amex plat 40k MR points for 3k spend in three months. Of course, the Mercedes Benz plat card is only $25 more and will offer 50k bonus.

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sillykitty1 — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 03:08:45 GMT

Thanks ... I just tweeted to see if they can change my 25K offer to this one!

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sillykitty1 — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 03:14:08 GMT

Instantly turned down via twitter .... anyone had success changing the offer w Amex?

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Anonymous — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 03:48:10 GMT

I keep getting offered (when I login to my account) Plat with 50K MR for $5K spend. Doesn't seem particularly generous.

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CreditScholar — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 04:38:24 GMT

Amex has been getting increasingly aggressive with their 100k offers in the past year, so if your profile warrants a targeted offer then I'd hold off for that.

I don't think 40k is enough to really get excited over.

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red259 — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 04:38:53 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I keep getting offered (when I login to my account) Plat with 50K MR for $5K spend. Doesn't seem particularly generous.

I dunno. If you would be putting spend on the card anyway 50k sounds like a decent return (not earth shattering), but compared to their normally low signup offers it seems alright. You don't have a charge with amex already? I get told the offer is not available to me due to the cards I have.

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Anonymous — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:01:29 GMT

@red259 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
I keep getting offered (when I login to my account) Plat with 50K MR for $5K spend. Doesn't seem particularly generous.
I dunno. If you would be putting spend on the card anyway 50k sounds like a decent return (not earth shattering), but compared to their normally low signup offers it seems alright. You don't have a charge with amex already? I get told the offer is not available to me due to the cards I have.

More I don't have a use for the benefits, so even though it would net positive after the $200 credit, not enough bang for the buck!

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Jitdc2 — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:32:44 GMT

40 is better than 25 which is the offer I took for my Plat card. I did ask for them to change that offer right after I realized I missed the 50k offer by like a day, they said no.

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red259 — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:09:32 GMT

Is it possible to get the signup offer again on amex charge cards if you had one in the past and cancelled? If so, how long do you have to wait after you cancel?

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Anonymous — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:22:28 GMT

This is being discussed on some other threads. The current rule is something like 1 year after the exact card and 90 days after having one in the same family. But there are rumors of Amex switching to a once-per-lifetime model on May 1st.

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fungoman — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:04:34 GMT

I take it the 100k offer I received in the mail is as good as it gets?

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red259 — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 23:03:29 GMT

100k for what spend in what time period?

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fungoman — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:15:19 GMT

I have the flier at my office. I believe it was for 3k in spend, but I could be confusing that with another card. I will check and let you know in the morning. The mailed offer was good until the first week in April.

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Lin55 — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 01:00:49 GMT

100K is the highest I've ever seen in 3 years. At the time I couldn't wait and got the 25K offer

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CreditScholar — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 03:56:51 GMT

@fungoman wrote:
I have the flier at my office. I believe it was for 3k in spend, but I could be confusing that with another card. I will check and let you know in the morning. The mailed offer was good until the first week in April.

+1. Mine is 100k for 3k spending in 3 months. They used to send me the offer once a year, now it's more like 3 times a year.

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yudeology101 — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 04:28:29 GMT

@Lin55 wrote:
100K is the highest I've ever seen in 3 years. At the time I couldn't wait and got the 25K offer

http://travelsort.com/blog/amex-platinum-100k-signup-bonus-offer-targeted

This was targeted from last November...I'll jump on it if they offer that for me anytime soon.

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fungoman — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:27:40 GMT

@red259 wrote:
100k for what spend in what time period?

It is indeed 100k MR points for 3k in purchases in first 3 months.