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AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:25:40 GMT

Looks like the Amex Delta Platinum will be metal card. I messed up mine and request for a new card earlier today. The top option was to request a metal card. Can anyone confirm this on their Amex Delta Platinum or Amex Delta Reserve. My new metal Delta Platinum card have a Feb 12th delivery date.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

PointsBonus — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:26:07 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Looks like the Amex Delta Platinum will be metal card. I messed up mine and request for a new card earlier today. The top option was to request a metal card. Can anyone confirm this on their Amex Delta Platinum or Amex Delta Reserve. My new metal Delta Platinum card have a Feb 12th delivery date.

I just did the same thing. Metal card by Feb 12th.....

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

Brian_Earl_Spilner — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:26:38 GMT

I just got my new Delta 3 days ago. It was plastic. I am so gonna "lose" it

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

wasCB14 — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 02:44:50 GMT

I'm keeping mine plastic.

1. Easier to insert at the check-in kiosk.

2. My wallet is heavy enough.

3. My no-fee Plan It window closed a few days ago, so I won't really be using the card much in the first place. Schwab is the better card for spending.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

wasCB14 — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:11:09 GMT

I miss the little sparkle of red that the old design added to my "stack" of cards in the upper right part of the Amex website. Back to drab black, blue, and gray.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

MacRoadie — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 21:10:03 GMT

@wasCB14 wrote:
I miss the little sparkle of red that the old design added to my "stack" of cards in the upper right part of the Amex website. Back to drab black, blue, and gray.

Me too...

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Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

coldfusion — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 21:35:10 GMT

Mine is plastic.

I get that a LOT of people feel there is a certain panache to being able to whip out a metal card (I have several, this isn't sour grapes), but they aren't the end-all be-all.

So, the Delta Platinum Amex is now METAL?!

RickNATL — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:09:14 GMT

Just received an email highlighting all the new/changed benefits for the Delta Platinum Amex. What I didn't know from any previous thread is that they were issuing a Metal Card....true, am I late to the party?

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Re: So, the Delta Platinum Amex is now METAL?!

RickNATL — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:13:57 GMT

Well, I followed the link...and it's real...

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Re: So, the Delta Platinum Amex is now METAL?!

wasCB14 — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:15:25 GMT

Discussed in "Major Changes to AMEX Delta Cards" in CC forum and in Smorg.

Re: So, the Delta Platinum Amex is now METAL?!

K-in-Boston — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:16:37 GMT

Reserve is also metal.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

K-in-Boston — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:21:30 GMT

@wasCB14 wrote:
I'm keeping mine plastic.
1. Easier to insert at the check-in kiosk.
2. My wallet is heavy enough.
3. My no-fee Plan It window closed a few days ago, so I won't really be using the card much in the first place. Schwab is the better card for spending.

1. You don't have your SkyMiles number memorized?

2. Don't forget rigid... Amex Platinum and Gold and Marriott and Business Platinum plus CSR.

3. Schwab not better if you're obtaining higher status and don't have brokerage account. Hehehe.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

wasCB14 — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:37:10 GMT

@K-in-Boston wrote:
@wasCB14 wrote:
I'm keeping mine plastic.
1. Easier to insert at the check-in kiosk.
2. My wallet is heavy enough.
3. My no-fee Plan It window closed a few days ago, so I won't really be using the card much in the first place. Schwab is the better card for spending.
1. You don't have your SkyMiles number memorized?
2. Don't forget rigid... Amex Platinum and Gold and Marriott and Business Platinum plus CSR.
3. Schwab not better if you're obtaining higher status and don't have brokerage account. Hehehe.

1. Next time I check in I'll give that method a try.

2. I wonder how the lifespan of plastic cards really compares to metal. A lot of people seem to have metal core cards that peel a little.

3. True, we have different math. I could maybe get Gold, but that doesn't do much for me because the companion pass alone more or less justifies the Delta Platinum AF (so the checked bags cost me little, if anything, in terms of AF), and on my usual routes with full planes and many elites, a Gold member has a snowball's chance at an upgrade. And there's the Schwab AF subsidy.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:58:20 GMT

I just called in to order my replacement. Should receive it by the 19th. The rep said you could just wait till your card expires and we will send you a new one. I said that will be in 4 years can I just have just have new metal card please thanks! I called yesterday and the rep said there is no new metal platinum card for Delta. I just hung up because I didn't feel like deal with incompetence when I got home from work. Smh they probably don't want the same issue when the gold card changed to metal.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 20:39:43 GMT

"hung up" ha. You know I use to be nicer but yes, you are right - the level of incompetience sometimes is so blatant that you just want to "slam the phone" like in the old days. I called Amex yesterday and was told the new design was not yet ready. So I said, ok thank you hung up. Called back. The next rep knew exactly what I was talking about, knew his talking points and confirmed the Plat and Reserve had gone to metal but the Gold was still plastic. Created a new order for me and as of right now its on a FedEx truck somewhere.

Wishing the Gold had also gone metal but ...I guess you cant have everything in life.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

Shooting-For-800 — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:13:22 GMT

That card should be black or at least dark brown or something besides purple.  lol

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

wasCB14 — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:18:40 GMT

I wonder if they'll change the card design yet again with the latest employee uniform changes.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

Brian_Earl_Spilner — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 10:45:38 GMT

@Shooting-For-800 wrote:
That card should be black or at least dark brown or something besides purple.  lol

I Ike the purple. Different than most

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 14:40:25 GMT

Just got my replacement Amex Gold and I'm not sure I am liking the redesign. It feels like a store gift card or something.

Re: AMEX Delta Platinum - Metal

PointsBonus — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 03:49:04 GMT

Got my Platinum Metal card today !. I have to admit it is better in person. The laser etching is impressive. Expected date was Feb 12th.... Actual arrival 2/3. Impressive. 14g in weight.