AmEx targeted upgrade? Happy to accept!

[Caught750]

I had an EDP that was downgraded once it didn't make sense.  I also ended up closing my gold card and MAY re-evaluate that next year.  I'm not sure the Groceries alone will do it for me.  I hate Grubhub too and am not a fan of the strict credit game with AmEx.

Anyway, I signed into my account this morning and saw an upgrade offer for EDP, 25k MR for $2k spend in 3 months.  Public offer is 15k MR.  Funny thing is I get the pop up when I try to apply for Delta Platinum.

Oh well, I can find a use for this that justifies it and the offer is worth well over the $95 AF.  I have tons of everyday purchases that code as gas for 3 points/$ and groceries are 4.5 points/$.  I value that at 6 and 9% return, at least, once the world returns to normal.  Chase will hold onto spend for their offers, dining, travel, DoorDash, and Lyft.  AmEx will get Groceries and Gas.  AOD gets everything else.

Thanks AmEx, I'll take it!

[M_Smart007]

Congrats on your upgrade offer

[CBrow]

Congrats on the offer!

[Andypanda]

Seems Like amex is on a spree trying to get people to upgrade to AF cards. Maybe they are hoping people will forget to downgrade after a year.

Congrats on your SUB.

[MyFault]

Congrats on the upgrade offer!
I heard about it and then logged into my account to see if i was targeted because i would absolutely accept it also. However unfortunately it doesn't show up for me.

[Caught750]

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@MyFault wrote:
Congrats on the upgrade offer!
I heard about it and then logged into my account to see if i was targeted because i would absolutely accept it also. However unfortunately it doesn't show up for me.

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Sorry to hear that.  If AmEx does enough with the refresh on their cards it could lure me back to their side, at least for a little while.  I have enough points in each system that it doesn't really hurt me any to move back and forth between MR and UR.  I can split spend pretty easily too without it being too limited on either end.

[Mv350]

Nice offer! 

I'm hoping to hear an offer to upgrade my BCE around my anniversary, the 6% on grocery sound awesome on the BCP.

[Anonymous]

That's awesome! Congratulations!

[MyFault]

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@Caught750 wrote:

Sorry to hear that.  If AmEx does enough with the refresh on their cards it could lure me back to their side, at least for a little while.  I have enough points in each system that it doesn't really hurt me any to move back and forth between MR and UR.  I can split spend pretty easily too without it being too limited on either end.

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I have close to the same amount of MR and UR points also, however i favor UR points because i travel United most often and MR don't xfer to United. My daily spend goes on my Chase cards, my MR points are 98% from SUB's. Unless Delta buys  United (i can dream, right?), i'll be sticking with Chase for my daily drivers and Amex for the perks.

[Caught750]

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@MyFault wrote:

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@Caught750 wrote:

Sorry to hear that.  If AmEx does enough with the refresh on their cards it could lure me back to their side, at least for a little while.  I have enough points in each system that it doesn't really hurt me any to move back and forth between MR and UR.  I can split spend pretty easily too without it being too limited on either end.

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I have close to the same amount of MR and UR points also, however i favor UR points because i travel United most often and MR don't xfer to United. My daily spend goes on my Chase cards, my MR points are 98% from SUB's. Unless Delta buys  United (i can dream, right?), i'll be sticking with Chase for my daily drivers and Amex for the perks.

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I think CSR and EDP compliment each other well for spend/portals/offers.  I like that Chase doesn't charge the excise fee (as negligible as it may be) for United and I prefer Hyatt.  That said I prefer Delta for airlines and Hilton is my hotel if there isn't a Hyatt.  Platinum is in a gray area for me.  Hopefully whatever the refresh is pushes it one way or the other as I close or PC other high AF cards.