New Sign Up Bonus Levels for Amex Delta Cards

DONZI · ‎03-04-2022

Good until 04/13/2022

Apparently in celebration of their eco-friendly card manufacturing process

Personal

Gold = 70,000

Platinum = 90,000

Reserve = 100,000

Business

Gold = 75,000

Platinum = 100,000

Reserve = 110,000

[2020-12-09]=[EQ8|786]-[TU8|746]-[EX8|772] .... gardening until I can't (again).
[2023-10-01]=[EQ8|797]-[TU8|776]-[EX8|775]

simplynoir · ‎03-04-2022

For reference to those interested

https://www.doctorofcredit.com/increased-american-express-delta-offers-up-to-110000-miles/

Gold Delta cards have had better offers in past and depending on what you value more these offers don't have MQMs offered as part of the signup bonus for the Platinum and Reserve

NRB525 · ‎03-04-2022

I thought Delta Platinum and Delta Reserve have some level of metal? Or am I not up to date? Wondering how the reclaimed plastic relates.

High Bal Jan 2009 $116k on $146k limits 80% Util.
Oct 2014 $46k on $127k 36% util EQ 722 TU 727 EX 727
April 2018 $18k on $344k 5% util EQ 806 TU 810 EX 812
Jan 2019 $7.6k on $360k EQ 832 TU 839 EX 831
March 2021 $33k on $312k EQ 796 TU 798 EX 801
May 2021 Paid all Installments and Mortgages, one new Mortgage EQ 761 TY 774 EX 777
April 2022 EQ=811 TU=807 EX=805 - TU VS 3.0 765

EAJuggalo · ‎03-05-2022

@NRB525 wrote:
I thought Delta Platinum and Delta Reserve have some level of metal? Or am I not up to date? Wondering how the reclaimed plastic relates.

As far as I am aware the only metal cards AMEX issues are the Personal Gold and Plat, not any of the co-brands.

I may be looking at applying for a Delta Plat since it looks like Delta is the preferred airline of my company and I now have to make occasional work trips.

EX700 TU 704 EQ 694 4/03/22
Cap1 QS-$4,500 Chase Freedom Flex- $800 Chase Freedom Unlimited- $1,000 Victoria's Secret- $1,200 Citi DC- $800 Amazon Store Card- $3,500 AMEX Hilton Honors-$1,000 Discover It-$1,000 Wal-Mart MC $290 Chase Sapphire Preferred-$5,000 NFCU Flagship $13,800 AMEX BCE-$1,000 AMEX Gold-$5,000 AMEX Delta Blue $1,000 Lowe's $5,000 Navy Platinum $17,000 AMEX BBP $2,000

K-in-Boston · ‎03-05-2022

I'm confused on the eco-friendly part as well. AFAIK only the Green charge card is made from reclaimed plastics. Not sure about Blue off hand, but all Gold, Platinum and Reserve Delta cards are solely issued as metal these days (pizzadude is correct that they made a big deal of this and allowed existing cardholders to request one, but since then that is the sole option for replacements and new accounts). There are others such as Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant as well that are not issued as plastic.

Remedios · ‎03-05-2022

Metal = Smorg

DONZI · ‎03-05-2022

The metal cards could be somewhat eco-friendly I guess.. recycled cellphone housings, etc.

[2020-12-09]=[EQ8|786]-[TU8|746]-[EX8|772] .... gardening until I can't (again).
[2023-10-01]=[EQ8|797]-[TU8|776]-[EX8|775]

FinStar · ‎03-05-2022

@DONZI wrote:
The metal cards could be somewhat eco-friendly I guess.. recycled cellphone housings, etc.

They're really not @DONZI. Production costs are a lot higher so there's that carbon footprint (i.e. not that eco friendly). The majority of lenders who issue them have had a fairly low rate of returned (expired, damaged, re-issues, etc.) metal cards for recycling.

At any rate, before the discussion steps on the Smorga bus, back to topic on the elevated AENB Delta CC SUBs.

I am torn between two of them at the moment 😬

#firstworldproblems

NRB525 · ‎03-06-2022

@FinStar wrote:
@DONZI wrote:
The metal cards could be somewhat eco-friendly I guess.. recycled cellphone housings, etc.
They're really not @DONZI. Production costs are a lot higher so there's that carbon footprint (i.e. not that eco friendly). The majority of lenders who issue them have had a fairly low rate of returned (expired, damaged, re-issues, etc.) metal cards for recycling.

At any rate, before the discussion steps on the Smorga bus, back to topic on the elevated AENB Delta CC SUBs.

I am torn between two of them at the moment 😬

#firstworldproblems

Pretty sure I'm not eligible for any of them, so AMEX anti-churning rules are working.

High Bal Jan 2009 $116k on $146k limits 80% Util.
Oct 2014 $46k on $127k 36% util EQ 722 TU 727 EX 727
April 2018 $18k on $344k 5% util EQ 806 TU 810 EX 812
Jan 2019 $7.6k on $360k EQ 832 TU 839 EX 831
March 2021 $33k on $312k EQ 796 TU 798 EX 801
May 2021 Paid all Installments and Mortgages, one new Mortgage EQ 761 TY 774 EX 777
April 2022 EQ=811 TU=807 EX=805 - TU VS 3.0 765

ChargedUp · ‎03-06-2022

Evidently, Amex knows I need a vacation... They're bumping up the offer to 90K miles from 50K for $3K spend in 3 months.

Quite honestly, one of the 10% off Exxon/Mobil offers from back in the day would be marvy right about now...