Updated Ritz Carlton Metal Lead/Wait Time

damierFICO · ‎08-11-2015

Was just approved for 29,900 SL (highest limit 30,000 on amx bcp after doing 3x CLI in June. Experian about 760). I want to start putting spending on it right away to make sure I quality for platinum status. Called 855.896.2222 for EO. I was informed that the metal version cannot be overnighted and takes about 10 days to be shipped. Is this a YMMV thing where I should just call until a csr rep says it's possible? (obviously instead I can have a plastic version overnighted while waiting but I'm jw) From a quick search I saw there was a metal card shortage a couple months back but coudnt find recent info.

Anonymous · ‎08-11-2015

Don't know about having it expedited, but I do remember reading a few threads a good while back (maybe even last year, time flies when you're having fun on the myfico forums) that there was a shortage of the metal cards for Ritz-Rewards and they briefly sent out plastic ones. They might be in the same pickle, I'm just speculating though. It could be that that's their normal turnover time. Don't have it now but that's certainly a card I want to grab next year, gardening for the rest of 2015 though.

Anonymous · ‎08-11-2015

And also congrats on the approval!

Anonymous · ‎08-11-2015

I sure hope they still have the metal, my Ritz is coming today UPS. Was approved last monday.

Says my package is 2lbs.

Anonymous · ‎08-11-2015

Congrats!

Peteyglad · ‎08-11-2015

No metal shortages. Just added my wife as an AU on Saturday night and the card showed up on the doorstep Monday.

Anonymous · ‎08-11-2015

@Peteyglad wrote:
No metal shortages. Just added my wife as an AU on Saturday night and the card showed up on the doorstep Monday.

Excellent news

Membersince2013 · ‎08-11-2015

Uhmm... I'm pretty sure the metal version CAN be overnighted because i just added my GF as an AU and it was overnighted to us via UPS.

kdm31091 · ‎08-11-2015

Id think that if they have the metal in stock it could be overnighted, but if you have spend to make and are concerned the metal wont come in time, just get the plastic overnighted...it spends the same

Membersince2013 · ‎08-11-2015

@damierFICO wrote:
Was just approved for 29,900 SL (highest limit 30,000 on amx bcp after doing 3x CLI in June. Experian about 760). I want to start putting spending on it right away to make sure I quality for platinum status. Called 855.896.2222 for EO. I was informed that the metal version cannot be overnighted and takes about 10 days to be shipped. Is this a YMMV thing where I should just call until a csr rep says it's possible? (obviously instead I can have a plastic version overnighted while waiting but I'm jw) From a quick search I saw there was a metal card shortage a couple months back but coudnt find recent info.

And uhmmm...I dont believe the Ritz card helps you qualify for Platinum status. I think it's just Gold.