Debi
<font color=teal>I go to WDW 2,179,872 times a yea
- Joined
- Aug 19, 1999
I applied for and was accepted for the Starwood Preferred Guest AMEX card. I was very happy about this - those Starwood points come in handy for stays at the S/D!
Anyhow, the closing date on my statement is shown as the 15th of the month. That's great, but my income is now set up as such that I only get paid once per month, on the 1st (I am a part time nanny, and I recently got a raise. When the raise came, a change in my pay also came - I used to get paid weekly, now I'm paid monthly). Anyhow, because I'm now paid on the 1st of the month, it would be a lot easier if I could pay my bills around that time while I have the cash available. All of my other bills come in between the 1st-5th of the month, so that works out well.
So I called AMEX this morning and asked if I could have my billing cycle changed. Not a problem, the AMEX agent tells me. However, in order to do so, the card I currently am holding has to be cancelled and they'll reissue me a new one. Okay, I can deal with that. How long will it take for the new card to be issued? 5-7 business days. Normally, I can deal with that, but there's one problem: I made last minute plans to go to WDW next Friday (a week from tomorrow), and 5-7 days is cutting it close for that trip!
So I told the AMEX agent that I'm headed on vacation next week, and could they either keep my current card active until I come home then transfer balances to the new card, or get the new card here quicker than that? Unfortunately no. If I din't have the card by Tuesday, I am to call AMEX back and they will send me the new card overnight. I hope this all works out!
Grrr! Okay, vent over.
Anyhow, the closing date on my statement is shown as the 15th of the month. That's great, but my income is now set up as such that I only get paid once per month, on the 1st (I am a part time nanny, and I recently got a raise. When the raise came, a change in my pay also came - I used to get paid weekly, now I'm paid monthly). Anyhow, because I'm now paid on the 1st of the month, it would be a lot easier if I could pay my bills around that time while I have the cash available. All of my other bills come in between the 1st-5th of the month, so that works out well.
So I called AMEX this morning and asked if I could have my billing cycle changed. Not a problem, the AMEX agent tells me. However, in order to do so, the card I currently am holding has to be cancelled and they'll reissue me a new one. Okay, I can deal with that. How long will it take for the new card to be issued? 5-7 business days. Normally, I can deal with that, but there's one problem: I made last minute plans to go to WDW next Friday (a week from tomorrow), and 5-7 days is cutting it close for that trip!
So I told the AMEX agent that I'm headed on vacation next week, and could they either keep my current card active until I come home then transfer balances to the new card, or get the new card here quicker than that? Unfortunately no. If I din't have the card by Tuesday, I am to call AMEX back and they will send me the new card overnight. I hope this all works out!
Grrr! Okay, vent over.
