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Should've got it from Target on black friday for $199 lol
Trust me, I'm kinda upset I didn't do one then now. Grrrr.
Should've got it from Target on black friday for $199 lol
I sort of thought it could have been an issue with the link I generated not tying back to me due to switching the letters in that A:A:A:A section but maybe it’s what @striker suggested.Whoa... that’s a new wrinkle that I haven’t seen discussed here or on Reddit. Could the Amex blacklist mean denial of welcome offers and referral bonuses?
Thanks! I wonder How would they track that with cards like BCE getting cash or Hilton or Delta points which are different than MRs? I guess an overall cap could be a theory though. Where did you hear about the cap?I recently read somewhere that the yearly cap on referrals from Amex was 200k points, which was news to me. But my most recent BGR referral netted me only 15k MR instead of 20k, and it was only the second referral I had received on the card. I haven't bothered adding up my referrals to see if that's the problem, though.
Is that maybe your issue?
Haven’t gotten any for awhile but I kind of just let the missing ones go (oh well no big deal basically) and now with self referring there aren’t really AMEX clicks to be had anymorehow many have u gotten since the first one that didnt post?
AA mile redemption question....
We should have just over 180,000 miles across 3 cards (me, husband & friend) to (hopefully!) book 4 round trip tickets. My miles have already posted (waiting on other 2 cards). The trip down will open in a few days. Should I book that part or wait till both dates are open? Looking at 11/16 to 11/25. We have 4 airports within 2 1/2 hours travel time to chose from (MCO,ABE,AVP or PHL)which leads me to think I should wait for the return leg to open in case there is a big variation in miles based on the airport. I've never booked using miles, so I don't know how quickly the fares will sell out....
Any tips are appreciated!
No response and no additional points. I don’t plan to follow up at this point - not worth my mental energy for 500 pts. If it were more though I’d probably care.Did you get a response...?
But just wanted to chime in and say that I also was in NYC within the past few days, how fun that a few of us were there at very similar times all using points/redemptions in different ways! We only did one night this time as we were mainly just seeing a show. Used a free IHG cc night on Intercontinental Times Square because I had the kiddos with me and the free night redemptions in NYC with more than one bed can be more limited. (We could technically share a king bed I’m sure but I always get nervous they will figure us out and refuse us any room at all! Not to mention that we would likely end up a bit sleep deprived)
We have stayed there before (on free IHG cc night) and I swear we were given almost the exact same room as in the past ha ha! I didn’t take enough pictures because I really didn’t think about doing a hotel review, but it is a good location, nice hotel and the staff are always really friendly and kind. I feel totally safe there and that is especially important to me when I have my girls with me, and it is very convenient to Time Square etc. We usually walk up from arrival in Penn Station, and this time we walked up 8th Ave which I would never do again...I would take a different route. But that’s not the hotel’s fault!
So maybe that will help someone, maybe not. At least I’m trying!
No response and no additional points. I don’t plan to follow up at this point - not worth my mental energy for 500 pts. If it were more though I’d probably care.
Sad morning I woke up to a text that my 99-year old grandma passed away yesterday. My mom was on her way to see her but didn’t make it in time. I feel so badly for my mom.
Thanks. The only dining credit I've received so far is the monthly $10 one for using Grubhub. I wonder if I should reach out about the 20%?
I'm not sure. I sent daughter to Cheesecake Factory on Sunday evening with an order for dinner and $50 worth of gift cards. That one hasn't posted yet for the monthly $10 or the 20% - just looked, and its not pending - the $130 she spent has posted already.
Have you met your spend yet? Or seen your bonus? No bonus for me so far and I thought I had earned it. But, with over $200 in offers and rebates, I wasn't over $2K. I thought they awarded the bonus on gross. I was $2 short at statement closing on the 14th. So, will keep watching and waiting.
I'm sort of in the mindset to give it time - lots of time. I can just see someone making notes every time an issue comes up.
I dont think I ever opted out. I don’t get Citi or AMEX mailers but I do get Cap one Savor or Venture. Not interested. Bleh.I opted in earlier this year after noticing I don’t ever seem to get good mailers. Opted in for my wife too. Now we get Discover It and Capital One Savor mailers all the time. I sometimes get stuff for Citi’s TYP cards, but nothing good. We got Alaska 40k and Hawaiian 60k offers recently! Unfortunately, they don’t fit into my plans right now. Still no 100k Plat or no lifetime language mailers from Amex...
I’m so sorrySad morning I woke up to a text that my 99-year old grandma passed away yesterday. My mom was on her way to see her but didn’t make it in time. I feel so badly for my mom.
This thinking is pushing me closer to applying for the Aspire. I have 10 AmEx cards, four that I have gotten this year. I am about to cancel two cards in January. It's really just matter of time before I end up on the "naughty" list (although I do put spend on most of the cards, and a pretty significant amount on a few; and I've had my AmEx Delta since 2006).
I'm wondering, for those of you who have been following the reddit posts about when AmEx will deny a bonus even though there was no pop-up -- does this seem to happen more with MR cards? I recall reading something somewhere that AmEx might be pickier about the MR cards because it is their currency, whereas Hilton points are Hilton's problem.
I'm so sorry. This is an awful time of year for a lossSad morning I woke up to a text that my 99-year old grandma passed away yesterday. My mom was on her way to see her but didn’t make it in time. I feel so badly for my mom.
Haha that’s okay. It’s not like you knew this was going to happenTrust me, I'm kinda upset I didn't do one then now. Grrrr.
AA mile redemption question....
We should have just over 180,000 miles across 3 cards (me, husband & friend) to (hopefully!) book 4 round trip tickets. My miles have already posted (waiting on other 2 cards). The trip down will open in a few days. Should I book that part or wait till both dates are open? Looking at 11/16 to 11/25. We have 4 airports within 2 1/2 hours travel time to chose from (MCO,ABE,AVP or PHL)which leads me to think I should wait for the return leg to open in case there is a big variation in miles based on the airport. I've never booked using miles, so I don't know how quickly the fares will sell out....
Any tips are appreciated!
The same thing happened to me last month, we couldn’t get the Target gift cards to work. Went with Amazon cards.Well I hopped on Amex chat....I should be able to still get the $50 back. I'm going to try a different lowes on my way home. Can I pay with multiple GCs at target? I think I'm going to just get $50 ones since the $100 were declining.
Now here's the real question....what CC should the BF get next? He is at 3/24. He has the Citi Double (I think that's what it is). The Amex Everyday, and the Barclay Aviator. Not gonna try the business route with him right now. We don't have any plans really right now, and meeting a BIG spend for him will be hard. He is flabbergasted at how I can meet my spends, LOL. He was looking at the discover card last night that gives 1.5x in travel. I wish I was him with 3/24 because then I could get the Ink.
Have been lurking and reading.... going to jump in for 2019! DH travels domestically 2-3x/mo for work, we have a legit business we can use for spend, etc. Currently, we just have chase southwest and chase Disney. I’m thinking there are better options for us after reading this thread for a few weeks. Anyone want to give a newbie some guidance on where to go first?
Thanks for all the info you guys share in this thread, I’ve learned tons just reading it!
No other cards in last 24 months that I know of. Southwest and Disney both 3+ years old. I did apply for the Capital One Spark Cash this week, and got the 7-10 days reviewing your account message. CIP is Chase Ink Preferred? I looked in my Chase account and it says "no offers" for me, I think I may have opted out of prescreened offers and need to undo that. Thanks for the help!
The Spark app was in DH's name, so I could do CIP in mine. I'm AU on both the Chase cards we have, but they're his accounts. Our business doesn't have any biz cards of its own, I run it, DH works outside of the business so for simplicity we've generally just used his info bc its so much easier to verify, etc., and always been more than we needed. I assumed 7-10 day message is a denial bc business doesn't have any established card of its own. May be best to wait and see on it. Was wanting to do my YE spend for business on the card to help its MSR. I've got 35k-ish of must spend in the next few weeks.
I recently read somewhere that the yearly cap on referrals from Amex was 200k points, which was news to me. But my most recent BGR referral netted me only 15k MR instead of 20k, and it was only the second referral I had received on the card. I haven't bothered adding up my referrals to see if that's the problem, though.
Is that maybe your issue?
Whew. I finally caught up. All this stuff with AMEX makes me think that instead of slowing down in 2019 we may really, really slow down. Our main card for years has been an AMEX and I do value our relationship with them. DH and I were putting 90% of our spend on his Plat for years, but with the addition of the CSP/CSR, etc. that card is seeing usage, but a small fraction compared to before. The only card I was thinking about was the Aspire, sometime in late 2019, since the 2 main cards on my "wish list" are Chase cards. Not at all happy to hear about this move on their part. It would be much better if they would just make some rules.