Credit Card Retention Bonuses

[Super Speed]

PRG card - was offered 20k MR points and an additional 7500 points after spending $3k in 3 months. might just cancel after the 20k hit.

Just spend the 3K on VRs or something.

[dman]

I opened a second Starwood Business card about 7 years after the first one. When I did not receive the 25k signing bonus i called to complain and they said there is nothing they can do, once you got the award  you can't get it again.

I called up a manager and he said the same thing, then about a second later he's like "i see you have been using the card a lot, as a good will gesture I'll give you the 25k"!!

[Moshe123]

I opened a second Starwood Business card about 7 years after the first one. When I did not receive the 25k signing bonus i called to complain and they said there is nothing they can do, once you got the award  you can't get it again.

I called up a manager and he said the same thing, then about a second later he's like "i see you have been using the card a lot, as a good will gesture I'll give you the 25k"!!

Nice

[Yellow]

Once I referred a friend who used a dans deals link and when I called they gave me 3k goodwill points. I hear they've gotten stingier lately though

[SPLP]

 Starwood card --I too last week tried to get GW to offset fee -- I spent about  10-12k -- am a amex card holder 42 years -- have other amex cards open ----- was told will get $100 credit ( sounds real good ) looked at my account and saw two $100 debits -- called amex--- after holding on 20 minutes-- csr comes back and tells me -- they made an error in "giving me the $100 credit (that never showed on my account)  -- csr looks and tells I am right and can not find the credit , comes back 10 minutes later and explains -- supervisor made an error -- instead of a credit they put a debit and when someone so the note that i should not get the $100 credit they put through a second debit --- so now had $ 200 in debits on account --- i get to speak to a supervisor to complain , ask for GW for the error and the 45 minutes spent on phone because of AMEX error, tells me they will reverse the two debits and no GW , said I "MAY" have to cancel card -- her reply -- do you want me to cancel it now!! -- they have gone from top in service to now the bottom -- best to just open card get everything you can - dump card ASAP  AND ONLY KEEP  ONE NO FEE CARD

[jaywhy]

Starwood card --I too last week tried to get GW to offset fee -- I spent about  10-12k -- am a amex card holder 42 years -- have other amex cards open ----- was told will get $100 credit ( sounds real good ) looked at my account and saw two $100 debits -- called amex--- after holding on 20 minutes-- csr comes back and tells me -- they made an error in "giving me the $100 credit (that never showed on my account)  -- csr looks and tells I am right and can not find the credit , comes back 10 minutes later and explains -- supervisor made an error -- instead of a credit they put a debit and when someone so the note that i should not get the $100 credit they put through a second debit --- so now had $ 200 in debits on account --- i get to speak to a supervisor to complain , ask for GW for the error and the 45 minutes spent on phone because of AMEX error, tells me they will reverse the two debits and no GW , said I "MAY" have to cancel card -- her reply -- do you want me to cancel it now!! -- they have gone from top in service to now the bottom -- best to just open card get everything you can - dump card ASAP  AND ONLY KEEP  ONE NO FEE CARD

tldr

[SPLP]

tldr

OK WITH ME-DO NOT READ

[daganster]

I was awarded 1k *2 SPG points for 2 SPG cards after fierce negotiation.

[PETERP]

tldr

Googled tldr . Very busy crowd  lmao !  Why waste time  on tldr? Roflmao

[mod]

I was awarded 1k *2 SPG points for 2 SPG cards after fierce negotiation.

What do you mean?

[jaywhy]

Googled tldr . Very busy crowd  lmao !  Why waste time  on tldr? Roflmao

[Yeki89]

What do you mean?

1,000 SPG points for 2 cards

Amex is cracking down on  retention for SPG IME. I spent well over 30k on my card and they said we will give you a one time 3k, and we don't want you calling us next year!

[mod]

1,000 SPG points for 2 cards

Amex is cracking down on  retention for SPG IME. I spent well over 30k on my card and they said we will give you a one time 3k, and we don't want you calling us next year!

Yeah, that's what they offered me for 2 cards as well. Only 1k. Thinking probably better off closing and staying the 12 months.

[ice man]

1,000 SPG points for 2 cards

Amex is cracking down on  retention for SPG IME. I spent well over 30k on my card and they said we will give you a one time 3k, and we don't want you calling us next year!

Is this something specifically with the SPG, or can we expect the other amex cards to be this stingy as well?

[Super Speed]

Is this something specifically with the SPG, or can we expect the other amex cards to be this stingy as well?

I believe its only SPG, my sister got 20K to keep her Business Gold open.

[Devorah]

Just spend the 3K on VRs or something.

a.  I don't live in a state with CVS.
b.  don't want to trigger a FR.

[Devorah]

Wow. How much was your yearly spending and what did you say?

not that much.  maybe 5K.  just that I didn't want to pay the AF.

[Super Speed]

not that much.  maybe 5K.  just that I didn't want to pay the AF.

Pretty blunt

[trying123]

i was just hit with an af on my prg card i called to downgrade it to a no af card the rep said tht since its a chrarge card they got no cards to downgrade it to .

1. is tht true
2. if yes wht are my options i have a few au's  on it dont wanna loos the 25 for each on small bsns saturday?

tia

[jaywhy]

i was just hit with an af on my prg card i called to downgrade it to a no af card the rep said tht since its a chrarge card they got no cards to downgrade it to .

1. is tht true
2. if yes wht are my options i have a few au's  on it dont wanna loos the 25 for each on small bsns saturday?

tia

Hi

1. It's true.
2. Use the SBS credits to offset the fee.