Author Topic: Credit Card Retention Bonuses (Read 1840494 times)

PETERP · « **Reply #1800 on:** November 05, 2013, 11:29:02 AM »

Quote from: MrsZev on November 05, 2013, 11:00:42 AM

I had piddly spending on my SPG personal. Was offered 1K SPG to retain, or transfer to Blue (earning Mem Rewards) retaining credit line/terms with no credit check - accepted the latter.

Just to check... having the Blue means I could cancel my other MR cards (Platinum, BRG) and keep my MR points, correct? Also, this doesn't prevent me from qualifying for sign-on bonuses on new BRG/Platinum, correct? It's not included in the TOS as one of those you can't have held in 12-mo...

Yes will protect your MR points but you cant transfer till you have a MR earning card again

Also this should not make you ineligble for other cards

Marco Polo · « **Reply #1801 on:** November 05, 2013, 11:37:49 AM »

Quote from: PETERP on November 05, 2013, 11:29:02 AM

Yes will protect your MR points but you cant transfer till you have a MR earning card again

Also this should not make you ineligble for other cards

CMIIW, but doesn't blue earn MR just not transfer out?

daganster · « **Reply #1802 on:** November 05, 2013, 11:49:28 AM »

Quote from: MrsZev on November 05, 2013, 11:00:42 AM

I had piddly spending on my SPG personal. Was offered 1K SPG to retain, or transfer to Blue (earning Mem Rewards) retaining credit line/terms with no credit check - accepted the latter.

I received the same offer, so I took the 1k SPG points and then downgraded.

sam i am · « **Reply #1803 on:** November 05, 2013, 12:13:50 PM »

Quote from: ice man on September 10, 2013, 08:28:37 PM

Ya, first she offered me a balance transfer..they send me that in the mail around twice a month

Very stingy. I've been a cardholder for 25 yrs and used to use the card frequently. Now I don't use it period. I just called and told them that and all they offered was bonus points for travel purchases. I even spoke to a manager and told him I'm thinking of closing the account. Said he's sorry but he can't do anything.

PETERP · « **Reply #1804 on:** November 05, 2013, 12:54:41 PM »

Quote from: Marco Polo on November 05, 2013, 11:37:49 AM

CMIIW, but doesn't blue earn MR just not transfer out?

Yes . Sorry if I implied otherwise. Earns and holds until able to transfer via other card

PETERP · « **Reply #1805 on:** November 05, 2013, 12:56:59 PM »

Quote from: sam i am on November 05, 2013, 12:13:50 PM

Very stingy. I've been a cardholder for 25 yrs and used to use the card frequently. Now I don't use it period. I just called and told them that and all they offered was bonus points for travel purchases. I even spoke to a manager and told him I'm thinking of closing the account. Said he's sorry but he can't do anything.

Deja Vu all over again LOL Thats what got t me into points game . I called Amex after 45 year customer and they told me the same story . I told them you are penalizing loyalty. Nada

I learned how to control the situation better since then

Toasted · « **Reply #1806 on:** November 05, 2013, 01:58:51 PM »

3k SPG retention.

sam i am · « **Reply #1807 on:** November 06, 2013, 10:53:05 AM »

Quote from: sam i am on November 05, 2013, 12:13:50 PM

Very stingy. I've been a CITI cardholder for 25 yrs and used to use the card frequently. Now I don't use it period. I just called and told them that and all they offered was bonus points for travel purchases. I even spoke to a manager and told him I'm thinking of closing the account. Said he's sorry but he can't do anything.

I tried again through secure message got same message. Requested that my issue be elevated. They said they couldn't help via sm and I have to call. So I called again, asked for a supervisor right away. She gave me 2500 'goodwill' ty points, but couldn't make any other bonus offers. Better than nothing

PETERP · « **Reply #1808 on:** November 06, 2013, 11:22:30 AM »

Quote from: sam i am on November 06, 2013, 10:53:05 AM

I tried again through secure message got same message. Requested that my issue be elevated. They said they couldn't help via sm and I have to call. So I called again, asked for a supervisor right away. She gave me 2500 'goodwill' ty points, but couldn't make any other bonus offers. Better than nothing

I went as high as corporate offices IIRC in NYC . Got nothing . Took matters into my own hands since then , and have gotten +200K

Had they given me 50 K , I wouldn't be posting here .

TAVI · « **Reply #1809 on:** November 06, 2013, 11:29:13 AM »

yup, amex has gotten extremely stingy with retention bonuses recently, especially for the PRG cards in my experience.

curious how you got 200k though

sam i am · « **Reply #1810 on:** November 06, 2013, 11:54:14 AM »

I don't think we're talking about the same card. I have citi ty

PETERP · « **Reply #1811 on:** November 06, 2013, 12:27:36 PM »

Quote from: TAVI on November 06, 2013, 11:29:13 AM

yup, amex has gotten extremely stingy with retention bonuses recently, especially for the PRG cards in my experience.

curious how you got 200k though

Sorry if I wasn't clear. Been on
DDF for over 2 years. Wasn't tough

yudel · « **Reply #1812 on:** November 07, 2013, 04:45:00 PM »

Got 25k retention on the biz plat (had it for over a year this was for my second AF)

HP58 · « **Reply #1813 on:** November 07, 2013, 07:04:29 PM »

Nice! How much is the AF though?

TDweck · « **Reply #1814 on:** November 11, 2013, 09:52:09 AM »

BA card up for renewal. had for a year...maybe spent 4k total on it. It was dormant for a while and started spending in the last few months. Was offered nothing, after a few HUCAs I got a offer for 9k Avios for spending $1500 in 3 months. Also got 5k earlier in the year for threatening to cancel. Not bad.

yeshiva36 · « **Reply #1815 on:** November 11, 2013, 10:08:36 AM »

Chase UA Presidential - $100 credit, very easy.

westalay · « **Reply #1816 on:** November 12, 2013, 06:48:21 PM »

Heres the run down.

I signed up for Two chase ink cards about a year ago. They are coming due for a fee sometime soon
I called them up asking if they can waive the fee.
They said no....but they do have an offer that if I spend 5k in the next three months I will receive an extra 10,000 bonus points on top of my spending.

They added it to both cards.
I will be buying vanilla reload cards tomorrow....Lookout CVS

Anyone with a Chase Ink can call up and ask for the special bonus

Post if you have success....and if you don't HUCA....then post when you successfully get the bonus

Super Speed · « **Reply #1817 on:** November 12, 2013, 07:04:36 PM »

Quote from: westalay on November 12, 2013, 06:48:21 PM

Heres the run down.

I signed up for Two chase ink cards about a year ago. They are coming due for a fee sometime soon
I called them up asking if they can waive the fee.
They said no....but they do have an offer that if I spend 5k in the next three months I will receive an extra 10,000 bonus points on top of my spending.

They added it to both cards.
I will be buying vanilla reload cards tomorrow....Lookout CVS

Anyone with a Chase Ink can call up and ask for the special bonus

Post if you have success....and if you don't HUCA....then post when you successfully get the bonus

Thanks next time tho before opening a new thread try finding a thread that already discusses this topic which in most cases already exists for example http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1572

Thingywingy · « **Reply #1818 on:** November 13, 2013, 05:05:37 PM »

Any recent success on Chase BA or Southwest? On BA I probably put on close to 25k. (close to 20k in VR's

)
Also if I do end up closing them, it it better to have it closed before Jan? Can it make it easier if I would like to reapply sometime?

MrsZev · « **Reply #1819 on:** November 14, 2013, 12:24:58 PM »

No offer for retention on Citi AA Amex, downgraded to Citi Bronze MC for prorated AF (posted 2 mo ago).

Does this reset the clock on Citi AA cards?

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