Credit Card Retention Bonuses

[LoLo]

Do I have to pay the af on the barclays cards to get the welcome miles? Whet happens if it's waived?

Waived is fine.

[hide4]

Waived is fine.

Even if I only spent $2 on the aaviator?

[nobiggy]

Waived is fine.

I wouldn't be too fast to say that. I had a US Airways cc and I had them waive AF before bonus posted and it was a PITA to get the bonus....

[mochjas]

I wouldn't be too fast to say that. I had a US Airways cc and I had them waive AF before bonus posted and it was a PITA to get the bonus....

so get it waived after you get the bonus

[nobiggy]

so get it waived after you get the bonus

Not a problem just people should be aware of it.

[hide4]

Not a problem just people should be aware of it.

I just got my m&m af waived but I didn't receive the bonus yet. Should I be worried?

[Ephraimh]

I just got my m&m af waived but I didn't receive the bonus yet. Should I be worried?

No

[myi]

Any recent reports(success stories) with the United exploror card?

Is there any bigger success rate with sm through chase online? 
   I got a rep who understood what I wanted to do and told me I can't do it but I will leave you some notes in your account and mention you spoke to me when you send a sm to chase online, and hopefully they can help you remove the AF or reduce it if not offer an incentive. Any stories like this? 

[mimb]

Wife got an offer for either 20K MR after $3k spend in 90 days or $150 statement credit for Amex Plat card. Points are better option right?

[myi]

Wife got an offer for either 20K MR after $3k spend in 90 days or $150 statement credit for Amex Plat card. Points are better option right?

Sure is, even if you were to sell them, you can get more from it.

[Ephraimh]

$95 statement credit on IP

[nobiggy]

$95 statement credit on IP

Wow that's a first in a while!

[Ephraimh]

Wow that's a first in a while!

Yup, i think key in my case was that i pushed them to check for an incentive to prevent me from closing the account, the usual simple retention plea didn't cut it, even after a few hucas.

[LoLo]

Yup, i think key in my case was that i pushed them to check for an incentive to prevent me from closing the account, the usual simple retention plea didn't cut it, even after a few hucas.

That's the usual retention plea.. They usually need to hear from you that you consider closing the account.

[Ephraimh]

That's the usual retention plea.. They usually need to hear from you that you consider closing the account.

I usually don't imply that I consider closing and I've gotten plenty of retentions, maybe I should start doing that though, it certainly worked for the IP

[LoLo]

I usually don't imply that I consider closing and I've gotten plenty of retentions, maybe I should start doing that though, it certainly worked for the IP

Iirc, With citi, the rep must hear that you consider closing before transferring you to an 'account specialist'.

[shulem92]

Amex rep claims that retention offers are related to how many credits (late fee reversals, goodwill) were credited to your accounts (@across all accounts) in the past. Any truth to that?

[israel11219]

$95 statement credit on IP

whats the amount you usually spend on the IP? and what type of spending is it only stuff with 5% back like office supply?

[Ephraimh]

whats the amount you usually spend on the IP? and what type of spending is it only stuff with 5% back like office supply?

$85k in 2016 non of it office supply or any MS for that matter.

[mochjas]

$85k in 2016 non of it office supply or any MS for that matter.

why wouldn't you spend the 85k on another card if you're not using ink bonus categories?