Starwood AMEX Master Thread

[nirc]

if you buy a $1000 item and then return that item, do you still get the 1000 points?

[mochjas]

if you buy a $1000 item and then return that item, do you still get the 1000 points?

no

[nirc]

no

 

oh well.

[a good yeshiva bachur]

But does that apply to business cards?

Even if it's a different business?

[mb1]

Does amex give you the full 6 months to spend to get the new card signup bonus or is it 180 days?

[stooges44]

If you spend 30k how long does it take for gold status to take affect and how long does the status remain?

Thanks

[precise]

Anyone still able to get the af waived nowadays on the spg business card? I already huca'd twice but no luck so far. Any ideas?

[sillypainter]

Anyone still able to get the af waived nowadays on the spg business card? I already huca'd twice but no luck so far. Any ideas?

On wife's Biz card, nothing.

$100 stmt. credit on personal card.

[precise]

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Anyone still able to get the af waived nowadays on the spg business card? I already huca'd twice but no luck so far. Any ideas?

UPDATE
I just huca'd once more and got it waived!

[keemster26]

IUPDATE
I just huca'd once more and got it waived!

Nice!

[gingyguy]

Nice!

i had no luck either but you just gave me hope to try again ....

[keemster26]

i had no luck either but you just gave me hope to try again ....

Why me? I didn't try yet.

[a good yeshiva bachur]

On wife's Biz card, nothing.

$100 stmt. credit on personal card.

Why not ask for points? Much better value

[stooges44]

If you spend 30k how long does it take for gold status to take affect and how long does the status remain?

Thanks

I guess I found my answer:

"If during any calendar year, Eligible Purchases on your Card account are $30,000 or more, you (the Basic Card Member) will be enrolled for at least twelve months in the Gold Preferred level of the Starwood Preferred Guest® loyalty program"

[mochjas]

I guess I found my answer:

"If during any calendar year, Eligible Purchases on your Card account are $30,000 or more, you (the Basic Card Member) will be enrolled for at least twelve months in the Gold Preferred level of the Starwood Preferred Guest® loyalty program"

please dont do this

[moe8555]

please dont do this

And if it's 30K in unbonused spend?
Admittedly, even that isn't a surefire bet with the SPG card anymore these days.  Too many easy ways to turn unbonused spend into bonused (Amex BB+ and the Ink series come to mind).

But... A3 and JAL are lucrative partners, and only with SPG.

[mochjas]

And if it's 30K in unbonused spend?
Admittedly, even that isn't a surefire bet with the SPG card anymore these days.  Too many easy ways to turn unbonused spend into bonused (Amex BB+ and the Ink series come to mind).

But... A3 and JAL are lucrative partners, and only with SPG.

what I mean is. Don't spend 30k on SPG just to get gold status. Sign up for a plat card and get it for free.

[stooges44]

what I mean is. Don't spend 30k on SPG just to get gold status. Sign up for a plat card and get it for free.

Already spent and since it comes I wanted to know.
Plat card has the fee which for the life of me I can't come to terms with regardless of the airline credit and lounge access, I don't really fly that often.

[moe8555]

Already spent and since it comes I wanted to know.
Plat card has the fee which for the life of me I can't come to terms with regardless of the airline credit and lounge access, I don't really fly that often.

Have you checked out other status possibilities with that level of spend? Jetblue Mosaic @ $50K, Marriott Platinum (and with it SPG and United Silver) @ $75K  come to mind.

[a good yeshiva bachur]

Have you checked out other status possibilities with that level of spend? Jetblue Mosaic @ $50K, Marriott Platinum (and with it SPG and United Silver) @ $75K  come to mind.

How else do you want him to get SPG points?