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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #440 on: July 18, 2013, 03:24:51 PM »
Wow, you waited a whole 1/2 hour and no one answered you yet?!  ::)

Be gentle or we will have another one of these.....

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #441 on: July 18, 2013, 04:25:28 PM »
1) Is there anyway to get the annual fee waived ($65)?
2) My credit limit is $10K and they told me over the phone I can go over the limit no problems. I have gone as high as $20k never had any problems. I had to wait 6 months to ask for a credit  increase, and when I did they denied me because I have "continuously gone over the limit"? This doesn't even make sense. Any suggestions?
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #442 on: July 18, 2013, 04:54:49 PM »
1) Is there anyway to get the annual fee waived ($65)?
2) My credit limit is $10K and they told me over the phone I can go over the limit no problems. I have gone as high as $20k never had any problems. I had to wait 6 months to ask for a credit  increase, and when I did they denied me because I have "continuously gone over the limit"? This doesn't even make sense. Any suggestions?
Thank You

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #443 on: July 19, 2013, 05:31:03 PM »
I have 65K Starpoints, can anyone tell me which airline to transfer them to to get the most for my money? (Searched it and couldn't find anyone discussing it) Thanks!

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #444 on: July 19, 2013, 05:58:48 PM »
Are you looking to fly somewhere?
If yes, you'd need to be more specific.
Looking to sell them? No immediate travel plans? Looking to stay in aspirational hotels?
Leave it as SPG points.
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #445 on: July 20, 2013, 03:44:00 AM »
So when my wife applied for her AMEX SPG card, she used my SPG account # in the app, and her points are being deposited in there ever since, however, I still don't have my own SPG credit card, all my points are from hotel stays only, but I'd like to apply for my own 2 SPG cards this summer (Biz and Personal)

Do you think I'll have any issues using again the same (my) SPG account # ?

Do any of you use 1 account for husband and wife? (some benefits to it)

Attaching one reward # to multiple creditcards only work for a handful of creditcards.  I tried attaching one Hhonor # to 2 Amex Hiltons, it worked for the first 2 weeks after I got the card.  Then Amex's website caught it and automatically removed the association between the second cc and the reward #.
After that happened, I sent Amex a secure message to have them attached the second CC to the correct Hhonors #. 

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #446 on: July 21, 2013, 01:11:35 AM »
Are you looking to fly somewhere?
If yes, you'd need to be more specific.
Looking to sell them? No immediate travel plans? Looking to stay in aspirational hotels?
Leave it as SPG points.
No immediate travel, would like to possibly sell them.

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #447 on: July 21, 2013, 10:14:03 AM »
No immediate travel, would like to possibly sell them.

If you're looking to sell them you'll probably get more by leaving them as starwood points.

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #448 on: July 21, 2013, 11:13:11 AM »
If you're looking to sell them you'll probably get more by leaving them as starwood points.
Really? I've only got offers up to 1.5 I thought I would be able to get more. :(

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #449 on: July 23, 2013, 08:32:07 AM »
Really? I've only got offers up to 1.5 I thought I would be able to get more. :(

I'm not certain what the market is like right now.  I know I've gotten a lot higher than 1.5 in the past though.

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #450 on: July 23, 2013, 08:57:30 AM »
I'm not certain what the market is like right now.  I know I've gotten a lot higher than 1.5 in the past though.

Depending how many usually 1.7 -1.8

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #451 on: July 23, 2013, 09:28:50 AM »
Depending how many usually 1.7 -1.8
Annual fee posted. What's the best way to get a retention bonus, Calling or SM?
And do I have to request the retention before paying the fee? its due ...

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #452 on: July 23, 2013, 09:30:54 AM »
Annual fee just posted. What's the best way to get a retention bonus, Calling or SM?


Try both . Call first and if they say anything in Sm you forgot.

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #453 on: July 31, 2013, 04:00:01 PM »
Any indications for a 30k offer this summer?
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #454 on: August 01, 2013, 03:02:41 PM »
Any indications for a 30k offer this summer?

There is an add I just saw on FT right now for the 30k Starwood...When I click on the link though the bonus information is not 30k...

This is the add link before it switches to the amex page:

http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3e31/0/0/%2a/n;273863332;0-0;0;99908171;3454-728/90;55408703/55292950/1;;~okv=;pc=[TPAS_ID];;~sscs=%3fhttps://www304.americanexpress.com/personal-card-application/starwood-preferred-credit-card/40520-10-0

Only even shows me the offer on a cleared browser
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #455 on: August 01, 2013, 04:25:23 PM »
Did you try with other browsers?

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #456 on: August 01, 2013, 04:28:57 PM »
Did you try with other browsers?

yes. No luck. I really think it was an advertising mistake (maybe because it is going to be bumped up shortly?)

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #457 on: August 01, 2013, 04:31:23 PM »
yes. No luck. I really think it was an advertising mistake (maybe because it is going to be bumped up shortly?)

Guess so.  I also saw it before...now it's back to 25k:

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #458 on: August 01, 2013, 04:33:41 PM »
I just got the picture again. Using google chrome incognito.

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #459 on: August 02, 2013, 01:24:17 PM »