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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1520 on: January 20, 2025, 08:28:38 PM »
What am I supposed to answer them lol
Anyone know if Amex codes a flight purchase differently than a TB purchase?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1521 on: January 21, 2025, 04:40:55 PM »
I just ended up chatting with Amex as my Dec 7th charges still didn't post automatically. They credited it on 2 of my cards with no issues raised.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1522 on: January 21, 2025, 04:44:22 PM »
I just ended up chatting with Amex as my Dec 7th charges still didn't post automatically. They credited it on 2 of my cards with no issues raised.
what did you tell them the charges were for?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1523 on: January 21, 2025, 08:32:25 PM »
what did you tell them the charges were for?
One of the many in the list redbull3 posted here a few pages back.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1524 on: January 22, 2025, 11:11:08 AM »
I just ended up chatting with Amex as my Dec 7th charges still didn't post automatically. They credited it on 2 of my cards with no issues raised.

which two cc's?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1525 on: January 22, 2025, 04:47:08 PM »

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1526 on: January 22, 2025, 05:52:46 PM »
One of the many in the list redbull3 posted here a few pages back.

hmm anyway to get the credit without specifying what it was for as I would rather leave it murky then outright etc...

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1527 on: January 23, 2025, 03:43:45 PM »
I have a biz plat and a personal, bought 100x 2 on each in Dec and was credited, after Jan 1st I did it again on Jan 9th, the personal was credit on the 12th and the buisness has yet to receive the credit, anyone else have this?
Just chatted with Amex, I told then that it was for baggage and they refunded me without any issues

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1528 on: January 23, 2025, 04:08:50 PM »
Just chatted with Amex, I told then that it was for baggage and they refunded me without any issues
מטעה עכו״ם?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1529 on: January 23, 2025, 04:29:54 PM »
so the only way to get back credits is to meshaker?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1530 on: January 23, 2025, 04:48:13 PM »
so the only way to get back credits is to meshaker?
Who said that?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1531 on: January 23, 2025, 07:10:54 PM »
Who said that?
It sounded like it from

One of the many in the list redbull3 posted here a few pages back.
and

Just chatted with Amex, I told then that it was for baggage and they refunded me without any issues

TB loads are not on the approved list at all. IME, if you tell them that's what you did, they won't manually issue a credit, whether gift or self load.


Airport lounge day passes and annual memberships
Change fees
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Phone reservation fees
Seat assignment fees
Unaccompanied minor fees

If you tell them it was one of the above, they will issue the credit manually.

מטעה עכו״ם is fairly serious stuff according to many so definitely ask your LOR if your plan is to straight out be משקר to get them to give you a credit. It may possibly be הפקעת הלואה if it’s a credit applied to your balance and you never take a payout but definitely a shaylah for a Rav.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #1533 on: January 27, 2025, 03:54:34 PM »
any dp on double dipping See link - buried lede at end
https://milesearnandburn.com/index.php/2025/01/27/american-express-business-platinum-january-airlines-hit-different/
I understand it that you can get part of the credit with one airline, and the rest with another.
Throughout the year they are only cool about switching airlines if you haven't used any of it.