I have the sapphire preferred already so I'm not going to apply for this, but using the things I learned here I sent a message saying how I've been a cardholder for a very long time (it was a different card years ago and they upgraded it to sapphire with the same card number) but I didnt get this bonus, etc etc. Bh they responded with 25k points!
The card is actually a very good card, you get through right away and they recognize my phone number and only ask for my name. It has some good protections too. I do most of my spending on it.