[Targeted]No Fee 1st yr. American Express Gold Card 75,000 Bonus Reward Points Signup
Apr 11, 2011 | 3:12 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: New Hampshire
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[Targeted]No Fee 1st yr. American Express Gold Card 75,000 Bonus Reward Points Signup
Received this offer in the mail today for $500 spend within first three months. This offer is good until May 20, at least for me. It contains a unique RSVP code, but the bonus offer number is 5894. I have never had a traditional AMEX (only the Citi AA AMEX) so I am not sure how the RSVP thing works, but you may be able to call and ask if you can still get it. I had received a bunch of 50K offers via mail prior to this, but never pulled the trigger. I am thinking 75K is probably worth pulling the trigger on, even though I have recently signed up for Cap1, and both AA cards.
Apr 11, 2011 | 3:21 pm
#5
Join Date: Mar 2005
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My daughter, who is a college student with little income to her name, got that in the mail, with an RSVP code. What are the chances she will get rejected if she actually applies?
Also, is it a no-fee card, or only the first year fee-free? Her's said first year free, as far as I can recall.
Also, is it a no-fee card, or only the first year fee-free? Her's said first year free, as far as I can recall.
Apr 11, 2011 | 3:21 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: MSP (Mahtomedi, MN, USA) - Delta hub captive, Marriott Gold, US Mint Silver, CVS Red
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it's easily worth it, no questions asked. 75,000 is worth $750 in gift cards at common places like home depot, never mind ways to use those points which may you get several multiples of that amount in value.
Apr 11, 2011 | 4:03 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2010
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And yeah, my income was tiny too.
Apr 11, 2011 | 4:16 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Keep in mind that American Express has had several bonus offers with British Airways over the past year that allowed transfers of MR points to a BA Executive Club account. The last promo, expired as of April 1, gave a 40% bonus--105,000 BA miles. There's no guarantee this promo will return, but I suspect Amex will have similar offers for BA and other airline partners.
Apr 11, 2011 | 5:00 pm
#9
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORF
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Forgot to mention, since I'm not currently a Delta SkyMiles member, that Amex indeed has a 50% transfer bonus promotion for a first-time bonus transfer, as well as a structured 25% (for transfers up to 100,000 miles) and 40% (for transfers over 100,000 miles) transfer bonus for those who have previously made transfers going on with Delta right now.
Apr 11, 2011 | 7:15 pm
#11
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 50
Received this offer in the mail today for $500 spend within first three months. This offer is good until May 20, at least for me. It contains a unique RSVP code, but the bonus offer number is 5894. I have never had a traditional AMEX (only the Citi AA AMEX) so I am not sure how the RSVP thing works, but you may be able to call and ask if you can still get it. I had received a bunch of 50K offers via mail prior to this, but never pulled the trigger. I am thinking 75K is probably worth pulling the trigger on, even though I have recently signed up for Cap1, and both AA cards.
Wow! This is an amazing offer! Catch it if you can~~
Apr 11, 2011 | 8:43 pm
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Join Date: May 2005
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Apr 11, 2011 | 8:48 pm
#15
Join Date: Jun 2010
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