Comments on: New AMEX Charge Card: Premier Rewards Gold Card!

By: itch

itch — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:13:34 +0000

@dan:

Let me clarify. I did spend a thousand on the card but my first statement hasn’t printed yet and the 30k is already in my MR account. I’m wondering if I will get another 15k when my statement prints. I just ordered one for wife too! 30k is hard to pass up.

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:39:45 +0000

@itch:
Awesome!
Did you even use the card at all?

By: itch

itch — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:38:03 +0000

just got my 30k!!!! before even getting my first statement

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:20:36 +0000

Amex pulls experian.

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:47:31 +0000

@Daniel: Delete your browser's cache and cookies and try again, you should get the 15,000 link.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:53:31 +0000

I only see 10,000 now, are the 15,000 links gone?

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:59:52 +0000

Anyone knows what bureau Amex will pull the inquiry? Thanks!

By: Mendel

Mendel — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:34:22 +0000

@Dan/Ctownbochur:Yes I do have plenty but this is my oldest card.

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:36:09 +0000

@Leo:
That would be awesome…definitely worth spending $1K to try to get 16K more points…46K total AMEX points would be crazy!

By: Leo

Leo — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:01:49 +0000

I can confirm (like I did in the forum) that I received 30,000 MR points less than two months after signing up for this card and not even spending $1000. My only question is, can I call them after I spend $1000 and ask for an additional 15,000 points?

Keep it up Dan!!

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:29:13 +0000

@Ari: Cancelling a charge card has a very small negative affect as they have no defined credit lines.

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:47:37 +0000

now what do I do about the yearly fee on my other credit card? I dont wnat to cancel because thats no good for my credit card. Correct?

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:55:03 +0000

You don’t get the full bonus points for changing card types.
Just apply for a new one.

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:48:47 +0000

so does that mean change, apply for a new one or cancel??

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:23:58 +0000

@Ari: Based on people getting 30K AMEX points, definitely! I have a few gold/plat cards and just applied for this one!

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:03:18 +0000

I was not able to determine based on previous comments. If I have a Amex Gold Card for a few years, is it worth changing to the Premier Rewards?

By: itch

itch — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:20:15 +0000

@Dan:
So tell us…did you get 30k?

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:25:32 +0000

@izzy: Yup, that's what the app says, but a number of people wound up getting 30K!

By: izzy

izzy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:10:07 +0000

I just got approved but it says on the aPPLICtion only 15000 points after 1000 dollars. How do u get 30000?

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:04:04 +0000

@Mendel:
Charge cards aren’t great for building credit because they have no credit limits so they don’t help your overall credit utilization.
Do you have other cards that are old as well?

By: Mendel

Mendel — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:57:35 +0000

I have the Rewards Plus Gold for 8+ years now, so I applied and got approved for the Amex Premier, my question is for my credit standing, how will it affect it if I close my current card? (which has a nice long history, and replace it with a brand new one which has no history).

By: yoily

yoily — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:01:05 +0000

@mendy: can you explain in simple english a way to use spg points to get to israel for 25000 spg points

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:20:33 +0000

they now offer 10000 bomus points after two purchases

By: itch

itch — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:14:03 +0000

Dan, I just got a great deal from amex. Add an additional card and get 2500 bonus mr points up to five cards for a total of 12500 just did it for me and wife! That’s 25,000 points with no new accounts and no credit inquiries on my credit report! Call them at 1-800-354-4763 rsvp: 698H should work for any amex gold mr account. Check it out dan let us know the scoop.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:15:41 +0000

Hi Dan,

I cant seem to find a link anywhere on your site for the 25K SPG Business Card offer does it still exist?

Thanks!

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:29:40 +0000

@sam: You can only do it once per AMEX MR account, just go to the MR section and it mentions the offer.@mayer: Opening and closing credit cards for the purpose of earning multiple signup bonuses.@BitterJew: Probably all US based carriers ;)@Schneur: One time 5,000 point transfer bonus.@Leo: Opening this card sounds like a good strategy to earn more MR points and keep your MR account alive.@sam: Yes.@CholentFresser: Starwood is by far the best mileage currency out there. Get that card now and if in the future you have large purchases you can always open it again for the 15K bonus.@itch: You can't.@anon: You can have multiple charge cards, but there is no combining or charge cards-they don't even have credit limits to apply.You need to have one charge card open to keep your AMEX MR account alive.@$$$: No, Continental moved to Star Alliance and no longer partners with Alitalia.@mendy: Yes you can, but fuel surcharges will apply and dates are limited.@mr: British Airways.@Joe: No connection. Continental miles are extremely valuable now that they are in the Star Alliance. If you're in Chicago you can use their miles on United or 30 other airlines if you so desire. Plus they have no fuel surcharges like foreign airlines and no evil Starnet award blocking like United has.People, check out www.dansdeals.com/forums for a much better and easier format to discuss all of these issues!

By: bb

bb — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:42:17 +0000

breaking news: now u can pay ur taxes with amex membership reward points! yipee

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:31:39 +0000

@Dan/Ctownbochur: Dan, I think you need to clarify for people that you live in Cleveland where Continental has a major hub. For Chicago, Continental is not so attractive. Or is it?

By: mr

mr — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:38:19 +0000

what are ba miles?

By: mendy

mendy — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:29:49 +0000

you can transfer 25k to flying blue, for a economy to israel promotion right no with FB

By: $$$

$$$ — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:00:29 +0000

@Dan/Ctownbochur: cant u get to Israel for 50k thru alitalia flying CO??

By: anon

anon — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:55:29 +0000

can you have 2 charge cards at once? (this plus plat? 2 gold?)
can you combine 2 charge cards into 1? (a 1st year one and a paid one-to get fee free)?

By: itch

itch — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:40:19 +0000

Can you tell us how to get 6k ba points for 1k starwoods?

By: CholentFresser

CholentFresser — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:51:28 +0000

What’s the definition of Churning a credit card?
also, if i’d like to get my first (rewards) credit card which is the best to get? (i’d like to wait with starwood untill i need to spend $15,000 within 6 months)

By: sam

sam — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:13:13 +0000

It seems that there’s a 175 dollar annual fee after the first year. Do u recommend cancelling it within the first year?

By: mohsen

mohsen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:54:53 +0000

Mendel asks a great question, one that is usually ignored.
These are “hard inquiries” on your credit standing, you can see that when you check your credit rating.

By: BitterJew

BitterJew — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:23:30 +0000

If you transfer any amount of your amex points to BA, you get a bonus 5k. 1k is the minimum transfer.

By: simhirsch

simhirsch — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:50:42 +0000

hi dan
how can i get 6k ba miles for 1k amex points?

By: Leo

Leo — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:44:56 +0000

Just got approved for this card. I currently have a amex green just to hold onto my MR points to transfer into miles. I am thinking of cancelling that card and just keeping this one since it is free the first year and this way still hold on to my MR points. Any thoughts on that?

By: Schneur

Schneur — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:52:18 +0000

Dan,

is it 6,000 BA for every 1,000 MR? or just a one time thing?

By: BitterJew

BitterJew — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:07:16 +0000

The terms and conditions on the card makes it sound that the 3x miles are only for
US based carriers. Anybody know the list of which carriers are eligible?

By: mayer

mayer — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:27:16 +0000

what is credit card churning????

By: sam

sam — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:15:56 +0000

how do you et 6000 ba miles for 1000 Amex?

By: Noach

Noach — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:14:51 +0000

@Dan/Ctownbochur:And to Israel, where is the better place tpo transfer to?

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:46:21 +0000

@bb:
They give me the most flexibility by far.

Sure if you want to use them specifically for a certain place (Israel, etc.) there may be better places to park your miles.

By: bb

bb — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:26:10 +0000

why transfer to CO??

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:49:27 +0000

I just recently got the amex spg and am working toward spending $15,000 in 6 months. Can I open this card and have two diff acounts till I earn the 15,000 on this card and then merge them to my amex spg? Am I eligible for this if I currently have a open Amex SPG account?

By: Mendel

Mendel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:32:47 +0000

I have the Rewards Plus Gold for 8-9 years now, so I just applied and got approved for the Amex Premier, my question is for my credit standing, how will it affect it if I close my current card? (which has a nice long history, and replace it with a brand new one which has no history).

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:46:16 +0000

@dealchapper: Starwood (Preferred Guest)

By: dealchapper

dealchapper — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:22:08 +0000

what’s SPG?