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Back in March I received an upgrade offer on my Amex Gold to convert it into an Amex Platinum. That offer, which you can read more about below, included 10x US gas and US Supermarkets for 6 months + 25k membership rewards after hitting $2k spend in 6 months. I hit the min spend quickly and for some reason the 10x category bonuses weren’t populating. Like many in the comments section I was told that at the end of the 6 month period I’d see a lump sump populate.
Well, it hasn’t been 6 months yet, but the points have started to roll in….it looks like this on my Amex account
Have you seen any points populate?
A few weeks ago I accepted the offer on an Amex Platinum upgrade offer I’d received back in March. Included was not only a solid bonus for spending $2k in 6 months ( although some are getting up to 75k ), but the highly lucrative 10x on US Gas and Supermarkets. I just received my first statement, and they aren’t populating.
25k Amex Platinum Upgrade Offer I received in March
- Spend $2k in 6 months earn 25k Membership Rewards
- 10x at US Supermarkets and US Gas Stations for 6 months, up to $15k
These charges should have a 10x next them…they do not.
Not only do they not have 10x next to them… they didn’t earn 10x on the statement total either. Usually throughout the month each charge that earns bonus points will have the earn rate next to the charge prior to the statement closing. None of my charges had those reflected so I was kind of anticipating something had messed up in the backened.
I reached out to Amex via Chat and they are looking into it – I’m also going to reach out to Amex on the phone and see if they have any further answers.
Obviously this could be an isolated incident that is only affecting my card. But…Amex has been exceptionally generous with upgrade offers that include the 10x and others could be facing a similar issue.
I’ll keep you updated on how this is resolved, but my hope is that once it’s corrected this month, I don’t have to itemize it each and every month for resolution.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
$300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- $300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
- That’s worth $750 when redeemed through Chase Travel℠. Plus, get up to $300 in statement credits on Chase Travel℠ purchases within your first year
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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