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This is discriminatory for EV drivers! Won't be able to make use of that at all :mad: /sarcasm

In the same way that lottery ticket buyers have hope. I mean yeah, the chance of winning is technically non-zero...

Damn, that sucks! To go through all that just to get such a reply. Hope you get some value out of the cent at least.

Dunno about that... https://nypost.com/2015/11/18/billionaire-bought-170m-painting-with-his-amex-for-the-points/ But that aside, still doesn't beat Ferni's method...without minimum spend reqs ;)

I should be a contrarian and transfer my points to QF then :D

Until us AFFers and other like-minded people suck up all the availability :P

I thought it was common but if not, I'll add my experience too - got the plat, got all programs merged into Ascent Premium without fuss.

Happy to swap positions :P

Good to see a data point going the other (imo right) way!

I only wish I had somehow known of this sooner! Alas, am a two-week old cardholder now :')

Can one apply for that card even if not a CPA member?

While my last-minute application for a plat charge didn't get a points doubling, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I still got the 80k signup bonus even though I'm an existing cardholder (Amex's T&Cs these days preclude you from getting the PC's signup bonus as long as you hold any...

I loved my visit there but I have to say, the franchise has reached sufficient fame such that in my experience, there are more tourists than locals eating there. Also, queues. Or I just went at a bad time. (one may not care about this, but FYI'd just in case) Doesn't mean the food's no good -...

There is a ton of anecdotal evidence in the Amex Cancellations thread that would suggest your method will not work.

Tried it, no dice. I only applied and got the card a couple of weeks ago. They specifically said that because I am a new plat customer, I am ineligible. Sad and fair enough. Sucks to know that if I had applied just 2-3 months earlier (like some people here who applied in Jan/Feb and got a...

My visit was in 2018, the chef in charge is Yannick Alléno - more awards and accolades than you could shake a stick at. Though I suppose, typical of high-achieving French chefs. Of particular interest is the massive 35cm x 49cm x 8.5cm edition of his book Ma Cuisine Francaise that retails for...

I can only speak for myself - this has never been a problem. I've been using this method with a 0% failure rate 2016-now. It simply puts the card into a huge credit balance; I've never received any communications from Amex regarding this, though I occasionally have been locked out of my CBA...

Well, so you'd hope. x)

I've eaten at most of Paris' 3* and many of its 2* establishments. I actually think the 2/1* places are doing more interesting things than the old hat, set-in-their-ways 3* institutions BUT, Ledoyen was one of the best meals I had in 2018. Do recommend.

My limit on the explorer is a featherweight 2k (which, given I'll be seeking approval for an upcoming loan, is quite important), but churning $100k/day works well enough for me when giving a few weeks to clear out all obligations to all 'fiend' institutions *cough*.