10,000 bonus points per 20 transactions

[diesmile]

has anyone received anymore bonus points from 25th? i got over 10 transactions so far from 25th, but no points yet.

so just want to check if anyone else got them.

 

[Mal]

has anyone received anymore bonus points from 25th? i got over 10 transactions so far from 25th, but no points yet.

so just want to check if anyone else got them.

Some of my transactions have posted (incl my usual points), but no further promotion bonuses. There is a post further above in this thread which implies all bonus points have been stopped, and that Amex workers will be manually processing them to check for discrepancies, refunds and alleged abuse (whatever that is!).

 

[oz_mark]

has anyone received anymore bonus points from 25th? i got over 10 transactions so far from 25th, but no points yet.

so just want to check if anyone else got them.

My transactions and normal points have been posting all along. As yet, I have not received a bonus point either before, on, or after the 25th!

 

[rodgerbranch]

Sorry For Those Who Enroll After The 19th Sep

Well, the new T&C are at Amex Webpage http://www.americanexpress.com.au/myreward It is quite clear that anyone who enroled before the 19th will stay in the PROMO and Possibly Uncaped

As published by Amex... Anyone who enrolled by the 19th (inclusive) will stay in the old T&C (So if you can demostrate that you registered or got Promo points credited to your account by the 19th then you are IN)

Main Chabges are: If you enrolled after the 19th then you will be Capped to 10,000 per month max til 31DEC no mater if you have or not received the Ulimited Promo invitation card from Amex (I see some People will be upset at this point "specially those who receoved the invitation and didnt register on time")

Corporate Card holders have never been allowed by this promo, so they were and will not be eligible. And Also After the 19th of Sep if you have a QF you can not Enroll

Well, here is the new T&C for you to see http://www.americanexpress.com.au/myreward

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Hi Guys,


I signed up on the 18th and have two qantas cards, received 0 pts so far =( Dont actually remember what postcard I got as I threw it out but hopefully it is irrelevant or Amex can tell me.

I was under the understanding that postcards had only been sent to those with Maximiser Cards?

My wife and others with the QF card never recieved a postcard.

Did anyone else with a QF Card get a postcard?

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Re: Sorry For Those Who Enroll After The 19th Sep

Well, the new T&C are at Amex Webpage http://www.americanexpress.com.au/myreward It is quite clear that anyone who enroled before the 19th will stay in the PROMO and Possibly Uncaped

As published by Amex... Anyone who enrolled by the 19th (inclusive) will stay in the old T&C (So if you can demostrate that you registered or got Promo points credited to your account by the 19th then you are IN)

Main Chabges are: If you enrolled after the 19th then you will be Capped to 10,000 per month max til 31DEC no mater if you have or not received the Ulimited Promo invitation card from Amex (I see some People will be upset at this point "specially those who receoved the invitation and didnt register on time")

Corporate Card holders have never been allowed by this promo, so they were and will not be eligible. And Also After the 19th of Sep if you have a QF you can not Enroll

Well, here is the new T&C for you to see http://www.americanexpress.com.au/myreward

As others have noted...you don't read others posts do you.

This link was already put up as well as the full link!!!!!!

And your analysis is also again flawed..as the status of the early regitrants remains unclear.

The original T&C for them has vanished and as not been replaced.

This still leaves the door open for Amex to put up a modified T&C for them. They may..or may not. Either way it is not defined and so hence is not clear.

The original T&C may remain....who knows???? No one at this stage.

Though one forumite repoteda conversation witha CSR who said they would.

The fact that AMEX is not crediting bonus points at present gives them think time for the early group..

The amended T&C allows Amex to register new people (with the Cap).

New people registering are also waiving their right to the original T&C...due to this new clause:

"Entry into this promotion is deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions."

As the new T&C has the cap of 10,000 per month.

 

[anat0l]

Re: Sorry For Those Who Enroll After The 19th Sep

Well, gone less than two days and - as observed - come back to an explosion of messages.

I didn't get anything from Amex last week except on Friday, which was a letter telling me that on the Ascent program, QFF will not be on the list anymore. So now I have to decide between sticking with Ascent (which is free for me) vs. switching to Qantas Direct.

I'd vote that decision process as a more difficult thing to do than squabbling with the bonus points promotion right now.

 

[simongr]

The advantage that Amex now have with time to think is that they will have a real idea of what the actual points cost will be for the early registrants. They can then make a fairly simple decision about what the cost of honoring the deal will be.

If I was in their revenue assurance group I would look for dodgy transactions and strip those out (but in fact that is quite tough given they would then have to tie back dodgy transactions to the original T&Cs) and work out what the liability is and then decide if that is more than the negative press they will get and then consider the likelihood of legal action.

What they know and we do not know is the level of exposure - how many people would be in a class action - it might be quite small...

 

[beardoc]

Re: Sorry For Those Who Enroll After The 19th Sep

Well, gone less than two days and - as observed - come back to an explosion of messages.

I didn't get anything from Amex last week except on Friday, which was a letter telling me that on the Ascent program, QFF will not be on the list anymore. So now I have to decide between sticking with Ascent (which is free for me) vs. switching to Qantas Direct.

I'd vote that decision process as a more difficult thing to do than squabbling with the bonus points promotion right now.

At least you'll have time to move your points to QFF if you like - up until April 2009 to do it - so you can undertake this promotion, move the points to QFF, and then decide what you're going to do from then on next year.

 

[simongr]

I would be careful about that. This is a great way to up points - but it might also be an opportunity to start a new program. If you are one of the ones able to rack up 120K points then flick the points to Virgin Atlantic for an Upper Class award to the UK...

 

[rodgerbranch]

The seinfeld post

As others have noted...you don't read others posts do you.

This link was already put up as well as the full link!!!!!!

And your analysis is also again flawed..as the status of the early regitrants remains unclear.

The original T&C for them has vanished and as not been replaced.

This still leaves the door open for Amex to put up a modified T&C for them. They may..or may not. Either way it is not defined and so hence is not clear.

The original T&C may remain....who knows???? No one at this stage.

Though one forumite repoteda conversation witha CSR who said they would.

The fact that AMEX is not crediting bonus points at present gives them think time for the early group..

The amended T&C allows Amex to register new people (with the Cap).

New people registering are also waiving their right to the original T&C...due to this new clause:

"Entry into this promotion is deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions."

As the new T&C has the cap of 10,000 per month.

Earlier in this post someone compared this thread with a chapter from Seinfeld :mrgreen: and the reply by lovetravellingoz may be known as the cramer post (cos its about nothing).

The new T&C are clear as water... Joining Myreward Promo (you know the 5K points for 5transactions) has closed as per 20th of september 2008. A new promo is available for people who still have their original invitation card (and maybe some new people who will be invited in writting "some how i doubt they will invite more people") and is called Everyday Spending and can be found Here http://www.americanexpress.com.au/myreward

If you registerd by the 19th then you are in either: EARNPOINTS promo with EARNPOINTS T&C or Mybonus Promo with Mybonus T&C or Myreward Promo with Myreward T&C.... If you Registered by the 20th or after then you are in Everyday Spending Promo with the T&C found Here http://www.americanexpress.com.au/myreward.


All previous promos had same T&C except for the Number of transactions required to earn 10,000 poits... They modyfied That existing T&C and the New T&C reads very clearly

The amended terms and conditions apply to all Cardmembers who enrolled in the offer from Saturday, 20 September .... Blah Blah Blah

 

[simongr]

Re: The seinfeld post

Blah Blah Blah[/B]

I just edited out all the stuff that had already been posted multiple times to make sure people focussed on the new info posted ob rodgetbranch.

At least he has moved on to reading what other people post - which I feel shows some positive signs of personal growth.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Rodgerbranch....once again you have not read....or at least understood what I have posted.

Never in all the forums that I have posted in have I encountered someone such as you that passes himself off as an expert, while posting many things which are wrong.....and who either does not read, or at least understand what others have posted.


Once again...the new T&C are only definately for the post Sept-20 Crew.

The early registrants status in tems of T&C....has not online, or in the mail been confirmed. The only confirmation was one forumites conversation with one CSR (who may well have been badly briefed).


Amex may still seek to change them...or it may not. We do not know!!!!

One thing the revised T&C did was to remove all reference to the no limit bonus for the pre-Seot 20 Crew.

We are all hoping that they honour them...but whether they do or not is yet to be seen and confirmed.

 

[snufl]

Re: Well... Its not over till is over.

Well... Its not over till is over.

As I said these new "T&C" sound more like a wish from those who want to convince Amex to rule in their favor rather than an actual T&C LOL. I wouldnt mind getting point 1) applied to me since I registered on the 18th but It is unlikely those are the actual new T&C. The original T&C said ... People registered between the 10th SEP and 31 DEC 2008.

Cutting many people out and applying a Cap for some and not Cap for others would be the worst thought fix. First of all, it is overcomplicated. Secondly the number of users targeted would be reduced, reducing the effect of the Promo. A Change like this to the T&C would not leave an even number of Amex users in each state to spread the use of Amex and that is not good for Them.

Most important, Unlimited Points that can be earned with purchases worth a couple of dollars will certenly be against the T&C of the reward providers such as Qantas, other airlines, Hotels, etc.. unlimited points for a penny would devaluate their existing offers (look at the current offers for Joining Amex and the earn 1.5points for every dollar you spend offer)


No body mentions anything about the Corporate cards wich were excluded from all Promos from the begining as well. Many of the guys happy for the so called "new T&C" have posts saying they signed up for the promo on corporate cards.

I think the fix is coming and it will be a ONE KILLS ALL type of solution. Probably they will keep everyone who signed for the promo and limit the No of points to 10Kpoints / month + min purchase of $50. Less people would be upset this way. For those who stop earning unlimited points, well... will stay to earn 10KBonus points per month till DEC. Remember these bonus points are a GIFT on top of your normally earned points from your purchases (for those who will say I SPEND over $10,000 / month anyway)

If you signed up for the promo Dont worry until you get and Oficial leter from Amex.

Rogerbranch, I too keep changing my mind as to what I think will happen, however you do seem to be very emphatic today that you have analysed the new T&Cs and your opinion is fact. Perhaps if you change your wording a little, people won't keep coming back at you.

Above is a post from yesterday where the new T&Cs were a "wish", please read the last sentence of that post, I'm taking that advice and waiting for official word from Amex regarding my circumstances.

 

[rodgerbranch]

My Apologies

Apologies </SPAN>......</SPAN> I have been very excited about this Promo since day one LOL

Only time will tell what Amex has prepared for all of us

For those who wana have a go at the new T&C... here is the Link


http://www.americanexpress.com.au/myreward

 

[deluxeflyer]

deluxeflyer,

Apologies if I came across harshly as this was definitely not my intent. I'll endeavour to explain/ask again. :shock:

I was simply asking whether, in your opinion, the use of the word fraud was an official comment from AMEX or simply the individuals spin on what AMEX are saying.

ie often people put their own interpretation on what they have been told to say and maybe this was one such occasion.

straitman,

no offence taken. i merely meant don't take me to task for not asking what he meant by "fraud".

IMO, he was repeating what he had been told. As someone has said on this thread, "fraud" is a strong word, and I don't think he used that word on his own. But that's just my reading of the situation at the time.

 

[oz_mark]

Amex may still seek to change them...or it may not. We do not know!!!!

One thing the revised T&C did was to remove all reference to the no limit bonus for the pre-Seot 20 Crew.

We are all hoping that they honour them...but whether they do or not is yet to be seen and confirmed.

In the adbsence of any advice to the contrary I am just assuming that the Pre Sept 20 crew are on the T&C's in force at the time.

The two groups of people that things are not so clear for are:

1) Post Sept 20 registrants who believe that the CSR's had advised them of different terms
2) Pre Sept 19 registrants who have had some points reversed out - we don't know why that happened.

 

[AussieMark]

Has anyone with a Qantas Amex card received any bonus pts regardless of when they signed up?

I signed up on the 18th but no bonus pts yet. Not sure if Amex is saying Qantas is no longer eligible - ie: you cannot sign up with those cards anymore or whether they will honour those already signed up with the qantas cards.

Considering they told me twice over the phone I was eligible.

A bit confusing, but any feedback would be appreciated =)

 

[Skoogle]

Has anyone with a Qantas Amex card received any bonus pts regardless of when they signed up?

I have a Qantas Amex and received 2 * 5k before it stopped just as others have reported.

 

[AussieMark]

Ah so perhaps we are okay but they will no longer accept qantas cards.

I'll have to double check with amex.

Thank you.