Bonus 3000 Velocity Points with Amex-issued card

[Warks]

How about "buy any Virgin flight with your Velocity and we'll waive the $7.70 credit card fee like we should have been doing from the beginning"?

 

[Ausbt]

Noted recently I received 3 points per dollar on an order for Domino's pizza. Which makes you wonder if you can do 5 pick-ups of their $5.95 special and score 75 + 3,000 points into the bargain. mmmmmmmm

 

[Ausbt]

Noted recently I received 3 points per dollar on an order for Domino's pizza. Which makes you wonder if you can do 5 pick-ups of their $5.95 special and score 75 + 3,000 points into the bargain. mmmmmmmm

Actually Jaian is showing the way here ...McDonalds. 5 x 50 cent cones.

 

[burmans]

1/ This offer has only just come out
2/ T&C that I posted above states that the 3000 points will not post for upto 8-10weeks (So unless they are posted early no one may know till after the promo closes).

However having said that it is only 5 transactions to qualify so there is little to be lost by doing the 5 transactions anyway.

See above for an example of it happening much faster than that. Frankly unsure why people put so much store in T&Cs. There are many more examples IMO where promotions are not in line with the T&Cs in my opinion that those that are in line to regard T&Cs as anything more that a "it works something like this".

 

[lovetravellingoz]

See above for an example of it happening much faster than that. Frankly unsure why people put so much store in T&Cs. There are many more examples IMO where promotions are not in line with the T&Cs in my opinion that those that are in line to regard T&Cs as anything more that a "it works something like this".

I don't follow your post at me at all as I was advocating that he go for it anyway, but that he just might not know till afterwards if it would pay off???

I am definitely of the mindset to go for it when opportunity arises and the potential reward outweighs any effort and or risk.


However I do like to be across the T&C and have used this to my advantage on a number of occassions including once when Amex was denying me 3 million points, but I forced them to pay up by calling their bluff and showing how I had followed the T&C and required them to precisely show how I had not which they could not do.

T&C sometimes matter, and sometimes not.

 

[anat0l]

See above for an example of it happening much faster than that. Frankly unsure why people put so much store in T&Cs. There are many more examples IMO where promotions are not in line with the T&Cs in my opinion that those that are in line to regard T&Cs as anything more that a "it works something like this".

T&Cs are mainly important for protecting yourself in some cases. I wouldn't blow them off flippantly.

In any case, the T&Cs for this promotion do not say that you won't see the points until 8-10 weeks. It says that, after the fifth qualifying transaction, allow up to 8-10 weeks. Giving your bonus the same day you rack up the fifth transaction fits perfectly with this line. If they decided to wait 30 days before giving you the bonus points, that also comes in line with that condition.

 

[hummel]

No BP offer and no 3000 pts offer here for me...

However yesterday I got a reminder email about the earn rate on the card which I thought was a little strange...

 

[burmans]

I don't follow your post at me at all as I was advocating that he go for it anyway, but that he just might not know till afterwards if it would pay off???

I am definitely of the mindset to go for it when opportunity arises and the potential reward outweighs any effort and or risk.


However I do like to be across the T&C and have used this to my advantage on a number of occassions including once when Amex was denying me 3 million points, but I forced them to pay up by calling their bluff and showing how I had followed the T&C and required them to precisely show how I had not which they could not do.

T&C sometimes matter, and sometimes not.

Being across the T&C's because they may not follow them - absolutely because evidence suggest they frequently don't.

Being across the T&C's expecting they will - foolishness because evidence suggest they frequently don't.

Quoting the T&C's when we already have evidence they have already not followed them, this is the bit I just don't get. Why would you rely on something that so unreliable (programs actually following their T&Cs) vs the actual tangible evidence above that posting occurs much faster than 8-10 weeks. Maybe its just me but I just see no purpose in this scenario of taking an approach that is not evidence based, and experience tells me over and over that the T&C's just cannot be relied on.

 

[kpc]

More good news...overnight +1 mentioned she got an email offer from Amex, and asked whether it was a good deal :shock:. It is this same offer so i have now been tasked to put 5 transactions on this card as well! Easy way: go to Coles / woolworths and buy a small item. Go to self checkout (or normal checkout) and pay 1/2 on each card. Repeat 5 times. Voila! 6000 easy VA pts

 

[davidhes]

Gosh I hate targeted offers. Especially when they don't seem to have any rhyme or reason to them. People who use the card regularly have received it and then those who don't have received it. But not everyone has got it. So frustrating.

 

[burmans]

Gosh I hate targeted offers. Especially when they don't seem to have any rhyme or reason to them. People who use the card regularly have received it and then those who don't have received it. But not everyone has got it. So frustrating.

Don't discount the possibility they are just really slow at sending these out! Wouldn't be the first time.

 

[davidhes]

Don't discount the possibility they are just really slow at sending these out! Wouldn't be the first time.

True. I'm going to head to Coles today and make 5 small transactions at the self serve checkout. Will see if the points come through.

 

[Buzzard]

Nothing received here.
5 transactions will be easy as if I get the offer.

 

[anat0l]

Being across the T&C's because they may not follow them - absolutely because evidence suggest they frequently don't.

Being across the T&C's expecting they will - foolishness because evidence suggest they frequently don't.

Quoting the T&C's when we already have evidence they have already not followed them, this is the bit I just don't get. Why would you rely on something that so unreliable (programs actually following their T&Cs) vs the actual tangible evidence above that posting occurs much faster than 8-10 weeks. Maybe its just me but I just see no purpose in this scenario of taking an approach that is not evidence based, and experience tells me over and over that the T&C's just cannot be relied on.

Why make this more complicated than it has to be?

The T&Cs clearly state:

Please allow 8-10 weeks after the five transactions have been made for the 3,000 bonus Velocity Points to be awarded to the Card Member's Velocity Account.

This does not mean that you actually have to wait 8 weeks before the earliest time that the bonus points will arrive. If they credited the points the same day you got the fifth transaction, that's not "violating" their T&Cs, but then again neither is it if they decided to give you the bonus only after eight weeks.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Quoting the T&C's when we already have evidence they have already not followed them,

Actually you are wrong on this as posting points is just indicated as allowing 8-10 weeks. ie can occur at anytime.

this is the bit I just don't get. Why would you rely

Who is relying on it?

on something that so unreliable (programs actually following their T&Cs) vs the actual tangible evidence above that posting occurs much faster than 8-10 weeks. Maybe its just me but I just see no purpose in this scenario of taking an approach that is not evidence based, and experience tells me over and over that the T&C's just cannot be relied on.

Yes it is clearly just you. What scenario are you suggesting that is in anyway different to what I suggested to the poster?????

All I did was alert the person that he MAY not know for some weeks and to advise him that as it was only 5 transactions that he should go for it anyway despite him not being sent the offer.

ie which is exactly what you are rabbiting on about anyway that he should do!!!

 

[GarrettM]

True. I'm going to head to Coles today and make 5 small transactions at the self serve checkout. Will see if the points come through.

Always need more tins of 80c cat food.




For the cats I mean.

 

[burmans]

Why make this more complicated than it has to be?

The T&Cs clearly state:

This does not mean that you actually have to wait 8 weeks before the earliest time that the bonus points will arrive. If they credited the points the same day you got the fifth transaction, that's not "violating" their T&Cs, but then again neither is it if they decided to give you the bonus only after eight weeks.

Agree, but the response I was commenting on did not actually say that. So the T&C's may not mean that but the below post clearly does say they will not post.

2/ T&C that I posted above states that the 3000 points will not post for upto 8-10weeks (So unless they are posted early no one may know till after the promo closes).

Aside from not actually reflecting the T&C's this post is clearly not true (in how this actually works) given the below

Already got my bonus points!

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[lovetravellingoz]

Agree, but the response I was commenting on did not actually say that. So the T&C's may not mean that but the below post clearly does say they will not post.

Aside from not actually reflecting the T&C's this post is clearly not true (in how this actually works) given the below

Dear oh dear. Yes selectively posting is a wonderous thing is it not?

Please look up the meaning of the word "upto".

Ok. Have you done this?

So upto 8-10 weeks means......

So will not post for upto 8-10weeks means...

As opposed at your very selective "will not post"..


However why and earth are you going on about this? Surely what is core was my advice to the poster? And this was for the poster to perform 5 transactions despite not having received an email saying that he was eligible.

I am flumuxxed as to why you think it a cardinal sin for my alerting the poster that his bonus points if earnt may not post for upto 8-10 weeks.



And for some one that into "evidence" it is pretty laughable how you think think that bonus points are always posted at the same timing for everyone as the evidence on this forum over many years has often been that points are sometimes posted early, sometimes on-time and sometimes even later and that this has often varied within the one promotion whether that be Sign-on bonii such as the ANZ QFF card last year, all sorts of WOW promos (both points such as onlya few weeks back and cash rewards), Amex spend promos, VA Online mall shoppining points, QFF online shopping points etc etc..

 

[anat0l]

Dear oh dear. Yes selectively posting is a wonderous thing is it not?

Please look up the meaning of the word "upto".

Ok. Have you done this?

So upto 8-10 weeks means......

So will not post for upto 8-10weeks means...

As opposed at your very selective "will not post"..

Actually, I have to agree with burmans that your interpretation of the T&Cs is a little confusing.

You could have just quoted the T&Cs as is (which simply uses the language, "Please allow"), or used may instead of will. And whilst we are being pedantic, "up to" is two words.

Well, this subthread has been a lot of much do about nothing.


If maybe one thing here, it is that Amex is somewhat being more careful with their bonus points promotions based on numbers of transactions.

 

[kpc]

Can the people who wish to continue arguing over the Ts and Cs take it offline?