Local Champion is back and now available for Qantas & Velocity cards

[Mr_Orange]

Is LC on a per card basis or do supplementary cards count as the primary card?

 

[andye]

Is LC on a per card basis or do supplementary cards count as the primary card?

Supplementaries don't count

 

[Mr_Orange]

Supplementaries don't count

Damn it!



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[blueythecat]

Damn it!
..

Annoying I know. They do get the extra LC points though in my experience, they just don't count towards the LC transaction count.

 

[chimchic]

I probably will have to try out other Coles around me. Not a bad location since I have like 5 Coles within 5-7 mins drive, none as convenient as the one I've chosen for LC though but it seems quite impossible to achieve LC with this one.

 

[andye]

Annoying I know. They do get the extra LC points though in my experience, they just don't count towards the LC transaction count.

I didn't receive points on supplementaries the last time LC was on-would be good if was different this time

 

[unfunkable]

hi!
is it 10k points per month or for the life of the card?
cheers

 

[asterix]

hi!
is it 10k points per month or for the life of the card?
cheers

At best it is 10,000 bonus points per year. Definitely not per month.

 

[andye]

hi!
is it 10k points per month or for the life of the card?
cheers

It is per card
However my Platinum Edge had a new lease of life with the relaunch

 

[moa999]

Also finally available on Android.
2txns at my local cafe, was 14 at my local supermarket buy has fallen back to 9

 

[Pleb Status]

Now I have a second (direct) Amex card, I have registered it for the same LC locations where I currently hold LC status on my first Amex card so I can now see my rolling transaction count.

Although this does not allow me to see how far ahead I am of someone else, it does let me see if my overall transaction count is dropping down to a dangerous level.

I have now regained all of my lost territory and looking forward to a long (and harsh) rule........

 

[Pleb Status]

Has anybody checked your actual transaction count made in the last 30 days versus the number of transactions Amex say is required to earn LC status at the same location?

At my local Woolies, Amex are quoting a number of transactions to become LC on my new Platinum Charge (from scratch) which is far lower than the actual number of transactions I have made on my Platinum Edge in the last 30 days (on which I hold LC status) at the same store.

 

[andye]

Has anybody checked your actual transaction count made in the last 30 days versus the number of transactions Amex say is required to earn LC status at the same location?

At my local Woolies, Amex are quoting a number of transactions to become LC on my new Platinum Charge (from scratch) which is far lower than the actual number of transactions I have made on my Platinum Edge in the last 30 days (on which I hold LC status) at the same store.

Could be more than one LC per store

 

[blueythecat]

Has anybody checked your actual transaction count made in the last 30 days versus the number of transactions Amex say is required to earn LC status at the same location?

At my local Woolies, Amex are quoting a number of transactions to become LC on my new Platinum Charge (from scratch) which is far lower than the actual number of transactions I have made on my Platinum Edge in the last 30 days (on which I hold LC status) at the same store.

Just checked now and for two stores where I'm registered with two card, both with zero transactions (don't ask - it's a long story) they are both showing the same number of transactions to reach LC status. Ie no discrepancy between card in my sample size of two.

 

[Pleb Status]

I made two purchases (which now show as pending) at the aforementioned WW throughout the day and the LC target for challengers has not budged. Either there is an issue or there are multiple LC at this particular store.

For the other stores where I hold LC status, the transaction counts appear correct.

 

[blueythecat]

I made two purchases (which now show as pending) at the aforementioned WW throughout the day and the LC target for challengers has not budged. Either there is an issue or there are multiple LC at this particular store.

For the other stores where I hold LC status, the transaction counts appear correct.

I haven't looked closely in a while, but I have a sneaking suspicion that you don't get the LC purchase credit until the transaction moves out of the pending stage. Try checking again tomorrow, my bet is it will have updated.

Edit: re-read your post and I think you're saying the transaction count for other stores decrease once you have a purchase in the pending stage. If that is the case ignore what I have said above.

 

[Pleb Status]

I haven't looked closely in a while, but I have a sneaking suspicion that you don't get the LC purchase credit until the transaction moves out of the pending stage. Try checking again tomorrow, my bet is it will have updated.

Edit: re-read your post and I think you're saying the transaction count for other stores decrease once you have a purchase in the pending stage. If that is the case ignore what I have said above.

IME, the LC transaction count will adjust as soon as the Amex system sees the transaction (when it comes up as pending on the app).

For example, if you are one transaction away from LC status and you make a transaction, once you walk out of the store and check the app, you will be LC and can then start earning the LC bonus.

 

[blueythecat]

IME, the LC transaction count will adjust as soon as the Amex system sees the transaction (when it comes up as pending on the app).

For example, if you are one transaction away from LC status and you make a transaction, once you walk out of the store and check the app, you will be LC and can then start earning the LC bonus.

I'll have to more attention and see what I observe.

 

[burmans]

Not that I'm complaining or anything, but having been away the last month I'm no longer local champion anywhere. Having got back at the weekend made a number of small transaction at a number of my usual places in an attempt to get back to local champion status but in all cases still one or two transactions off regaining local championship status.

Then yesterday I received a number of small local champion points, both small number of points (only 70 in all) but I can't reconcile the points to any particular transactions and as I said I'm not local champion anywhere. Anyone else had this, I'm a bit perplexed (but definitely not complaining).?

 

[andye]

No experience of phantom points but have regained Champion status without setting foot in the store, presumably as someone else's puchases expire