{"id":574,"date":"2011-07-09T15:34:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T15:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=574"},"modified":"2013-09-04T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T18:32:27","slug":"bonused-5000-starpoints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=574","title":{"rendered":"Bonused 5000 Starpoints"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I’ve heard on Flyertalk<\/a> about American Express changing the benefits for their Starwood Preferred Guest\u00ae Credit Card, but at this point it was all rumors. I had never heard anything more. The rumors kept saying that they would have an offer for 30,000 Starpoints instead of 25,000 Starpoints. The offer that we have on the blog is 25,000, and not for 30,000.<\/p>\n

I decided to call American Express to see if the offer did exist out there, and see if they would bump my bonus to 30,000. The Customer Service guy was very friendly and one of the things that he mentioned was that I have had an American Express card since 2006, it is the Blue Sky from American Express\u2120 and doesn’t have an annual fee. That is my staple card. I’m pretty sure they are more lenient for someone who has been a great customer than for someone who is new, but you never know unless you ask<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He asked me where I had seen the offer and I told him that it was all rumors that I had read online. I didn’t specify any one website in particular. He mentioned that he saw that the offer was available, but he would have to have confirmation from his supervisor to bonus me an additional 5000 Starpoints. That would make my sign on bonus a total of 30,000. The suspense killed me as he left me on hold and visited with his supervisor. When he picked back up the phone he told me that it was approved and that they would show up in my account within the next two weeks. Great Success!!<\/p>\n

I was also hoping that he could lower my spending requirement as I’ve got to spend $15,000 in the next six months. I’ve already spent two, and having a baby will bring me up to another five thousand or so, and hopefully I can get someone who has a business to help me out with another couple thousand and then I should be good to go, but lowering the spending requirement would be even better. He mentioned that there wasn’t anything that could be done for me about my spending requirement. I guess I’ve got a few months to figure the rest of the spending out.<\/p>\n

Either way I see it as a great success. I look at 5000 Starpoints as a value of over $100. When I go to Europe next spring I’ll be glad that I had those extra points because they will equate to another hotel in Europe, which is worth well over $100. The lesson learned is that it never hurts to ask<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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