I’m going to keep this post short because we all lead busy lives. American Express is offering 70,000 miles on the Delta Platinum card. You should wait for a better bonus, as they frequently come with a $100 statement credit as well. The personal offer is even worse than the business offer as it only gives 5,000 MQM instead of the usual 10,000 MQM (both offers are now 10,000 MQM). Here are recent times we’ve seen the increased offer with the $100 statement credit: 1, 2. Trust me, wait for a better offer it will come.
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I received an email from Delta today, FYI, it did not contain the one bonus per lifetime language
LIMITED TIME OFFER:
Earn 70,000 bonus miles
and 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new Card within your first 3 months. In addition, earn a $100 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months. Special Offer Expires on 09/19/18.†
If approved for the Platinum
Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card today you can get a temporary minimum credit limit of $1,000 to use on Delta.cominstantly.†
So what's the opinion on how long between bonuses to satisfy once per lifetime on DL cards? Its been 6 years for me. I applied and was approved. I hope if I spend the $3k immediately, I can find out fast enough to cancel and get $195 fee back if I do not receive the bonus.
There are American Express cards at all time highs though, so why not just focus on them first?
I think we will see a new offer before Dec-Jan. I doubt American Express will put in new restrictions on the Delta cards before then, especially since they only recently renewed the Delta deal. It's usually around renewals that we see individual changes like this. IMO it's important not to panic and just apply like crazy.
Not that it matters a whole lot to most, but I'm actually seeing 10k MQM. I think Amex decided to change it after reading your post.
That's on the business card, 5k MQM on the personal AFAIK
DoC, since I'm acting as your lawyer above, you gotta take me a little seriously /s
Anyway, you can check Amex and see.
Yes boss, looks like they changed it. Let me update
I am showing 10K MQM's for the personal and business too
Must have changed it
10k MQM if one signs up through a new referral link. Just received an email to refer others for 10k miles on personal plat through 11/7.
yo doc, why have you stopped clearly saying if amex cards have lifetime language? what's the point of these posts without that info?
We didn't do it on the new SPG cards because I copied and pasted the card details from our original post on the changes and those posts didn't have that snippet. I've since added it. This post is just saying the offer sucks, so I didn't bother with any of the offer terms.
yo, it seems your more sad than happy. DoC only needs to mention life language if it DOESN'T have it, okay.
Haha love the bluntness
I also did the Delta Biz Gold at 60K just because FOMO. Now I'm thinking this is worth snagging since I'll be under 5/24 soon anyway and I can't get another Sapphire bonus for 18 months.
LOL on "sucks". Thanks for your honesty Doc.
Referrals are showing this same offer, but with an expiration of 11/07/2018.
got this one with $100 last year, met minimum spend and booked 5RT tickets from austin to NYC. Ticket price $2000, gives me two free baggage. couldn't have used it better.