[Expired] Last Chance For Blue Business Plus 20,000 Point Offer

Update 2: No more working links, if anybody finds one let me know.

Update: Original link stopped working. We found another one. American Express are obviously pulling links so I’d apply right now if you’re at all interested.

I was doing some research for our best credit card bonus page and noticed that  affiliate links for the Blue Business Plus card are no longer showing the 20,000 point offer. It’s still possible to get 20,000 points after $3,000 in spend by using this link (non affiliate), but I don’t know how long that link will be around for. Some people have flyers with an 8/25 expiry but these have a higher minimum spend requirement of $5,000. Sometimes these zombie links stay continually even when the affiliate links disappear, but there is no guarantee and American Express could just as easily remove the bonus on that link immediately. You can read our thoughts & F.A.Q about this card here.

Our Verdict

This card earns 2x Membership Rewards points per $1 spent on the first $50,000 per year and has no annual fee. I doubt we will see a sign up bonus greater than 20,000 points anytime soon (it’s rare for cards that earn at a high rate on every day purchases to offer a sign up bonus at all). I think this is a strong card to have in your arsenal for two reasons:

  • It has no annual fee and earns Membership Rewards points. This means you can keep it open long term giving you the ability to transfer Membership Rewards points to travel partners without paying an annual fee.
  • It earns at a rate of 2x Membership Rewards points per $1 spent. That is a strong earning rate for people that value Membership Rewards points at 1¢ or above.

Because of that and the fact that I don’t think the 20,000 point bonus will last I will be adding this to our list of the best credit card bonuses.

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Jessica
Jessica (@guest_484955)
September 30, 2017 15:00

Does Anyone have screenshot of this offer? Guess i did not take it as proof.

Amex is saying no bonus offer linked to my account, whereas both me and my Hubby applied thru same link here, he got his 20k points 3 weeks ago, mine didnt and now AMEX saying no promo linked to my account.

Never thought AMEX was a cheater……….FU AMEX.

Pls share screenshot of the offer if someone has it from the time when offer was active 3 to 4 months ago.

Thanks

kurt
kurt (@guest_491341)
October 10, 2017 12:08

Don’t take no for answer–send former URL of offer.

I went through the exact same thing and after lots and lots of back and forth I finally was awarded 20k.

plungerjoke
plungerjoke (@guest_471999)
September 5, 2017 16:09

Update to my story–I got this email from Amex today. However, no points have been issued to BBP (or any other) account. Of course they haven’t.

“We are issuing Rewards to your account.

We are writing to let you know that we are crediting your account with Rewards. Due to a technical error, we were unable to credit your account with these rewards at the time you earned them. Because we are committed to providing the best possible experience, it’s important that we inform you of errors such as this.

You will see these points reflected on your account. For your convenience, you can track your activity and spending anytime at americanexpress.com/managemyaccount.

Thank you for your Card Membership.

American Express Customer Care”

Plungerjoke
Plungerjoke (@guest_450987)
August 1, 2017 16:59

They said I should have a resolution by August 16th.

Avi
Avi (@guest_460097)
August 17, 2017 00:45

Any update?

plungerjoke
plungerjoke (@guest_463066)
August 22, 2017 14:06

Nothing changed in account. CSR gave the exact same response as before. Amex is pretty annoying. Still saying investigation pending.

plungerjoke
plungerjoke (@guest_446984)
July 26, 2017 10:27

Opened account via “reconsideration” after applying through link when over 2/90. Getting message from them that welcome offer is not tied to my account. Just cautioning others who tried too.

JF
JF (@guest_448487)
July 28, 2017 11:26

I also opened after initially getting declined but calling recon, so my account actually opened July 5th. On a chat with CS I asked to verify that the promotion was attached, and the CSR said there is no promotion showing nor was there ever a promotion on this card.

I clicked through the non-affiliate link on this site to apply, I know initially the only links with bonuses were affiliate. I don’t want to push the issue on this if the offer was targeted and not meant for public, could get flagged by AmEx for future accounts. The chat agent just gave me a phone number for new accounts if I want to pursue any further. Any input/experience on how to handle?

Adam
Adam (@guest_450982)
August 1, 2017 16:45

Same. Ticked off that I used this stupid zombie code link. What a waste. Shoulda just used a referral since it was guaranteed.

Otoh first time ever I’ve encountered this sorta glitch. I’ve used plenty of almost dead links before. Bonus always posted. Either Amex is cracking down or OP/Reddit used garbage code to generate a garbage app link.

Then again Amex bungled up the launch of this product too. So many things w the blue biz plus card are broken. MRs don’t work w amazon. Amex offers don’t show up, not a single one. Then something abt how it might use a diff version/tier of MRs that are different from premium MRs.

What a mess. On top of that Amex is giving me, a long time customer, the runaround. Over a measly 20k pts. Sigh

VL
VL (@guest_434657)
July 6, 2017 16:56

FYI
Just talked to Amex New Accounts. Tried to see if I can get this offer over the phone. Talked to a very nice lady, who said that this product launched approximately 3 weeks ago, and had this 20K bonus offer for 6-7 days. Apparently it is common for Amex to give such incentive for a very short time when a new product launched.

The product itself is not designed with a bonus in mind. Its strong marketing points are no annual fee, 2 points per $ flat, 0% for 15 months on balance transfers, and the card being hybrid credit/charge… which means you can pay over time (credit), but also can go over your limit without requesting a limit increase or being charged over the limit fee but would have to pay that “over the limit” amount on a very next statement.

With this being said she could not say for sure that this card will not ever have a bonus attached to it again, but from her many years of experience it is unlikely to happen. From her point of view for customers who value MR points will be attracted to this product anyway especially with no annual fee.

So congrats to those of you who got 20K bonus in addition to a pretty good card, which is also a business card and would not show on your credit report.

Good luck.

issac
issac (@guest_470678)
September 3, 2017 03:17

Hey i applied using your links and now amex is telling me no bonus offer was attached

i never had there card before and it happened with me and my wifes apps

plungerjoke
plungerjoke (@guest_433767)
July 5, 2017 14:07

Applied even though I was over 2/90 the day before the link died. Fell below today, called in for application to be processed. Placed on brief hold… “Congratulations you’ve been approved.” My first business card with Amex…2k Limit. Didn’t get any pings from free credit monitoring emails, so I feel fairly confident in saying no HP too.

plungerjoke
plungerjoke (@guest_433768)
July 5, 2017 14:08

5th Amex credit card, too. Had a previous denial for too many open CC’s when sitting at 4. I guess they like me…

Tavosa
Tavosa (@guest_430674)
June 29, 2017 17:24

Applied at 2am EST on 06/28, instantly approved for $9,000.

Tavosa
Tavosa (@guest_430889)
June 29, 2017 23:47

Forgot to mention…
Applied for AMEX Business Gold Rewards immediately following, instant approval.
BGR nor Business Plus had a hard pull. A miracle!

AMEX Cardholder since 2013, held Simply Cash Business and Starwood Personal when I applied. Just to throw some more DP’s in the thread. Thanks for the help Doc, I was wavering on apply before the first link went down, but decided to pull the trigger once it did, and made it in on the second link! Welcome to 2x MR, yippie.

Phineas
Phineas (@guest_430642)
June 29, 2017 16:11

William,
Can you please post a link for the $5,000 minimum spend offer that you referenced in the post?

Thanks!

Kevin
Kevin (@guest_429862)
June 28, 2017 23:03

I missed it by a hour or two. Finally decided to go for it then the link stopped working. Not meant to be.

sonia
sonia (@guest_429850)
June 28, 2017 22:37

broken. like my heart. </3