My American Express Retention Chat Offer

The $95 on my business American Express Green card just posted. I haven’t used the card much, and decided to just chat and cancel it. Interestingly, the rep transferred me over to a special retention chat team. It’s probably not new, but I don’t recall having retention done over chat before.

They offered me either a $75 statement credit with no requirements or 5,000 points after spending $3,000 within 3 months. I opted for the statement credit.

Another interesting thing is that they made me agree to a disclosure that I’ve agreed to keep the Green card with the statement credit posting within 8-12 weeks; also, if I engage in abuse, etc, or if I cancel or downgrade within 12 months, they reserve the right to revoke the statement credit.

That’s the same kind of language they say with regards to signup bonus offers, and they had that on my retention offer as well. Pretty sure this isn’t new either, but a couple of interesting tidbit so I thought worth sharing.

Overall I’m happy with how they mostly offset the annual fee.

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WRDinc
WRDinc (@guest_1136700)
January 31, 2021 14:17

My AF just posted. Chatted with CS to ask for a retention offer but no offers were available.

Arvind
Arvind (@guest_1118561)
December 29, 2020 17:06

DP: MS plat retention via chat last week. 50k MR/no spend, card open <12mo

They're going all out on customer retention. Definitely worth chatting with them.

Darren
Darren (@guest_1163610)
March 19, 2021 18:38

similar DP, called for retention/options. 2 year old MS plat card, fee just posted, no prior retention offered. offered 50K to keep account open 12 months. There is no downgrade option on MS card, that was new information.

Carol
Carol (@guest_1118110)
December 28, 2020 16:26

Amex member since 2006.
SPG Business / Marriott Bonvoy Business (2017)
Blue business plus (2017)

Just called for AMEX Green retention (AF$150). Here are the offers:
1. $100 statement credit with $1K spend
2. 12500 MR with no spend requirement.
3. Use 15k MR to offset the AF, receive 12500 MR back

I just took the 12500 MR offer with no spend requirement.

CC
CC (@guest_1096997)
November 24, 2020 15:40

Just called for AMEX Green retention (AF$150). Here are the offers:
1. 15K MR with no spend requirement.
2. $150 statement credit with $1K spend.
I took option 1. May as well check all my other cards while hot streak is going 🙂

YoniPDX
YoniPDX (@guest_1073669)
October 15, 2020 18:40

No Joy, want me to call or chat between 8-5 EST M-F

Green business card is most worthless card – BBP is far superior for free.

JL
JL (@guest_1064063)
September 28, 2020 16:28

Opened the green card before they updated it.
AF was waived for the first year. AF for the 2nd year is still $95 instead of $150 for the updated green card.

I’ve put roughly $2000 spend on the card over the past year.

Called in and asked to close the account, did not even ask for retention offer.
Without transferring me to the “retention dept.” the rep was able to offer 7500MR without spending requirements on the spot.

Accepted the offer.
Got the same disclosures like warning on abuse, not to close the account in 12 months, etc..

brazuca
brazuca (@guest_1063790)
September 28, 2020 09:16

I gave them a call and also received both offers. I opted for the $75 statement credit. I will be closing my AMEX BIZ GOLD soon anyway so keeping this card for another year and paying $20 isn’t a bad deal.

CongestionCharge
CongestionCharge (@guest_1061433)
September 24, 2020 13:22

Got an offer to downgrade my Plat to green, but no other offer. Cancelled

CedarWaxwing
CedarWaxwing (@guest_1058540)
September 21, 2020 12:43

Thanks for the tip! Just tried on my Gold and was offered 20,000 points with no spend requirement.

FN
FN (@guest_1057923)
September 19, 2020 16:03

Probably obvious, but this is the second year AF that’s posted right?

YoniPDX
YoniPDX (@guest_1057936)
September 19, 2020 16:45
  FN

Biz Green card AF is new as of last September IiRC

Unlike personal card it offers no real value to offset AF – I think my AF is coming up soon.

William Charles
Admin
September 19, 2020 19:44
  FN

Yes

FN
FN (@guest_1063829)
September 28, 2020 10:21

Thanks