My circumstances are probably different to a lot of people on here (never had an AMEX card before I got the Explorer), so my experiences may not be that useful. I've also been slow in going about linking the accounts. Anyway, here is the data:
- Applied for the Explorer in late Jan, having never had an existing AMEX card before. 110k bonus points posted perhaps a day after minimum spend was met (ie. no real waiting) in early Feb.
- Applied for the Edge in mid Feb on the first year no annual fee promo. No bonus points for edge (it was 15k but they tightened the rules so oh well).
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