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  1. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    I just had yet another chat with Amex Platinum cards, this time was to legitimately change addresses on all my cards. I then got into a bit of chat about the overlapping benefits of the reserve and the edge and said to the agent yeah nah cancel it. She then went through the actual cancellation...
  2. Poojou

    Platinum AMEX Renewal during covid-19

    At this point, I'd say use it on hotels - but I imagine the deals in Aus are quite good atm? Can you not do a quick trip interstate now that everything's calmed down a bit more? There are also 'experiences' I think in the Amex travel portal that are sometimes pretty sweet?
  3. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    Computer says.... yes?? Congrats!!
  4. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    For me the agents always need you to say "I want to cancel" then it weirdly like... Must unlock something on their computer? The last agent literally "helped" me into saying the words haha. Just a pov!
  5. Poojou

    Platinum AMEX Renewal during covid-19

    Asked about a cheeky fee waiver, got nope, but got 200k points.... Full experience and deets in the amex cancellation thread.
  6. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    I am actually a bit shocked they actually threw these points at me!!! I never actually get through to Australia tbh, it's almost always the offshore mob who I find to be incredibly pleasant tbh. Might give the platinum reserve cancellation a go closer to the end of the year... Here's hoping...
  7. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    Just an update for the thread. Can confirm the 200k points have hit my account. Will call up and try cancel the reserve card in the new year me thinks!
  8. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    That's correct, nothing additional from that. I am also exceedingly pleasant on these types of calls - don't know if that makes a difference, but it can't hurt! In other news I also found out you can simply just ask them to extend all your travel credits if they haven't already automatically...
  9. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    Yessir - platinum charge was the card I was talking about. I have: 1x Platinum Edge (AU) 1x Platinum Charge (AU) 1x Platinum Reserve (AU) 1x Krisflyer 'pleb edition' card here in SG I rang the Australian number btw.
  10. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    So another interesting experience I had - I decided to call Amex via the number on the back of my card. Got put through to Manila. Had a chat to the agent about my annual fee that just got posted, and whether she coudl waive any of the fees. She went away, then came back a few mins later and...
  11. Poojou

    SYD Airport hotels

    I have stayed at both the previous mascot central (the one above Woolies) and the new one just down the road, both of them are fabulous for what they are, but a bit overkill for an overnight stay (though if you get a good rate it's awesome and very comfortable) I have also stayed extensively at...
  12. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    Thanks for the welcome DC3!! Very well put! I wholeheartedly agree. Just thought the thread has tended to I think overemphasise the importance of speaking to the Australian call centre :) My other tip is, I'd call the highest or most prestigious card number you currently hold (ie call the...
  13. Poojou

    MEL SKL vs. AmEx Lounge

    My missus and I literally did this last time, though we added the priority plus lounge into the mix too! Overall.... They're all bout the same tbh
  14. Poojou

    Newbie but a goodie (long time lurker)

    Hi everyone! I am: Feeling good about joining this great community Eager to give tips where I can (though suspect everyone else is far more experienced!) Living life halfway between sing and Aus (thus agonising on how to keep two gold statuses.... - suspect sq will lose!!!) 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
  15. Poojou

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    I tend to disagree here, I've tried to cancel my Westpac black amex twice now, first time they threw 100k points at me to not cancel it, the second time after me saying "well I guess there are no offers" the cusrep said she'd give me 50k points to keep it. Quite a nice little racket haha, and...
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