Applied on the 4th just before the promo expired. Had to upload payslips, got a call at work to check employment. Took an extra week to approve the account because the new application clashed with another Netbank account tied to Comsec that I completely forgot I had.
Cards arrived today, they're standard Commbank Awards cards, 2k limit. Went into my local branch to activate and sort out Netbank, got them to call up as well about why I hadn't gotten platinum cards. Got told that the bonus offer still applied but I could only get the basic card with the limit I was approved for.
Gave the awards team a call when I got home, played dumb and said I didn't know why I hadn't gotten the Platinum cards I applied for. He put me on hold and went to chat with the cards team, came back and confirmed that yes, I was still eligible for the 40k bonus if I met the minimum spend by Feb 5. QF program opt-in of $30 would also be waived as expected. Gave him my QFF number, now showing up correctly as 'Qantas Frequent Flyer Direct' on the awards site.
Only real difference is that with the standard cards the Amex only earns 1.5ppd in Commbank Awards points, AND the sweep from Commbank Award points to QF is 2.5 : 1 instead of 2 : 1. So 0.6ppd on the Amex and 0.4ppd on the Mastercard. Certainly won't be using it for more than the min spend.
Hopefully the rest of the process goes smoothly, fees are refunded and points post in a timely manner.
