Comments on: American Express Platinum Delta SkyMiles Card vs. Gold Delta SkyMiles Card Comparison http://www.plasticrewards.com/blog/american-express-platinum-delta-skymiles-card-vs-gold-delta-skymiles-card-comparison/ Get updates on the latest credit card news, offers and more. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Drevis100 http://www.plasticrewards.com/blog/american-express-platinum-delta-skymiles-card-vs-gold-delta-skymiles-card-comparison/#comment-7805 Drevis100 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:36:10 +0000 http://www.plasticrewards.com/credit-card-blog/?p=461#comment-7805 I was Skymiles Silver (October 2011). Opened offer for Amex Skymiles Platinum that read ‘exclusive offer for medallion members’. Applied online for card and approved in less than five minutes. Received card a week later on October 4. Offer: first purchase 15k miles of which 5k are MQM’s, then purchase $1500 by end of calendar year and get 25k miles of which 10k are MQM’s, plus use card on Delta purchase (any amount) and get $100 statement credit. Went to grocery store (Dillons/Krogers) and bought three $500 gift cards (I buy gas and groceries there anyway…should be used up in a month or so with my family. Miles just posted (40k miles and 15k MQM’s) on October 12 as five transactions on same day. Unbelievable. I bought a snack on a flight yesterday with the card and just cut it up. I am canceling card after paying off my $1500 gift card purchase next month. There is a $150 annual fee and with my soon to post $100 statement credit will be $50. Well worth it. I am a Dave Ramsey follower and ‘bent the rules’ here, but was worth it in my opinion. I have no credit cards now (as before) and got my email from Delta already that I am Gold Medallion and I have 40k miles for 30 minutes of effort. Very cool. I was Skymiles Silver (October 2011). Opened offer for Amex Skymiles Platinum that read ‘exclusive offer for medallion members’. Applied online for card and approved in less than five minutes. Received card a week later on October 4.

Offer: first purchase 15k miles of which 5k are MQM’s, then purchase $1500 by end of calendar year and get 25k miles of which 10k are MQM’s, plus use card on Delta purchase (any amount) and get $100 statement credit.

Went to grocery store (Dillons/Krogers) and bought three $500 gift cards (I buy gas and groceries there anyway…should be used up in a month or so with my family.

Miles just posted (40k miles and 15k MQM’s) on October 12 as five transactions on same day. Unbelievable.

I bought a snack on a flight yesterday with the card and just cut it up. I am canceling card after paying off my $1500 gift card purchase next month. There is a $150 annual fee and with my soon to post $100 statement credit will be $50.

Well worth it. I am a Dave Ramsey follower and ‘bent the rules’ here, but was worth it in my opinion. I have no credit cards now (as before) and got my email from Delta already that I am Gold Medallion and I have 40k miles for 30 minutes of effort.

Very cool.

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