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    Stayed at Hambleton Hall in May and had banked a £100 off a £500 spend on R&C Hotel. After a month it hadn’t come through and contacted AMEX through chat and they said that there is a problem as Hambleton Hall is not a R&C hotel. Sent them through proof and they acknowledged that it was and I would be paid.

    I have chased every fortnight and keep get fobbed off. They have even given me £40 compensation for waiting but still no cash back. The last contact they said that I have to wait until 6 months after the offer ended (not when the spend was incurred) which takes me to the end of November. I am not confident of receiving it then but we shall see.

    If they don’t pay up I will take it to FOS which will cost them £850 to defend. Since this offer I haven’t taken part in cash back offers as I don’t trust them to pay out.

    It makes no sense AMEX’s attitude on this and totally self defeating. I’m wondering if anyone else has had to wait this long?

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    We have been waiting since July 30th for a Marriot credit of £75. Spend 200/75 back. It’s over the 90mdays, they say it will happen, but then say, we possibly don’t qualify, after 3 months. Well, we have it in writing that we do qualify, so, will give them another couple of weeks and remind them again,

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