Referrals

[The Streets]

Has anyone first hand experience that sign up bonuses are not being honoured in the normal way if you are being referred? A comment picked up on the thread yesterday found the terms and conditions are now different when applying. It seems to suggest the person you are referring will only get a bonus if they’ve never had or not had an Amex in the past 24 months

[aq.1988]

I suspect that it’s a bad copy/paste job from the Gold card terms (assuming you are looking at the Platinum referral terms).

I have referred someone for the Platinum a couple days ago, and they already had the BAPP. They haven’t hit the spend yet, but I received the referral bonus for it.

Of course, if the points don’t post, you probably can’t argue it as its in the terms, but I think someone else also mentioned that later in the terms, it mentions you only can’t have had a membership rewards earning card in the last 24 months. YMMV.

[Reney]

I applied for a nectar card (defo don’t qualify for bonus as I have the plat card) earlier this month using someone else referral link. They have received the referral points.

[The Streets]

Yes it’s not about the person referring receiving the points it’s about the person applying receiving the sign up bonus points after being referred

[aq.1988]

The Streets wrote:

Yes it’s not about the person referring receiving the points it’s about the person applying receiving the sign up bonus points after being referred

I gather that’s what you’re after, but I guess there’s probably not that many data points as most people probably haven’t spent the £10k yet.

I still think its a bad copy/paste job from the Gold terms. Would seem very strange to prevent someone using a referral from getting the SUB on Plat. Just last week, I got an email from Amex with a 10% dining offer, but it was copied from an old offer, as it said it expires on 19th Nov 2023!

If you don’t want to risk it, can always apply without a referral.

Also, the reason why I mentioned getting the referral points was because someone else was told that if the person receiving the referral doesn’t qualify for a SUB, then you don’t get the referral points, but that’s obviously not the with the above example.

[Mic]

Sorry, this has probably also been covered many times but does this mean that as an everyday cashback card holder I wouldn’t get a referral bonus having been referred for a gold card by a friend?

[Rob]

You wouldn’t have got a bonus on this regardless – you should have applied for Platinum or BAPP instead. See https://www.headforpoints.com/2024/01/01/what-amex-sign-up-bonuses-are-you-still-eligible-for-3/

[Mic]

Ah ok! Thanks