American Express Platinum Edge - 0% Interest Rate for First 6 Months and 25,000 Bonus Points

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Associatedcroyds on 04/10/2011 - 10:51 americanexpress.com (609 clicks)
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New offer on the American Express Platinum Edge Credit Card.
0% p.a. special introductory interest rate for the first 6 months after your first Card spend.

25,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points when you spend $500 on your Card in the first 2 months. (Enough points for $250 worth of travel with Travelscene or Harvey World Travel)

Complimentary domestic economy return flight each and every year.

3 Points at Supermarkets, 2 Points at Petrol Stations and 1 Point everywhere else.

mod - $149 p.a. fee (thanks Saturday)

You can transfer the points you earn to 7 different airline partners or redeem points for travel in-store with Travelscence American Express and Harvey World Travel, or online with Webjet.
Choose to redeem with Velocity, Virgin Atlantic, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International and Air New Zealand.

Complimentary Domestic and International travel insurance when you pay on the Card.

Terms and conditions apply. Visit the site for more details.

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  Saturday on 04/10/2011 - 10:53

  +4

  $149 p.a. annual fee…

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  marquise on 04/10/2011 - 10:56

  0% Interest Rate for 6 months on purchases.

  Thought this only ever applied to balance transfers. Anyone ever used this on an Amex? Do you just have to pay the minimum monthly payment?

  Fine Print:
  1.The 0% p.a. introductory promotional interest rate is only available on new purchases only after your application is approved. New purchases made in the subsequent six-month period from/after the first purchase on your Card will be subject to the promotional interest rate. After the six-month introductory period, the interest rate for purchases will revert to the prevailing interest rate at that time. Any balances transferred from your existing American Express Card and any cash advances are excluded from the 0% p.a. introductory promotional interest rate. Interest rates are current as at 1 October 2011 and subject to change, including charges under our Interest Rate Policy. Offer only available to new Platinum Edge Basic Credit Card members.

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    [Deactivated] on 04/10/2011 - 11:31

    yes you still pay the monthly minimum but no interest on everything else for 6 months.

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  rarelyscene on 04/10/2011 - 11:33

  Anyone know if you can bundle these points with QFF when booking flights?

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    user27 on 04/10/2011 - 11:43

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    these points can be transferred to QFF

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      carlenet on 04/10/2011 - 12:04

      I'm not so sure!?

      "You can transfer the points you earn to 7 different airline partners or redeem points for travel in-store with Travelscence American Express and Harvey World Travel, or online with Webjet12.

      Choose to redeem with Velocity, Virgin Atlantic, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International and Air New Zealand."

      Qantas is not listed there!? The Ascent program does not include Qantas; Qantas Direct is an additional program that is not listed for this card!?

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        csg001 on 04/10/2011 - 14:09

        That's funny though, because in the product detail table for the Classic Platinum Amex, it shows an example using Qantas classic rewards (60000 points for SYD-SIN plus tax). Yet I cannot find any mention of QFF program in the rewards section of the website. =/

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      dane on 04/10/2011 - 15:18

      The Platinum Edge credit card will enroll into the Membership Rewards Ascent program - which doesn't do direct point transfers to Qantas Frequent Flyer (QFF). I believe you need access to Membership Rewards Ascent Premium, that comes with a Platinum charge card (or above), to be able to do direct point transfers from Membership Rewards to QFF.

      You can compare the available AMEX Platinum cards and their offers here: http://www.americanexpress.com/australia/platinum-cards

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        [Deactivated] on 04/10/2011 - 16:38

        You can enrol in Qantas Direct but if you do that you can't claim the free flight

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    sash213 on 04/10/2011 - 14:54

    Hey croyds, are you official rep or just an employee at AmEx?

    If official, you should reply to the questions posted here to help your promo and protect your brand.

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    Associatedcroyds @ American Express on 04/10/2011 - 16:23

    You can only transfer points to the following partner airline programs:
    Velocity, Virgin Atlantic, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International and Air New Zealand.
    Otherwise you can use your points in-store with Travelscence American Express and Harvey World Travel, or online with Webjet.

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  mr_asstight on 04/10/2011 - 11:42

  this is actually good. as the 25k points offset the annual fee

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  hoiboy on 04/10/2011 - 11:54

  Time for the standard "which platinum/gold card is best" question - which platinum/gold card is best? Is this one any good?

  I'm thinking of applying for a Westpac Altitude one based on recommendations from Canstar (http://www.canstar.com.au/credit-card-rewards/) but would obviously appreciate if anyone has any other advice.

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    Make it so on 04/10/2011 - 15:43

    Bankwest Zero Platinum/Gold are good. Free travel insurance, no annual fee.

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  csg001 on 04/10/2011 - 13:21

  Offer only available to new Platinum Edge Basic Credit Card members who apply, are approved by 31 January 2012

  Awesome! My tax is due in Nov, will apply for this closer to the date and pay my tax on it. "Interest free loan" until May 2012! :o

  Then cash in the points, and take up the free flight, and cancel it again in Nov 2012! :)

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    casmxl on 04/10/2011 - 15:46

    ? can we pay tax by credit card?

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      dane on 04/10/2011 - 15:56

      Yes, but there is a surcharge.

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        csg001 on 04/10/2011 - 16:18

        Yep, but it's tax deductible for business purposes and some private expenses.
        At 0.48% for visa/mc and 1.25% for Amex, it's a good point earner for many business owners.
        Speaking of which, this is the true "cost" of processing credit card payments, not the 2-5% many shops are charging as an excuse to "cover processing costs".

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  shirtz on 04/10/2011 - 15:01

  argh, i really need to look into a new CC. im with combank gold and its 90 a year and i dont get squat, except travel insurance.

  really keen to get on board one that offere FF points.

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    yoshi on 04/10/2011 - 15:56

    check this one out mate - Commonwealth Gold Awards Credit Card. This one gives you points and u can get credit with some flight centers :P $114 p.a if you have an existing commonwealth acc.

    http://www.commbank.com.au/personal/credit-cards/gold-awards…

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  marquise on 05/10/2011 - 08:37

  Tempted to get this card and purchase 2 x new iPhone 4S outright.
  Then slowly pay off within 6 months.

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    marquise on 05/10/2011 - 08:43

    Then again the annual fee makes it less worthwhile.