Platinum Charge Card Renewal offer

[howardroark]

So my Platinum Charge card which I took last September is due for renewal at the end of this Month. I called them about offers and renewal fee and they told me that since have good spendings on my card they can offer me 60000 membership points for renewal, also since the renewal is due at the end of sep 24 I will pay the old fee that is 60K plus taxes...I have decided to go ahead and renew it... i am not looking too deeply into the cons of it as it has an aspirational value for me, i have dreamt of having a platinum amex card since decades ago when I was living in a mofussil town in india, i also have an Infinia , Magnus and a few smaller cards. I recently used the centurion lounge at delhi domestic t3 and it was a nice experience..that in itself is not worth the 60K and but all in all i am satisfied with the card and with these 60k mr points, and 60k inr renewal fee, it ain't such a bad deal....

PS: the Customer Representative said that they will credit the 60K MR points immediately just upon my assurance that I will renew the card at the end of the month and Voila...when I logged in later today into my account the 60k points has been credited to my account... 🙂

 

[Swastik]

I also got Chicken Kathi Roll and Chicken tikka but didn't take pics,
Everything was great, the food, the vibe, the free flowing alcohol, and good brands btw, the service
Chicken tikka from buffet got cold, i informed one of the server's and they brought a hot plate right on my table, very prompt and courteous staff, table service at lounge was a first for me

 

[SSV]

So my Platinum Charge card which I took last September is due for renewal at the end of this Month. I called them about offers and renewal fee and they told me that since have good spendings on my card they can offer me 60000 membership points for renewal, also since the renewal is due at the end of sep 24 I will pay the old fee that is 60K plus taxes...I have decided to go ahead and renew it... i am not looking too deeply into the cons of it as it has an aspirational value for me, i have dreamt of having a platinum amex card since decades ago when I was living in a mofussil town in india, i also have an Infinia , Magnus and a few smaller cards. I recently used the centurion lounge at delhi domestic t3 and it was a nice experience..that in itself is not worth the 60K and but all in all i am satisfied with the card and with these 60k mr points, and 60k inr renewal fee, it ain't such a bad deal....

PS: the Customer Representative said that they will credit the 60K MR points immediately just upon my assurance that I will renew the card at the end of the month and Voila...when I logged in later today into my account the 60k points has been credited to my account... 🙂

Excellent work on getting 60k MR points on renewal...

This is how one should value / have an instinct about whether any card is suitable for them or not...
You kept a very simple criteria to evaluate this card..

Kudos to you.. and enjoy...
I really liked this post and thourougly enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your experience...

 

[SSV]

I mean what can i say...i don't hold this card myself, too rich for my blood
It's more of an aspirational thing for me you know...

But let me give you my perspective of this card,
The only person i know who has this card for over 3 yrs now is one my dad's close friend, he flies a lot and stays in hotels for work

Few reasons why he loves this card is :-
- no preset limit, so need to worry about spends or anything
- Centurion lounges much better then vanilla airport lounges
- he uses concierge as his personal assistant, to book flights and hotels, restaurant reservations and even gift deliveries
- he told us whenever he books personal trips with concierge he almost always gets upgrades and vip treatment in general, he had booked a base cat room without breakfast at Oberoi Calcutta with his wife for a few days to attend a wedding, he was upgraded to junior suit with executive lounge access and free breakfast, at Lalit and leela properties in goa and kerala he was upgraded to to superior cat room at higher floor with breakfast from base room without breakfast, just because he booked through concierge someone from Amex must have called up front office of these hotels to get him best possible treatment, and these are just few examples of the top of my head
- he buys health insurance through amex(from ICICI Lombard) and he told us how he got cashless treatment and prompt support when he had to get admitted in one of the big corporate hospitals in delhi

My point is you cannot really put a price tag on these things, no other card will get you these benefits,
Amex doesn't even have any official tie up with Oberoi, Lalit or Leela, yet he got preferential treatment anyhow
Oh Btw he also has an Infinia, yet he vouches for this card

Every word in this post is so useful for the future aspirants of this card..
thanks for sharing the info...
Have fun......

 

[SSV]

So my Platinum Charge card which I took last September is due for renewal at the end of this Month. I called them about offers and renewal fee and they told me that since have good spendings on my card they can offer me 60000 membership points for renewal, also since the renewal is due at the end of sep 24 I will pay the old fee that is 60K plus taxes...I have decided to go ahead and renew it... i am not looking too deeply into the cons of it as it has an aspirational value for me, i have dreamt of having a platinum amex card since decades ago when I was living in a mofussil town in india, i also have an Infinia , Magnus and a few smaller cards. I recently used the centurion lounge at delhi domestic t3 and it was a nice experience..that in itself is not worth the 60K and but all in all i am satisfied with the card and with these 60k mr points, and 60k inr renewal fee, it ain't such a bad deal....

PS: the Customer Representative said that they will credit the 60K MR points immediately just upon my assurance that I will renew the card at the end of the month and Voila...when I logged in later today into my account the 60k points has been credited to my account... 🙂

Excellent work on getting 60k MR points on renewal...

This is how one should value / have an instinct about whether any card is sutiable for them or not...
You kept a very simple criteria to evaluate this card..

Kudos to you.. and enjoy...
I really liked this post and thourougly enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your experience...

BTW, forgotton to mention about AMEX..

Good on your AMEX.... well done... giving well deserved respect to the loyal customer by awarding 60K points even before the renewal fee was charged.. just by relying on the customer's words...

This is how any banker should trust their customers and treat them respectfully ...

Well done again AMEX...

 

[beast_boy]

I mean what can i say...i don't hold this card myself, too rich for my blood
It's more of an aspirational thing for me you know...

But let me give you my perspective of this card,
The only person i know who has this card for over 3 yrs now is one my dad's close friend, he flies a lot and stays in hotels for work

Few reasons why he loves this card is :-
- no preset limit, so need to worry about spends or anything
- Centurion lounges much better then vanilla airport lounges
- he uses concierge as his personal assistant, to book flights and hotels, restaurant reservations and even gift deliveries
- he told us whenever he books personal trips with concierge he almost always gets upgrades and vip treatment in general, he had booked a base cat room without breakfast at Oberoi Calcutta with his wife for a few days to attend a wedding, he was upgraded to junior suit with executive lounge access and free breakfast, at Lalit and leela properties in goa and kerala he was upgraded to to superior cat room at higher floor with breakfast from base room without breakfast, just because he booked through concierge someone from Amex must have called up front office of these hotels to get him best possible treatment, and these are just few examples of the top of my head
- he buys health insurance through amex(from ICICI Lombard) and he told us how he got cashless treatment and prompt support when he had to get admitted in one of the big corporate hospitals in delhi

My point is you cannot really put a price tag on these things, no other card will get you these benefits,
Amex doesn't even have any official tie up with Oberoi, Lalit or Leela, yet he got preferential treatment anyhow
Oh Btw he also has an Infinia, yet he vouches for this card

Is the concierge service free with this card for unlimited times bro?

Can they book hotels for us using our MB points for a given date.

 

[PainX]

Is the concierge service free with this card for unlimited times bro?

Can they book hotels for us using our MB points for a given date.

As long as you hold the card, yours will be active

 

[Swastik]

Is the concierge service free with this card for unlimited times bro?

Can they book hotels for us using our MB points for a given date.

Yup, concierge is free no extra cost

Not sure about using MR points with them,

The only downside of concierge is that they tend to push busniess class tickets and luxury hotels(no specific brands though, that'd be your choice), but if you travel that way anyhow, it doesn't make any difference

 

[sourpai]

Please take all view points in consideration.. since some good feedback on Plat charge on this thread, though of posting a not so good feedback from actual deserving user also...

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Post in thread 'Why I chose not to avail the 135k MR points offer to upgrade to AMEX platinum charge'

Sep 24, 2024

Posting from T-BHP... see the plight of Amex Plat charge users 🙂.. A direct feedback from people who live such lifestyle

• sourpai

 

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So my Platinum Charge card which I took last September is due for renewal at the end of this Month. I called them about offers and renewal fee and they told me that since have good spendings on my card they can offer me 60000 membership points for renewal, also since the renewal is due at the end of sep 24 I will pay the old fee that is 60K plus taxes...I have decided to go ahead and renew it... i am not looking too deeply into the cons of it as it has an aspirational value for me, i have dreamt of having a platinum amex card since decades ago when I was living in a mofussil town in india, i also have an Infinia , Magnus and a few smaller cards. I recently used the centurion lounge at delhi domestic t3 and it was a nice experience..that in itself is not worth the 60K and but all in all i am satisfied with the card and with these 60k mr points, and 60k inr renewal fee, it ain't such a bad deal....

PS: the Customer Representative said that they will credit the 60K MR points immediately just upon my assurance that I will renew the card at the end of the month and Voila...when I logged in later today into my account the 60k points has been credited to my account... 🙂

For the first time I am seeing a plat charge CM speaking and behaving like a Plat charge CM in this forum . 60K MR is a great deal 🙂 Well done