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I got an offer for a Mileage Plus Visa today, 15,000 miles, $25 coupon and 1000 mile upgrade cert -- pretty normal, but this one also offered to waive the $60 fee for the first year. Seems a pretty good deal, especially since my FirstUSA e-card is loosing its major benefit 5% rebates on Amazon purchases in the next few days.
Anyone know of better offers out there?
tom
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Here's the link for this offer:
https://app.firstusa.com/ICBatch/?PID=MPB1&SPID=7XBM&CELL=6PLA&AFFID=&CLICK=&CID=&PROMO=DF01
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Thanks for posting the offer, and thanks for posting the link.
I am also searching for a new card. This link does not mention that I would get 15.000 miles. :confused:
Can somebody help. Maybe with a link to the 15.000 miles offer?
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This link says there is a $60 fee - does not mention waiver---also there is a 20,000 mile offer out there - don't know about No Fee...will have to call and ask
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This link says there is a $60 fee - does not mention waiver---also there is a 20,000 mile offer out there - don't know about No Fee...will have to call and ask
As I noted in my original post -- it was an email message from MP, targeted probably. Not sure why I was targeted. I was comped to Gold last year and then flew about 30,000 miles (a round trip to NZ on Air NZ and one-way to SIN on SQ after being reaccomodated because of a mechanical on NW).
tom
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i got the same "targeted" email with the points, upgrade and no annual fee, tten later today i was at another computer and went straight to MP, and THERE the offer did not include the first year waiver....
i am just about ready to end my delta amex card and move on anyway....not that united flies from here anymore than delta does.....could I LIVE in a more expensive city to fly out of?? (yes, I KNOW i could.....it was rhetorical)
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From my own personal experience, you should not have any problems using the attached link. None of the links ever seem to mention the offer, but a scroll down to the annual fee confirms no fee for the first year. BTW, I have never seen the $20K offer with a fee waiver. The decision you have to make is if it is worth $60 for the additional 5K miles under the 20K offer or if 15K will suffice without the fee.
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Bottom line:
There is no link for the "15,000 miles, $25 coupon and 1000 mile upgrade cert ... waive the $60 fee for the first year" offer, right!
I hate applying on the phone - have nothing in (cut & past to my Outlook) writing.
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Just click on the link supplied--had to do it a few times - but I found it and applied - printed out the NO FEE for FIRST YEAR! - (Just in case) w/15000 mi. Good deal - win win situation I think.
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O.K. did it x-times.
Link says: "Annual fee. None first year. After that, $60.00."
However, no information on the 15,000 miles! :confused:
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I also could not find 15,000 bonus miles AND annual fee waived for the first year. I called the 800 application number, and they did not know of any deal that gave bonus miles and no annual fee. I talked to several CSR agents, and also a "supervisor" as well. She said she had never heard of such a good deal, but she said United has tons of offers out so maybe it was one they didn't process. I think unless you have an application form that indicates both 15,000 bonus miles and annual fee waived, you won't get them both.
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The email that came with the fee-waived link said Take this special opportunity to get a whole lot more from Mileage Plus Visa®. First, apply today for a new Mileage Plus Visa and pay no annual fee for the first year! Receive your card and earn 15,000 bonus miles1 after your first purchase. Then, rack up even more miles by earning 1 mile for every $1 in purchases2 you spend on your card and enjoy these great benefits:
FREE One-Way, 1,000 mile, One Class upgrade certificate3.
FREE $25 United discount travel certificate3
Automatic Mileage Plus DiningSM enrollment—earn up to 11 miles per dollar spent at over 10,000 restaurants nationwide4
And whether you’re a frequent or casual traveler, you’ll enjoy these benefits courtesy of your Mileage Plus Visa card:
No Pre-Set Spending Limit5
Up to $1,000,000 in travel accident insurance
Up to $300 trip delay reimbursement
Up to $3,000 lost luggage insurance
Zero liability on all unauthorized purchases
24-hour personal concierge service
Travel and emergency assistance
Year-end summary of charges (upon request)
Apply today to enjoy these benefits and to receive your Mileage Plus Visa with the first year's annual fee waived! Anyone who finds they need the email itself (to prove what the offer was) drop me a PM with your email address and I'll forward it to you. Please, only if you actually need it for a dispute, though, as opposed to 'just to have it on hand'.
Cheers,
Gary
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I received the email from United and read this down in their terms.
• This offer is only available to the initial recipient of this e-mail.
• This offer is available to new Cardmembers only; existing United Mileage Plus Visa Cardmembers are not eligible.
• Mileage Plus miles will be awarded only to accounts that are open and not delinquent on the statement Closing Date.
• The United Mileage Plus Visa card is issued by Bank One, Delaware, N.A. which reserves the right to add or delete benefits and services at any time without notice to Cardmembers.
• An annual membership fee of $60 applies. First year fee waived.
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OK, so the offer is a specific targeted email. Thanks for posting the small print. If this is the case, they will not honor the offer unless you are the email recipient. Can anyone clue me in on how United chooses who to target for promotions and things? My husband often gets juicy offers from United, but I get nothing :( and of course I am always looking to get miles while he doesn't want to be bothered with it all.
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It's not at all clear that they would not honor the offer for others. FirstUSA/BankOne has been quite free with the bonus miles in the past. Many people have gotten 20k bonus miles over and over even though they were existing cardmembers. That's not supposed to happen, it's right there in the terms, but they do it anyway. I've certainly got a round of bonus as an existing cardmember.
The only difference here is the first year fee waived bit. All the previous offers involved actually paying the $60 fee. (Indeed, you can still get the 20k offer with the $60 fee.) But really, I'm not sure there's anything to suggest that one wouldn't get this offer if they didn't receive the email. I'd try it myself, but based on a recent acceptance to get a low interest card (they gave me low credit limit) I may need to cancel a few other unused cards first before trying to apply.
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Just apply for the card and be done with it. Since there is "no fee" what do you have to lose.