16 September 2010
Effective September 30th 2011 Continental is ending it’s relationship and multiple benefits with American Express. Centurion card members lose Gold Elite status with Continental (currently Centurion cardholders receive automatic Gold Elite status) American Express cardholders can no longer able to transfer AMEX Membership Rewards to Continental Onepass Miles American Express PR commented that: ”Despite our best [...]
18 February 2010
28 October 2009
American Express has flipped the Centurion Card back to being invitation only. Originally the card was launched as invitation only as was the platinum card, as of a few weeks ago American Express has now changed the Centurion Card back to invitation only regardless of spend. Centurion New Accounts 1-800-956-XXXX M-F 8AM – 9PM EST [...]
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28 September 2009
Phillips notes that Dr. Grover is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Stanford-trained, and a member of several elite surgical societies. “For our Breast Augmentation surgeons on Breast Implants USA, we require Board Certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). Through rigorous training and strict educational requirements, ABPS Certification signifies a [...]
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18 September 2009
We conducted an interview with one of our readers who happens to hold the American Express Centurion Card, Visa Signature Card, as well as MasterCard World Elite. We thank the reader much for their anonymous support, read on! What do you consider a luxury or premium credit card? A premium card would be anything that [...]
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18 August 2009
In the increasingly competitive luxury credit card space, JP Morgan Chase (largest US credit card lender) has just launched the Chase “Sapphire” card targeted at affluent Americans (households with incomes exceeding 120,000/year). The card is available as a Visa or MasterCard, and there is no pre-set spending limit, and the card includes a typical points/rewards program. [...]
03 August 2009
Any longtime holders of the Merrill+ Visa card, were stuck without “Visa Signature” status until recently; Now, all Merill+ cardholders will be upgraded to Visa Signature status without re-applying for a new account, more details on Visa Signature status below. Visa Signature Status includes benefits such as: No pre-set spending limit Sports tickets and special [...]
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27 July 2009
Someone recently updated Wikipedia with info that as of August 1, 2009, American Express will require a minimum of 250,000 500,000 USD within a 12 month period to qualify for the Centurion Card; I’ve called AMEX to verify this in the past, and they have said it is not the case, although maybe they just [...]
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20 July 2009
Anyone else embarrassed for this Radio DJ PK? Although, in general, perception is reality. Let’s say that PK (Radio DJ) either knows and is just playing along for an interesting show, or he doesn’t know and may not even care that the cards are, uh, different.
08 June 2009
I was out in the Hamptons this past weekend and saw the van for Royal Pains out and about. If you haven’t seen it already USA has a new series that starts this Thursday at 10PM EST titled Royal Pains. Royal Pains is about a doctor “Hank Lawson” (played by Marc Feuerstein) who was fired [...]
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29 May 2009
The American Express Red is an American Express credit card which has been launched for the first time in the United Kingdom in March 2006. Applicants must be UK residents. It is part of the Product Red initiative. The principle of the card is that every time money is spent with it, 1% of the [...]
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29 May 2009
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29 May 2009
American Express Black Card / Centurion Card Requirements AS OF OCTOBER 2009 AMERICAN EXPRESS HAS MADE THE CENTURION CARD INVITATION ONLY, THIS INFORMATION IS NOW INVALID. Many rumors and poor facts exist on Centurion Card Requirements, but it is really this: Have a good credit score and history (necessary for Platinum Card Also) Have been [...]
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29 May 2009
The Black Card started out as an urban legend in the early 1980s circa 1984. It was alleged by that American Express handed out a high end ID with unusual privileges. This rumor is corroborated by a Wall Street Journal article written in 1988, despite the fact that American Express continually declined the rumor as [...]
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28 May 2009
No wonder why she was so salty about Kathleen Hanna (Julie Ruin) and Adam Horowitz’s AMEX Black Card! American Express filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles alleging that Courtney owes $352,059.67 that includes unpaid balances ($279,079.68 on a Centurion Card, $69,245.56 on a Gold Card and $3,734.43 on a Platinum Card), attorney fees, and [...]
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28 May 2009
Wikipedia has created a disambiguation page to resolve confusion and ambiguity pertaining to the definition “Black Card”. It is possible that the more “Black Cards” exist, the less the term has meaning, similar to what happened to “Platinum Cards” years ago. What do you think, does it matter what color your credit card is, or [...]
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27 May 2009
Back in early 2000s, the number of “platinum” credit cards had doubled in a short period, reaching 100 million total since the late 1990s according to the Nilson Report (www.nilsonreport.com). The end result for Platinum credit cards? They still exist but if you think about it, they have no real meaning anymore, at least not [...]
27 May 2009
Let’s face it, people want it; People have over the years gone to great lengths in attempt to try obtain the card and without success. Because the rules are pretty strict, spend the money (250k) and pay in 12 months ($20,833.33 a month), have good credit and you can get the card, otherwise? Denied. There [...]
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