So I know that I’m not the only one that signed up for the US Bank FlexPerks card when it had the increased bonus for the recent Summer Olympics
With a rash of gold medals in the last day or two, the final USA medal count was 46 golds, 37 silvers and 38 bronzes. Doing the math leads to a 14,800 FlexPoint bonus (in addition to the 20,000 FlexPoints you’ll get by signing up and spending at least $2,000 in the first 4 months.
Getting the full 34,800 Flexperks
I originally thought that you would get the whole 34,800 FlexPerks by meeting the spending requirements, which are $2000 in the first 4 months of the card.
But if you look at the fine print on the promotional image above, you’ll see that it says
Apply for a new U.S. Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Card between 8/1/2016 and 9/3/2016, then, upon approval, make a purchase with your new card by 9/30/2016 – and you could earn Bonus FlexPoints for every medal Team USA wins at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, courtesy of Visa!
So in order to get the bonus 14,800 FlexPoints, you need to make a purchase on your card by September 30th (this Friday). The other 20,000 points will come after spending
So make sure and make at least one purchase on your card by Friday! (Really you want to make it by Thursday or earlier since sometimes it takes a day or two for purchases to post
Was I the only one who almost missed this?
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Whoa, now you were not the only one. I got the biz and personal and have been working down spend on personal and haven’t even activated the biz one yet, so this post saved my butt. Thanks!
Awesome! Glad it could help!
renee, will the personal & biz acct get the bonus each separately? or only either one? recalled seeing the data that bonus pts to apply for either personal or biz but may not be both.
if bonus is given to both, it’ll be awesome
Yes I totally missed that! Thanks! I just got the card the other day because they needed additional info.
I applied and got approved for Flexperks Bus and Flexperks Personal card on Aug 30th. Was approved for both(one after a week and one after calling recon).
Today I get a call that both my cards have been cancelled. Because I made a purchase of gift cards at simon mall outlet in the amount of $2500. They also cited opening of 5 new accounts on the credit report being a factor. But they just approved one card 3 weeks ago and one just 4 days ago. I haven’t even received the personal card yet. The $2500 purchase was made on the business card.
What a bummer !
I think the alarm bells rang at US Bank when they saw that transaction. I should have known better and been more careful with this card.