QantasAMEX: $0 Annual Card Fee, 5000 points, $50 on Qantas Services

[Jenelle]

Scratch that guys - seems it was a mistake!

Mix up of the charge for requesting a record of charge.

[wombatcountry]

Speaking of $30 fees: on the qantas web site one of the card's features is $0 annual fee for supplementary cards, but when my husband went to apply for it, a supplementary card was quoted at $30 annually. Does anyone have a different experience?

[mick]

Speaking of $30 fees: on the qantas web site one of the card's features is $0 annual fee for supplementary cards, but when my husband went to apply for it, a supplementary card was quoted at $30 annually. Does anyone have a different experience?

Yes, I noticed the very same thing just today. I didn't have the patience to call Amex for clarification and so didn't proceed with the application. I would ensure, as others have suggested many times before, that you print or PDF a copy of all the offer pages on the web, including your application, in case a dispute over bonus points, offer conditions, etc. erupts.

[bazzam]

Scratch that guys - seems it was a mistake!

Mix up of the charge for requesting a record of charge.

Just received my card yesterday and also noted the $30 charge. Did not seem to be an error unless the Amex form template is incorrect. Seems strange as CC companies normally charge on a % basis rather than flat fee. Either way don't intend to use the card (other than a local transaction to get the 5000 points) until I clarify the charge.

[Alanslegal]

Welcome to AFF bazzam

Please do report back re: $30 fee

Just received my card yesterday and also noted the $30 charge. Did not seem to be an error unless the Amex form template is incorrect. Seems strange as CC companies normally charge on a % basis rather than flat fee. Either way don't intend to use the card (other than a local transaction to get the 5000 points) until I clarify the charge.

[bazzam]

Just spoke to someone from the call centre who said that the $30 fee on the letter "must be a mistake". I was told the coversion fee is 2.5% of the conversion amount with the maximum fee being $30. i.e. spend $10 overseas and get charged $0.25 fee. Spend $100,000 get charged $30 not $2,500. I would still prefer to get that in writing before spending oversees..

[Harpoon]

This card looks attractive for me.

I currently have an Qantas ANZ Visa @ $90ish annual fee (forgot the exact amount). It also has the $1500 monthly spend threshhold where after than you earn .5 pts per dollar.

I can dump the qantas ANZ Visa and revert back to a cheaper ANZ Visa (non-rewards) @ $26 annual fee (I would revert to the cheaper Visa card as not everywhere takes AMEX, rather than dump visa) and grab myself this $0 fee amex, which also has no $1500 point earning thresholds, and use that primarily.

I'm only saving $60 a year in annual fees, and possible earning a few more points due to no monthly points caps/thresholds, oh and the 5k points on sign up......

What do you think? Worth the hassle of downgrading my visa?

[wombatcountry]

Seems like it's worth the trouble. Instead of downgrading your ANZ Visa, you could apply for the Citi Gold Visa, which is also fee-free and offers 1 point/$1 spent (but the points can only be transferred to QF in increments of 10000). No sign up bonus with this one, though.

[Harpoon]

Seems like it's worth the trouble. Instead of downgrading your ANZ Visa, you could apply for the Citi Gold Visa, which is also fee-free and offers 1 point/$1 spent (but the points can only be transferred to QF in increments of 10000). No sign up bonus with this one, though.

Not a bad suggestion!! Thanks.

[Jenelle]

Just to report - I got a letter that was *very* professionally written stating the mistake etc and with a new table of charges etc. It was definitely a template mistake.