I got yet another "spam" from AGR pushing their MasterCard. As I am sure many of you have seen, you get Bonus Points for successfully applying for their MasterCard.
However, in the light-grey, really small print, at the bottom of the email, it mentions that only 1/2 of the bonus points being offered actually get put directly into your AGR account. The other 1/2 apparently get put into the MasterCard's own separate pool of reward points.
Do you really end up with two completely separate pools of Amtrak points, one with AGR and one with MasterCard? Is there any way of ever transferring over any of the MasterCard's (bonus and later earned) points over into my AGR account? If so, are there any conditions (minimum amount, only at specific times, etc)? Can you ever combine the two pools of points, to get a single rail ticket?
BTW, the reason I am asking here, is that also noted in the light-grey fine print, is that one doesn't get the description of how it works until after one applies and gets accepted. Personally, I would like to know before I apply, not after.
However, in the light-grey, really small print, at the bottom of the email, it mentions that only 1/2 of the bonus points being offered actually get put directly into your AGR account. The other 1/2 apparently get put into the MasterCard's own separate pool of reward points.
Do you really end up with two completely separate pools of Amtrak points, one with AGR and one with MasterCard? Is there any way of ever transferring over any of the MasterCard's (bonus and later earned) points over into my AGR account? If so, are there any conditions (minimum amount, only at specific times, etc)? Can you ever combine the two pools of points, to get a single rail ticket?
BTW, the reason I am asking here, is that also noted in the light-grey fine print, is that one doesn't get the description of how it works until after one applies and gets accepted. Personally, I would like to know before I apply, not after.
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