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Citi Premier® Card: Spend $4K in First 3 Months to Earn 80K ThankYou® Points Expired

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For a limited time, earn 80,000 ThankYou Points after you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening with the Citi Premier® Card. Annual fee is $95.

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For a limited time, earn 80,000 ThankYou® Points after you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening with the Citi Premier® Card. Annual fee is $95.

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  • For a limited time, earn 80,000 bonus ThankYou® Points after you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
  • Earn 3 Points per $1 spent at Restaurants and Supermarkets
  • Earn 3 Points per $1 spent at Gas Stations, Air Travel and Hotels
  • Earn 1 Point per $1 spent on all other purchases
  • Annual Hotel Savings Benefit
  • 80,000 Points are redeemable for $800 in gift cards when redeemed at thankyou.com
  • No expiration and no limit to the amount of points you can earn with this card
  • No Foreign Transaction Fees on purchases
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The annual fee is $95.

This information should be included in the OP.
One thing to note with this offer is that you can claim the 80,000 points with this and then downgrade the card to a Double Cash in a year. Effectively giving the Double Cash a 800$ sub
1) Meet spending requirement on Citi Premier card
2) Earn 80,000 point sign up bonus
3) Downgrade Premier to Double Cash or Custom Cash before you're charged with another annual fee
4) Points balance should carry over from Premier to your downgrade card

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insyder
01-05-2023 at 12:14 PM.
01-05-2023 at 12:14 PM.
Quote from Goodfella3587 :
No that is the frustrating part. I spoke to someone on the phone and messaged via chat. They both said "the system will not allow it. I'm sorry". It's always the "system" with them. Just like what they told me about rescinding my bonus points. Almighty mysterious citi system
Thats the case for all Citi cards. I have an American Airlines and they wouldnt increase the limit even though i wanted to make a large purchase. Same thing with Costco Citi. You have to wait for the "Increase limit" tab to appear on your account. None of the CS reps would say why. On the other hand, i had the Venture X and Discover bump me up like $3-$5k at one time
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dixy6581
01-05-2023 at 06:28 PM.
01-05-2023 at 06:28 PM.
Quote from JDubTrey :
I have a friend who has this as his only citi card and "statement credit" is not an option for him. Neither is "direct deposit".
thanks bud
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jkhurmi
01-05-2023 at 08:14 PM.
01-05-2023 at 08:14 PM.
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Applied and got approved. Anyway to get the card sooner than 7 to 10 business days or get a temporary card number for use?

When i got this card, i was in same predicament where i had a big purchase to do but card would take 7 to 10 business days and i tried but there was nothing they could do. Another bad thing according to me is, your cycle of 3 months start when they post the card rather than your receiving date. You basically you have 2months and 20ish days to spend the money.
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SeanB1932
01-07-2023 at 11:42 AM.
01-07-2023 at 11:42 AM.
Just adding an additional data point Incase it can help anyone. Instantly approved for 6k with a ~800 FICO score and 2 inquiries in the past 6 months.
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MustangPower00
01-09-2023 at 04:16 AM.
01-09-2023 at 04:16 AM.
For those wanting the card ASAP, you can create a virtual account number on the CITI website once they add the card to your profile. That usually takes a a few days for them to do that. Then you can use that card online to make purchases towards the $4k without waiting for the card to arrive in the mail.
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shizz11
01-09-2023 at 06:43 AM.
01-09-2023 at 06:43 AM.
Quote from JDubTrey :
I have a friend who has this as his only citi card and "statement credit" is not an option for him. Neither is "direct deposit".
This is bad information. I have had several direct deposits to my checking account with this card. You can do statement credits, direct deposit, and check by mail. Your friend must not know how to navigate a website.
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Flynt_Flossy
01-09-2023 at 12:06 PM.
01-09-2023 at 12:06 PM.
Quote from gatsu :
It is possible your Chase Bus application caused the denial. Try again in 8 days.

I applied for a Chase Marriott personal and then tried the Citi Premier and was instantly denied. Waited 8 days to apply again and was instantly approved.

See reference here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/c...cards.html
The link is mainly about Citi AA but the 8 day wait is better explained:
Day 1 Apply for 65K AA Personal Plat MC - Starts 60-day and 24-month clocks. No apps of any kind recommended for 8 days.
Day 9 Apply for 50K AA Personal Plat MC using Mailer - Restarts 24-month clock for personal AA card & resets 60-day clock.
Darn it. Seems deal is now dead? I just did a quick Google look up, went to the citi website for this premier account and still shows 80k TYP after 4k spend. Is this accurate?


Now today 1/9/23, I just got the Citi letter stating that I was declined for "too many recent credit inquiries are recorded on your credit bureau report." Below it says "Experian" and their address.

Do you think I should try to apply online or call them for a reconderation? The chase ink card pull is not showing on my credit report yet but I know I have 4 hard pulls still from the last 2 years. The chase ink card technically would be my 5th hard pull in 2 years but the 1st one in like the last 12 months....make sense? Lol

I just don't want to waste a hard pull for nothing.
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gatsu
01-09-2023 at 02:50 PM.
01-09-2023 at 02:50 PM.
Quote from Flynt_Flossy :
Darn it. Seems deal is now dead? I just did a quick Google look up, went to the citi website for this premier account and still shows 80k TYP after 4k spend. Is this accurate?


Now today 1/9/23, I just got the Citi letter stating that I was declined for "too many recent credit inquiries are recorded on your credit bureau report." Below it says "Experian" and their address.

Do you think I should try to apply online or call them for a reconderation? The chase ink card pull is not showing on my credit report yet but I know I have 4 hard pulls still from the last 2 years. The chase ink card technically would be my 5th hard pull in 2 years but the 1st one in like the last 12 months....make sense? Lol

I just don't want to waste a hard pull for nothing.
Just checked citi.com and 80K bonus is still there.

I got the same letter and called Citi for reconsideration but no go. So I just waited for 9 days (I'm paranoid) and re-applied and instantly approved.

From my experience, I only worry about hard pulls for Chase due to the 5/24 rule. I already got the good Chase deals (in my opinion) so went ahead and got the Citi Premier.

Trying again or not depends on you what you value more.
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stevenswall
01-10-2023 at 12:26 AM.
01-10-2023 at 12:26 AM.
I know the deal has expired, but is there a lower amount that they give you now? Or is it just zero?
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MustangPower00
01-10-2023 at 07:18 AM.
01-10-2023 at 07:18 AM.
Quote from stevenswall :
I know the deal has expired, but is there a lower amount that they give you now? Or is it just zero?
Deal hasn't expired
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01-15-2023 at 12:58 PM.
01-15-2023 at 12:58 PM.
Was anyone able to add this card to their Apple Pay before the physical card arrives? I keep getting error.
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JDubTrey
01-15-2023 at 09:02 PM.
01-15-2023 at 09:02 PM.
Quote from shizz11 :
This is bad information. I have had several direct deposits to my checking account with this card. You can do statement credits, direct deposit, and check by mail. Your friend must not know how to navigate a website.
We went through our respective apps in lock step with each other and accessed the same menus. When he got to the redemption options, statement credit and direct deposit weren't there for his premier card but in my app they were.
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01-17-2023 at 07:49 AM.
01-17-2023 at 07:49 AM.
Quote from JDubTrey :
We went through our respective apps in lock step with each other and accessed the same menus. When he got to the redemption options, statement credit and direct deposit weren't there for his premier card but in my app they were.
Agree with this - I just got this card and my only options are in the app: Shop With Points, Gift Cards, and Pay With Points. No option for direct deposit for me. Mad
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THruxster
01-17-2023 at 08:13 AM.
01-17-2023 at 08:13 AM.
There is no DD option in the app. You must use web version.

Quote from CBMiller18 :
Agree with this - I just got this card and my only options are in the app: Shop With Points, Gift Cards, and Pay With Points. No option for direct deposit for me. Mad
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MustangPower00
01-17-2023 at 10:54 AM.
01-17-2023 at 10:54 AM.
Quote from THruxster :
There is no DD option in the app. You must use web version.
I did not realize this! Just looked and I see the option on the web site for Cash Rewards. Thank you so much for sharing this info!
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