"Good Card, Great Customer Service"
Blue Sky from American Express® Review
Written by: frinnyc on 2008-03-30
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frinnyc's review: 
I applied for the Amex Blue Sky in Nov 2007 with less than a year of credit history according to the credit bureaus (and only one card in file) but I had Amex corporate cc (not shown in credit reports) for a bit longer.
The online application was very easy and I got a Credit Limit of $5,300 and 6 months of 0% APR un purchases.
The card offers good coverage for travel and car rental. The 1$ = 1 point and 7,500 point redeemable for $100 towards travel is a good deal though it is not as powerful as the Amex Membership Rewards which allow you to convert points in to miles with several airlines.
It is equivalent to a 1.33% cash back no yearly limit on this perk. You get $100 only once you have spend $7,500.
The AMEX web site for account management is the best I have seen so far and customer service very knowledgeable and pleasant on the phone.
One not totally positive point: Amex tends to take some time to report payments and balances to at least 2 of the credit bureaus.
I will see if I get an automatic CLI after 6-months of history.
Conditions of application
Revenue: around $100k/y
Limited credit history but scores in the 720-737 range.
Experian pulled
Instant online confirmation
CC - Amex Blue Sky - received in a week.
I applied for the Amex Blue Sky in Nov 2007 with less than a year of credit history according to the credit bureaus (and only one card in file) but I had Amex corporate cc (not shown in credit reports) for a bit longer.The online application was very easy and I got a Credit Limit of $5,300 and 6 months of 0% APR un purchases.
The card offers good coverage for travel and car rental. The 1$ = 1 point and 7,500 point redeemable for $100 towards travel is a good deal though it is not as powerful as the Amex Membership Rewards which allow you to convert points in to miles with several airlines.
It is equivalent to a 1.33% cash back no yearly limit on this perk. You get $100 only once you have spend $7,500.
The AMEX web site for account management is the best I have seen so far and customer service very knowledgeable and pleasant on the phone.
One not totally positive point: Amex tends to take some time to report payments and balances to at least 2 of the credit bureaus.
I will see if I get an automatic CLI after 6-months of history.
Conditions of application
Revenue: around $100k/y
Limited credit history but scores in the 720-737 range.
Experian pulled
Instant online confirmation
CC - Amex Blue Sky - received in a week.
3 Comments
Comment 3 by eldarwen
That's Great! 
on 2008-03-30
That's great on getting an Amex! Congrats on the card!
on 2008-03-30 That's great on getting an Amex! Congrats on the card!
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