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Did you straighten out the expiration date? I got the offer too, for the II account that I don't use. Looks like my Platinum expired at the end of July for my trading account. Did you call Mark to get a code that worked, or just the general membership number?

I received an offer in the mail for Marriott owners but the number on the offer was my personal II account. So I called and did it over the phone because I wanted to confirm the start date of 8/17. If at that time they told me no, has to be 90 days I would have waited to purchase.

I also got an offer via mail for my Starwood corporate account I do not use.

I would also like to know what happened when you called. I may wait until it has been 4 months.

I ended up emailing Mark and because the agent had confirmed with me several times that the membership would start 8/17 he did extend me to 8/2018.

He felt that the time that needed to lapse between end of one Plat/Gold membership to starting the next was 90 days but did not look up that info to confirm it.
 
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I just got two identical mailers today stating that the 50MAR offer has been extended until 12/31/16. I procrastinated and never mailed the previous in before the expiration. I checked my account and the discount code now works and it also reset my expiration date to two years from today rather than backdating as a "renewal". It's been right at 5 months since Platinum expiration. I am glad I waited.
 

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I paid $139 for a 1st time platinum account. It's worth it to me for the free guest certificates alone that I use at least 4 or 5 times a year.
 

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I paid $139 for a 1st time platinum account. It's worth it to me for the free guest certificates alone that I use at least 4 or 5 times a year.

It also has increased value due to the discounted upgrade fees. These days it's a no-brainer but it sure is nice to get 2 years for the price of 1.
 

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I thought I read once that you had to be at least four months past your expiration date to either qualify for new discounted offers and also not have your start date retro activated back to the previous expiration.
 

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I thought I read once that you had to be at least four months past your expiration date to either qualify for new discounted offers and also not have your start date retro activated back to the previous expiration.

Perhaps but they sent loads of mailers out to people who were not eligible. The marketing promo system wasn't talking to the actual accounts so even though someone received a mailer the only way to use it was to mail it in with a check and hope for the best. Or in my case wait until the 4 months pass and then luckily get extended.
 
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