Hi, maybe your case is very similar to fruitie as per her statement below? By the way, may I know if you pay the full outstanding amount, statement amount or pay some random amount every month?
I talked to SC sales team before, and they told me that my record is too clean in SC, so usually I will not receive any preferential service from the bank. I don't know if this would affect the AF waiver decision.
You just applied and already paid the SST, so why don't you just use the card and terminate it closer to your anniversary? Then it won't be wasted.
I don't know if what people telling me are real, that it will affect your credibility if you cancel a credit card too early. They said usually it would be better to terminate only after 6 months after your approval.
Whatever it is, it does not hurt to use the card for another 6 months because you would've already paid whatever you were supposed to pay even if you terminate it early. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
As for the luggage, it took them almost 3 months to deliver it to me (I believe it is due to the campaign period). They did mention that your spending will be monitored for the first 60 days, thus they will only verify your eligibility after the 60 days period.
They didn't question me anything and said I will see the amount credited back by next day.
So, by the time i do my statement payment, i just paid outstanding without AF.