Update: It’s possible to get a $300 bonus via referral.
The Offer
- American Express has increased the sign up bonus on the Blue Cash Preferred to $250 after $1,000 in purchases within the first three months
Card Details
- Annual fee of $95 not waived first year
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 6% cash back at U.S. supermarkets (up to $6,000 in spend annually, then 1%)
- 6% cash back on select U.S. streaming subscriptions
- 3% cash back at U.S. gas stations
- 3% cash back on transit (e.g taxis/rideshare, parking, tolls, trains, buses and more)
- 1% back on all other purchases
- You can only get the sign up bonus on American Express cards once
Our Verdict
The increased bonus is part of the product refresh on this card which saw the addition of the streaming subscriptions and transit category. We’ve seen increased bonuses of up to $450 on this card before, so I’m not sure how strong this offer actually is. I guess if you can maximize the 6% categories it’s an attractive offer but not strong enough to be added to the best credit card bonus page.
A better option would be to go for the $300 referrals offer + up to 20,000 points for the referrer. If you have any questions about American Express cards they are most likely answered here.
just got a mail offer, $300 bonus is back
I heard gift cards don’t count as bonus spending. Does anyone know about GC purchase on raise.com? And how long generally does the bonus take to post?
Any idea on which card would give the max referral points?
William Charles Just to add a DP here, I am seeing a $300 after $1000 in spend in 3 months offer via incognito browsing the Amex site, I just took a screenshot if you want it let me know.
Got this as an upgrade offer for my Blue Cash Everyday (previously downgraded from BCP in Oct 2018). Same terms – $250 bonus after $1k spend in 3 months.
Please make a thread for referral links. The referral offer is higher than the public offer
People can self refer most AMEX cards.
I was disappointed when I learned that gas stations does not include gas purchased at Kroger or Meijer.
Neither Sam’s Club does.
Me too, that sucks. Discover it seems to code my local Kroger gas for 5%. Chase Freedom did last quarter as well. Not sure what I will do next quarter. Probably visa Costco and hope it codes.
Can you get 6% back at Walmart?
No I don’t think so.
Walmart grocery website counts as groceries, so sorta YES
Seeing the same here if I refer, it’s $300 on 1000 spend. More importantly, when and where can we leave our refer link? Lmao
Referral bonus I’m showing in my app right now is for $300 back on $1000 in spend. $100 for referrer. Seems higher than last time I looked.
Mine shows $300 for $1000 spend as well.