Update: This is showing on Business Platinum and Business Gold. On Gold, it stacks well with existing 4x gas category rate.
The Offer
Check your American Express business Membership Rewards-earning points cards for the following offer:
- Get 4 additional Membership Rewards points for each dollar spent on eligible purchases in the following categories:
- Wireless
- Shipping
- Advertising
- Gas
- Office Supply Stores
The Fine Print
- Up to 80,000 points per category ($20,000 spend)
Our Verdict
I believe this is only available to Business Platinum credits and is in addition to the $200 customer appreciation credit. Personal card is getting two $50 best buy credits and a $30 monthly PayPal credit. This extra 4x should stack with the $25 bonus for purchases over $500+ if you’re targeted for that as well. I wouldn’t risk any sort of manufactured spend with this promotion and American Express’ track record so becareful with gift card and cash equivalent purchases.
Hat tip to reader Greg M
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Looks like the offer is on my AMEX Biz Plat with this language "Offer to enroll is only available to eligible U.S.- issued Business Platinum and Business Centurion American Express® Cards who are Basic Card Members or Additional Card Members prior to November 1, 2020." Looks like if you opened your card after 11/1/20, you are not eligible for these offers.
Terms of the offer include:
"Offer to enroll is only available to eligible U.S.- issued Business Platinum and Business Centurion American Express® Cards who are Basic Card Members or Additional Card Members prior to November 1, 2020. Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels."
Folks who recently opened a biz plat, and/or have multiple of that card seem to be out of luck.
man, business Platinum really getting the short end of the sticks on perks in the past few days.... Will probably go ahead and cancel it.
Seems like this is targeted. Not showing on either of my biz golds. I don't currently have a biz plat. One biz gold opened 12/19, the other 12/20.
I don't see gift cards being excluded on the office supply stores terms... I don't think I'll risk it, but it does not appear to go against the offer terms.
This.
Yeah I am wondering about this too. May just use the Bold Ink for those to be safe. There will be people who chance this though so may need to wait for DPs.
didn't get this on my biz gold opened feb 2020
I have on biz plat opened in 5/20, not on one opened end of 11/20
Got it on one business platinum, no offers on my personal
Got this on my Biz Gold as well. Stacks pretty well with the existing 4x on gas.
Are you saying that now you can earn 8x on gas on your Biz Gold?
Nice, I'll update
Looksi like business platinum sucks and Amex is going crazy with generous offers on personal platinum only....
These are probably beneficial to a lot of actual businesses, as compared to a lot of the people here who hold BizPlats for other reasons.
I have 15 Business Platinums, this is only useful for one of those. That's what sucks.