New American Express Gold Benefits Showing For Existing Customers (2x On Gas To Be Kept Until 10/04/2019)

Small update: Existing cardholders (those who were cardholders before October 4th, 2018) will keep the 2x earning rate on gas stations until October 4th, 2019. American Express provided the following statement to Frequent Miler:

Additionally, with these changes, the current 2X Membership Rewards points on spend at U.S. Gas Stations earn will be no longer be offered on the Gold Card. Current Premier Rewards Gold Card Members will continue to receive this benefit until October 4, 2019, when this benefit will be discontinued.

Keep in mind other cards earn at a much higher rate on gas stations.

In case you didn’t know, a number of new benefits are coming to the Premier Rewards Gold card today (including a name change to simply ‘American Express Gold’ Update: Card is now live). These benefits are now showing up for existing users:

  • Card will earn at the following rates:
    • 4x points at U.S. Restaurants
    • 4x points at U.S. supermarkets (up to $25,000 in spend per calendar year)
    • 3x points for flights booked directly with airlines
    • 1x points on all other purchases
  • $120 dining credit. This is a $10 monthly credit that can be used at Grubhub, Seamless, The Cheesecake Factory, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Shake  Shack. Link to sign up
  • $100 airline fee credit
  • Metal card design in gold, or limited edition rose gold until 1/9/2019
  • Annual fee has been increased to $250

Requesting New Card

You can request a new metal gold card online by following the prompts (Account Services > Order a Replacement Card > Metal Card). If you want the limited edition rose gold card then you need to start a chat request. The only problem with that is the chat agents obviously haven’t been properly trained as they have no idea what you’re talking about. I imagine this will be fixed shortly. In my opinion American Express will almost certainly run out of card stock for this rose gold version, I think it will be a lot more popular than they are expecting so I’d request one sooner rather than later if you’re interested. These requests are now working.Your existing card will continue to work until the new card arrives and is activated. Whatever color the primary cardholder chooses, the authorized users will receive the same color (and no possibility of mixing and matching).

Reps are now starting that you won’t be able to request the new Rose card until tomorrow.
    William Charles
  • On October 4, 2018, 17:57

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  • DP: 4X Grocery = YMMV

    On a whim I checked transaction details made on new gold card as I was curious how a health good store would post -then I proceeded to check the transactions for - two different Kroger affiliated grocery chains here in Portland Metro which are coding as "wholesale stores" transactions and not as a "Grocery" - I checked out at U-scan and also with a checker.

    Sad as they often run 4X fuel points as well, which can save you up to $35 off a fill up, I think I will see how fuel codes at pump and also paying at kiosk booth.

    This is disappointing, as we do a fair amount of grocery spending mixed with some GC when they are running specials the these stores.

      • Other DP for Fred Meyer using online pickup:

        I used my Amex Gold for the online pickup service Fred Meyer has and it DID code at 4x per my recent statement of two days ago.

  • Data Point: If you just got the AmEx Gold Premier Rewards card you can NOT get new METAL Gold card for 10 days. You need to have the old card for 10 days before they will let you get the new Metal Card.

    • I just got my plastic card yesterday, chatted a rep and they are mailing me the rose gold. I also logged into online account and saw the option to request metal card gold or rose gold. Maybe try that option.

  • Pre-launch application card just arrived - Original plastic (10/2 app date)

    I see all the benefits showing online - I'm just curious about the 20% back at Restaurants - if not at least still 4x. I guess I can find out thru chat.

    • I didn't see 20% offer on the webpage where you enroll in airline, etc. Please let us know what your Amex chat rep says thanks!

  • Applied on 10/03 under the PRG and was approved today. AMEX recieved application on 10/3 but went pending. It was approved today 10/5, and the application status check says the application was for the "GOLD CARD FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS".

    This should be under the old terms and conditions ($195, waived AF) correct?

  • Unbeleavable how many people care about metal and rose color. The 4x and new credit is what matters here. I could not care less about the physical card itself.

    • Exactly. And wait until folk discover that the metal cards don't work in many swipe machines. The plastic cards really are more efficient.

      • Metal Card are heavier and make your wallet wider as swipe challenges, in the exact opposite direction more efficient 99% of the time Loopt/MST payments/transactions and at gas pumps and time to time older POS at Mom&Pop stores and in rural areas.

        - I wish that Samsung Pay gave you more than 10 card slots and that you could use it for all issuer's Business cards.
        FWIW I do use the S3 Gear watch for more than 10 cards

        I also with that I could use Samsung Pay mobile wallet as my debit card at more than a few Banks and ATMs .

  • So I spoke to a representative over the phone to try to mail the Rose gold card to a different address other than billing. From what he said, he's unable to do so because internally, it's considered a "product change" due to the Gold and Rose Gold versions. However the product is still the same.

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