I love credit cards so much! v4.0 - 2021 (see first page for add'l details)

[Alexle2007]

According to the news I will be eligible for my shot starting January 25. yayyyyyyy!

Yep! I wish they would just open it is up to whoever wants it since it seems to be slow on the uptick and the Governor pleading for people to get it.

 

[Judique]

Yep! I wish they would just open it is up to whoever wants it since it seems to be slow on the uptick and the Governor pleading for people to get it.

Yes, I wish everybody could just get it now.

 

[Limes96]

Companion passes with the extended June 30 2021 expiration are being extended to Dec ‘21 expiration! From an email I just now received! Yay!

 

[havaneselover]

According to the news I will be eligible for my shot starting January 25. yayyyyyyy!

Wonderful! My mom got her first shot yesterday and my dad gets his Monday. Thank God for Publix!!! And now we can visit for Easter

 

[havaneselover]

Companion passes with the extended June 30 2021 expiration are being extended to Dec ‘21 expiration! From an email I just now received! Yay!

I wish they would extend the ones ending Dec '21 but I'm probably being greedy.

 

[punkin]

Agree we are an Islander household...so she’s got that onesie on...but..oh well have to make her daddy happy too

4-0 at the garden! RANGERS SUCK!

 

[punkin]

I wish they would extend the ones ending Dec '21 but I'm probably being greedy.

I'm hoping for that as well. It's been a wasted CP for 2020 and I doubt I'll be using it in 2021 either.

 

[Haley R]

Wonderful! My mom got her first shot yesterday and my dad gets his Monday. Thank God for Publix!!! And now we can visit for Easter

My 95 yo grandma is still waiting in Iowa. They haven’t said anything about when she can get it

 

[Judique]

I just called Amex regarding my Gold card. I've already paid the annual fee and I'm probably going to keep this card through 2021.

My call was to get an explanation of the new benefit with Uber Eats. So, you sign up for the Uber Eats at 9.99 a month. Then you get 'free delivery and 5% off your order'.

At the moment it seems most of what we order goes through Door Dash, and usually our 'fast food' - ie Chick fil a, Panera, Chipotle and a few others are delivered very quickly - under 30 minutes. Looking at the online website it's quoting 50 minutes to get Panera. 45 minutes for Starbucks (which I wouldn't order). So, depending on how often we used this service, Amex would pay 9.99 on my behalf, and I would save a delivery fee of $1.49 to 4.99 from what I can see, each time I ordered plus about a $1 on the actual order. So, basically a small discount for each order.

It's difficult to determine if this is a 'plus' for me. When I input 'pickup' all the options got grayed out with 'no couriers available'. Of course I understand I'm not signed up or logged in.

One thing that I noticed is that the actual Uber Cash goes away effectively if you do Uber Eats since this is a subscription service. And, the Amex website is still saying Uber Cash is available 'coming soon' and add your card to your Uber wallet, but seem to be putting the emphasis on becoming an Uber eats member.

So, I don't like this promo. I'm going to take advantage of the airline credit later this year and toss this card. I'll probably do the sign up for the Uber Eats and then trash it at years end when my card is again up for renewal.

I'm a little tired of the nickel and dime on the Gold card. I can always use it for ice scraping I guess.

 

[stitchfan18]

I'm planning to offset the DVC rental for our Disney trip next year using PYB to buy GC to cover our groceries for awhile. I'm going to be cashing out about 250K URs, so I won't do it all at once, but is there a general amount of GC I should buy at once that won't be too much of a hassle and require manager approval? Is there still hope that Disney tickets might be bookable through the portal later this year, or should I also try to work on a stockpile of Disney GC to buy tickets with later?

 

[punkin]

I just called Amex regarding my Gold card. I've already paid the annual fee and I'm probably going to keep this card through 2021.

My call was to get an explanation of the new benefit with Uber Eats. So, you sign up for the Uber Eats at 9.99 a month. Then you get 'free delivery and 5% off your order'.

At the moment it seems most of what we order goes through Door Dash, and usually our 'fast food' - ie Chick fil a, Panera, Chipotle and a few others are delivered very quickly - under 30 minutes. Looking at the online website it's quoting 50 minutes to get Panera. 45 minutes for Starbucks (which I wouldn't order). So, depending on how often we used this service, Amex would pay 9.99 on my behalf, and I would save a delivery fee of $1.49 to 4.99 from what I can see, each time I ordered plus about a $1 on the actual order. So, basically a small discount for each order.

It's difficult to determine if this is a 'plus' for me. When I input 'pickup' all the options got grayed out with 'no couriers available'. Of course I understand I'm not signed up or logged in.

One thing that I noticed is that the actual Uber Cash goes away effectively if you do Uber Eats since this is a subscription service. And, the Amex website is still saying Uber Cash is available 'coming soon' and add your card to your Uber wallet, but seem to be putting the emphasis on becoming an Uber eats member.

So, I don't like this promo. I'm going to take advantage of the airline credit later this year and toss this card. I'll probably do the sign up for the Uber Eats and then trash it at years end when my card is again up for renewal.

I'm a little tired of the nickel and dime on the Gold card. I can always use it for ice scraping I guess.

I'm not happy with the benefits on that card either. I never take advantage of the $10 restaurant benefit either. I hate cheesecake factory (and nothing else works either). My only problem is that it's my oldest card. I'm wondering if there's anything AF free that I can downgrade to.

 

[Judique]

On my Amex call, they did offer to give me a $100 refund for downgrading the card to Green. I declined. They also didn't offer any incentive to keep the card since I'd gotten one last January. I did the 'I'm thinking of closing' just to see what was possibly offered.

 

[havaneselover]

New Amex offer that basically gives you Peacock Premium for free for three months (we don't have comcast/xfinity). I'll give it a shot. The free version is meh for me.

 

[becauseimnew]

I'm planning to offset the DVC rental for our Disney trip next year using PYB to buy GC to cover our groceries for awhile. I'm going to be cashing out about 250K URs, so I won't do it all at once, but is there a general amount of GC I should buy at once that won't be too much of a hassle and require manager approval? Is there still hope that Disney tickets might be bookable through the portal later this year, or should I also try to work on a stockpile of Disney GC to buy tickets with later?

I haven't had any issues with large purchases at grocery stores.
I would buy DGC for tickets, this way you'll earn 3pts/$ for buy the GCs at grocery stores, you won't earn any points if you buy them on the portal.

 

[punkin]

On my Amex call, they did offer to give me a $100 refund for downgrading the card to Green. I declined. They also didn't offer any incentive to keep the card since I'd gotten one last January. I did the 'I'm thinking of closing' just to see what was possibly offered.

What benefit would the green give me other than keeping account age? Yeah... I'm on the verge with this card. I also have DDs as AUs giving them the benefit of a really old account.

 

[Judique]

I'm not happy with the benefits on that card either. I never take advantage of the $10 restaurant benefit either. I hate cheesecake factory (and nothing else works either). My only problem is that it's my oldest card. I'm wondering if there's anything AF free that I can downgrade to.

There's nothing fee free. I'm lucky in that I have an old credit card that gives MR's - Optima from back 20 years ago. It's fee free, but not available now.

Shake Shack at MGM in National Harbor and at Columbia mall gets the $10 credit. I've used it there. Also, by ordering through Grubhub. I like sweet corn tamale cakes at CCF and will call it in if I'm in the area. Otherwise daughter likes several things from CCF and combined with another promo she will do pickup. Like the $15 lunches where the cheesecake was free and offers like that.

 

[Killer Fish]

I wish they would extend the ones ending Dec '21 but I'm probably being greedy.

I don't think that is greedy at all. I actually think it would be more than fair. The people who got what is now a 12 month extension at least had normal travel in 2019 to be able to use their companion pass. Anyone like me that got it in early 2020 for 20/21 have had no "normal travel" time to use the pass.

 

[Judique]

What benefit would the green give me other than keeping account age? Yeah... I'm on the verge with this card. I also have DDs as AUs giving them the benefit of a really old account.

She read of a number of benefits and I didn't pay attention as I didn't actually ask about the card. I know there's a 100$ Clear credit and that's all I heard...tuned her out.

 

[Psychodisney]

Companion passes with the extended June 30 2021 expiration are being extended to Dec ‘21 expiration! From an email I just now received! Yay!

Exciting news! Makes me regret getting my DH his SW card though now that I will get 3 years out of mine! Could have waited until next year!

 

[elgerber]

Companion passes with the extended June 30 2021 expiration are being extended to Dec ‘21 expiration! From an email I just now received! Yay!

I haven't gotten an email, but this would be great! Still don't know if I would use it, but hey, it would still be nice. would work for dh/ds Nascar trip later this year.