New Amex statement credits

[Tiki]

Buy gift cards first. Then use what ever you want from those gift cards to make your purchase.

So gift cards will trigger the credit? That would be awesome! I am used to gift cards not triggering bonus deals at Woolies and Coles.

 

[Dr Ralph]

So gift cards will trigger the credit? That would be awesome! I am used to gift cards not triggering bonus deals at Woolies and Coles.

Gift cards will work.

 

[exceladdict]

I have the $20/100 credit x 2 for JB and a couple other places. I might buy a new laptop but I don't need anything else that would cost over $100. If I split the payment into 2 payments on the same Amex, will I get both sets of $20 credits? Like if it costs $800. I pay $200, then $600. I need it all on one receipt so I can claim TRS refund in Feb which will be within 60 days.

I did one $200 transaction at harvey norman and got a $40 credit.

 

[sudoer]

I did one $200 transaction at harvey norman and got a $40 credit.

The Black Friday 100 / 20 offer is coughulative - for example you can spend $20 x 5 Amazon transactions to trigger it.

Most others offers don't work this way, it would depend on T&C for the offer @Tiki has received.

 

[oz_mark]

I did one $200 transaction at harvey norman and got a $40 credit.

I had a similar experience with Kogan

 

[Daver6]

I have the $20/100 credit x 2 for JB and a couple other places. I might buy a new laptop but I don't need anything else that would cost over $100. If I split the payment into 2 payments on the same Amex, will I get both sets of $20 credits? Like if it costs $800. I pay $200, then $600. I need it all on one receipt so I can claim TRS refund in Feb which will be within 60 days.

No need to go through the hassle of gift cards for this. I purchased an item for ~$550. I asked to split the transaction. One for $200 and the second for the remainder. I used the same card for both transactions and received the $20 back twice. No email notification but the cash back posted a couple of days later.

 

[jakeseven7]

Red Rooster 30 / 10

Best of the year

 

[tinkybelle]

has anyone succesfully be able to order a gift cert on any Merivale restaurnat or chiswick rest and get the $300 plat dining credit back
time is running out for a friend of mine to use
also the merivale at home what did it state on the sttement as they said i can go to the bottleshop and buy gift card

 

[Tiki]

Spend $300, get $100 back. AMEX Travel Online. Valid until 29/12/21

This is a hard one considering the limited hotels on the Amex app. Can I get $300 of hotels for free if I use my $200 credit and spend just over $300? I am thinking a couple nights in Nadi before flying out to Taveuni or Kadavu (both of which have no viable options for my budget) so Nadi is the only one. The 48 hours quarantine thing.

 

[33kft]

Can I get $300 of hotels for free if I use my $200 credit and spend just over $300?

No, because AMEX would still see that as a $100 transaction - AMEX Travel is just a merchant like any other ultimately

 

[Daver6]

Spend $300, get $100 back. AMEX Travel Online. Valid until 29/12/21

This is a hard one considering the limited hotels on the Amex app. Can I get $300 of hotels for free if I use my $200 credit and spend just over $300? I am thinking a couple nights in Nadi before flying out to Taveuni or Kadavu (both of which have no viable options for my budget) so Nadi is the only one. The 48 hours quarantine thing.

I wouldn't have said the hotels are limited. I'd have said it's pretty comprehensive. In addition to that I once wanted to book Wooleen station and use a travel credit, but available online. I called up and they were still able to arrange this for me.

 

[Tiki]

The hotels in Fiji outer islands are more limited on the Amex website. For Taveuni there is only a super expensive dive resort. The place I want to stay which is CFC approved is like 1/4 the cost of the dive resort. And Amex has nothing available at all on Kadavu.

But if I would have to put $300 on the credit card, not just $100 and use the credit I can't do it before the end of this month. I hope Amex repeats the deal in autumn. We are looking at sometime in May.

 

[Daver6]

The hotels in Fiji outer islands are more limited on the Amex website. For Taveuni there is only a super expensive dive resort. The place I want to stay which is CFC approved is like 1/4 the cost of the dive resort. And Amex has nothing available at all on Kadavu.

But if I would have to put $300 on the credit card, not just $100 and use the credit I can't do it before the end of this month. I hope Amex repeats the deal in autumn. We are looking at sometime in May.

Apologies. I didn't realise you were saying it was limited for a given location. I took it to be a general comment.

As I said, it is always worth calling the Amex Travel service to see if they can book it for you even if not listed.

 

[Mr He]

Regarding the Amex dining credit. If the online place for redemption is processed through stripe, even though card details are entered manually, will the credit still go through? It was at a participating online restaurant.

Doesn't matter. Bought a gift voucher on the Tetsuya's website and redeemed the $300 offer. At first I was a bit worried too, not receiving the "You just used your xx_ Amex Offer" email (but nowadays it happens a lot actually) and seeing it's a Stripe transaction.

 

[tinkybelle]

I spoke to merivale and they said they use a third party so cannot guarantee.
was hoping if i boughta tthe bottle shop that would work
Chiswick the same so said i had to go into the restaurant

 

[SydneySwan]

I spoke to merivale and they said they use a third party so cannot guarantee.
was hoping if i boughta tthe bottle shop that would work
Chiswick the same so said i had to go into the restaurant

When Merivale had an Amex offer in 2017 I bought GCs from the Ivy Bottle Shop and they triggered the Amex credit.

 

[tinkybelle]

yes but this is different that was a merivale offer this one has to specify each restaurant when i called them re buyimg GC they said oline it will say the name of the co that sells them
hoping someone actually bouight from merivale gift cards and it triggered

 

[Ace3162]

Merry Christmas All!
Regarding the Amex Platinum dining credit, can anyone report success with purchasing a gift voucher from any of the Melbourne venues?
many thanks.

 

[SydneySwan]

PSA for the following travel-related offers expiring soon.

Dec 29

Amex Travel Online - 300/100

Dec 31

Hilton - 400 / 80
View Hotels - 250 / 50
Small Luxury Hotels - 400 / 80
Wyndham Hotels - 300 / 60
QT Hotels - 300 / 60
Rydges Hotels - 300 / 60
Marriott Bonvoy - 400 / 80
IHG - 350 / 50

Happy New Year to you all!

 

[sudoer]

And a reminder for those with Platinum/Centurion cards to make use of the $75 Net a Porter credit!