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Old Aug 21, 2014, 7:38 pm
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eyestrain
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: New York
Programs: Delta PM, Hertz FS, SPG Plt, HH Gold
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Originally Posted by micned
You probably want to get the AMEX Business Gold card. Along with other nice category bonuses, it offers 2x for shipping and since it's an OPEN card, an additional 5% off at FedEx for the first $20k spent per year. MR points aren't as great as Chase UR points, but they're close.
We actually have that card for the business and did not realize it had 2x for shipping. I knew it had the 5% off Fedex (unfortunately, we use UPS). That changes the equation quite a bit. Thanks for the insight!

Do you think with the 2x for shipping, it only makes sense to go for points then?
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