I never paid much attention but my AAA membership card is actually an Amex prepaid card. It can be filled using bank, direct deposit or any other Amex card. There are no fees associated with using your Amex to top up the prepaid card.
Does anyone know if this spending to top off the prepaid card will earn points on the standard Amex and more importantly count towards min spend requirements?
You can use your American Express charge or credit Card to load funds to your Prepaid Card without incurring cash advance fees. To do so, please have your American Express charge or credit Card available and load funds online. Set up online access at americanexpress.com/aaasne and then log in to your account. Select “Load Funds” from the menu and follow the instructions for the American Express Card funding source option.
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Never heard of AAA membership card functioning as anything other than a membership card. How did you obtain a membership card that is also a prepaid card?
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Originally Posted by GetawaysRus
Never heard of AAA membership card functioning as anything other than a membership card. How did you obtain a membership card that is also a prepaid card?
The American Express for AAA Prepaid Card is currently available only in the AAA Southern New England territory, though the Prepaid Card may be used anywhere American Express is accepted for payment.
You can use your American Express charge or credit Card to load funds to your Prepaid Card without incurring cash advance fees. To do so, please have your American Express charge or credit Card available and load funds online. Set up online access at americanexpress.com/aaasne and then log in to your account. Select “Load Funds” from the menu and follow the instructions for the American Express Card funding source option.
Nice. Is that a special rule for the AAA version of the Amex Prepaid or is that for any Amex Prepaid card?
Not sure. It's a AAA Plus membership card. Front of it has my AAA # and noticed on the back below the strip reader it has an Amex Card # with an exp date. Will try loading it up and seeing what happens.
If it works, it will be a quick way to get my 5K min spend down on the Delta Amex Gold Card 70K offer.
I took the plunge, activated it, and loaded with $205 from my AMEX SPG card. I would have done more but I wanted to be sure it would earn s-points. A few things I noticed in the T&C's:
-- If you load it before 1/31/2013 with at least $200, they'll send you a $25 AMEX GC.
-- Max load $2500 month (10K w/ DD).
-- Initial load $25 -- $2500.
-- No load/reload fee.
-- No monthly fee.
-- Once activated get PIN online.
-- First ATM w/d per month free, others $2 (plus fees charged by ATM owner).
-- Max ATM w/d $400.
Can we get a data point from someone who loaded their card with an AMEX? Did you get points for the transaction? Did you load online or in person as milepoint mentioned that you could get a AAA rep in the office to load as a charge rather than an advance.
Can we get a data point from someone who loaded their card with an AMEX? Did you get points for the transaction? Did you load online or in person as milepoint mentioned that you could get a AAA rep in the office to load as a charge rather than an advance.
Thanks
Just tried this card with SPG Amex. The reload didn't incurred cash advance fee. But an email to SPG confirmed that the reload won't count toward spending limit and also won't accumulate points. Too bad. But will get $25 bonus giftcard.
