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Amex Customer Care
Hi Flyertalk, this is Rachel with Amex Customer Care.
Everyone in the forum had some great points. It is definitely up to you Patk if you want to cash in your points for items as opposed to using them for hotel stays. We can not tell you what the best option is, but if you do have any detailed questions that you would like us to research feel free to let us know.
Um, Rachel, the OP was asking about using MR= Marriott Rewards points for merchandise vs. hotel stays.
Had he been asking about MR= Amex Membership Rewards points, your advice would be on topic.