Originally Posted by
london2tim
Hi all
Im thinking of downgrading my Platinum AMEX charge UK card as the fee and the benefits no longer seem worth
Can you advise which is the best downgrade option?
I know most of you are not based in UK - but is there an alternative option to Amex Charge cards here in UK (like they have Saphire in US???)
Am a bit fed up with Amex and their passive-money grabbing attitude
I mean no offence but we pay more than the US members (450GBP going on 500GBP thats like 600USD goind on 700USD) and we get much less than you guys in us get. Not the mention the concierge has been awful lately and the offers have been less and less and more useless than ever
They now give 1% or 3% off when spending over X - before they were giving a lot of money off etc
Anyways not really feel the need to pay 500GBP for a piece of plastic but would still like the idea of a charge card -
has anyone used the green card and if yes - is anything good about that or should i just go for the basic charge card with no annual fee???
Look, the best practice I find is to not even compare the UK to US benefits as you just end up wishing you had a SSN!
However, I think you raise a good point regarding the offers. I feel there has been a general decline in the quality of retailer/offer appearing in recent months particularly on the likes of the Platinum Card.